{"id":163351,"date":"2025-09-23T11:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/163351\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:36:12","slug":"wolfmother-frontman-andrew-stockdale-buys-6m-home-in-byron-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/163351\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolfmother frontman Andrew Stockdale buys $6m home in Byron Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1062339 wp-image-1062337\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1062337\" data-capiid=\"fb814bbabc0eba212cf0a563db72c14b\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1024 768&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1062337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wolfmother frontman Andrew Stockdale will be headlining Blues on Broadbeach. Picture: Supplied<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Wolfmother frontman Andrew Stockdale has upgraded in Byron Bay with wife Jude.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The 49-year-old musician has spent $6.22m on Rachana, a new home in Byron\u2019s \u2018Golden Grid\u2019, just a few blocks from the town centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The three-level home has five bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a library on the lower level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">There are 180-degree views from the ocean to the mountain ranges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/lisa-wilkinson-peter-fitzsimons-home-passes-in\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=daily_telegraph&amp;campaignPlacement=article\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wilkinson, FitzSimons\u2019 latest $24m fail exposed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1062339 wp-image-1062331\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1062331\" data-capiid=\"aaf5538778c358314ab818c7bdad4563\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1062331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Stockdale has bought at Byron Bay with wife Jude. Picture: realestate.com.au<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The local Sothebys office sold the home on 507sq m after four months on the market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">It was builder Napoleon Perdis, founding director of Piper Property Group, who undertook the project. He secured $12.65m across his two new builds with the other home set on a 1,012 sqm parcel sold at its $6.3m asking price. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Perdis purchased the now strata duplex holding for $913,000 in 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Stockdale has owned at Byron Bay since paying $1.6m in 2013 for a single-storey 2008-built weatherboard residence. The rock musician gave it a stylish $96,000 makeover in 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">He has also owned investment property at the nearby Bangalow village. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/nrl-star-tom-trbojevic-buys-new-43m-northern-beaches-home\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=daily_telegraph&amp;campaignPlacement=article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Inside Tom Trbojevic\u2019s new $4.3m home<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1062339 wp-image-1062332\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1062332\" data-capiid=\"3b7679925c75ebfa1d166f5773d2525d\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1062332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew and Jude Stockdale\u2019s new Byron Bay home has 180-degree views from the ocean to the mountain ranges. Picture: realestate.com.au<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1062339 wp-image-1062333\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1062333\" data-capiid=\"75d79eab518bc7b62d3ee3623188086a\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n<img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1062339 wp-image-1062334\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1062334\" data-capiid=\"c2fb670e56479498f4ba4958147cc7fb\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n<img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1062339 wp-image-1062335\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1062335\" data-capiid=\"5767cec4b2b923ed6b879a933080e395\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">In 2021 Stockdale spent $2.7m on the Bangalow investment, securing retail premises on the town\u2019s main boulevard. The 607 sqm Byron St premises has six retail and commercial tenancies. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Wolfmother is most famous for its hit song Joker &amp; the Thief, which was released two decades ago. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/housing-crisis-what-new-migration-data-reveals-about-australia\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=daily_telegraph&amp;campaignPlacement=article\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> \u2018Exploded\u2019: 500,000 migrants take Aussie homes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1062339 wp-image-1062336\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1062336\" data-capiid=\"76d93db09b30fa30af226b898129d64f\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"2020 AFL Grand Final - Richmond v Geelong\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1062336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wolfmother doing their thing. Picture: Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The first album was an international success, reaching No. 3 in Australia, No. 22 in the US and 25 in the UK. Wolfmother still tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI pretty much play 1000 to 1500 capacity venues in Australia, Europe or America and that\u2019s what I have been doing for 20 years,\u201d Stockdale told Noise11.com in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">He is also reportedly spending time in the studio working on new music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Meanwhile, Wolfmother drummer Hamish Rosser and his wife, Kristy, have sold their Clunes acreage for $2.5m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The five-bedroom, two-bathroom house on 1.9ha had decor done by local interior designer Louella Boitel-Gill, who blended modern function with old-world charm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The Rossers, who purchased the property in October 2020 for $1.375m, are making the move to Bangalow where they have bought for $2,175,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/jon-adgemis-struggles-to-find-buyer-for-exclusive-eastern-suburbs-home\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=daily_telegraph&amp;campaignPlacement=article\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fresh blow for troubled pub baron<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">They have secured a 100-year-old four-bedroom, two-bathroom Queenslander home. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">After 51 sales in the past 12 months, PropTrack calculate the median Bangalow home at $1,625,000 compared with Byron\u2019s $2.5m, with 77 sales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Bangalow hit its $2,012,000 peak in mid-2022 with Byron Bay hitting its $3.5m peak twice in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wolfmother frontman Andrew Stockdale will be headlining Blues on Broadbeach. 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