Area guide

Gabutu

Port Moresby, NCD

6 homes are for sale here, too few of them priced for us to publish a typical figure.

Median asking price
Not published
Needs 30 priced listings; 6 here
 
Median asking rent
Not published
Needs 30 priced listings; 2 here
 
Price per m²
Not published
Needs 30 homes stating a floor area
 
Gross yield
Not published
Needs 30 priced listings on both sides
 

Where it sits

Gabutu against the other sangkats of Port Moresby

Every figure below is measured the same way, at the same moment, for all 26 of them. That is the only thing that makes a number like this mean anything.

Compared

Gabutu against the other sangkats of Port Moresby

Two counts cannot tell you which one to live in. Tap a heading to re-rank.

Korobosea1415
8 mile1213
Gerehu90
Touaguba Hill920
2 Mile88
9 Mile80
Boroko846K1,800
Town781K3,500
7 mile619
Ela Beach632K3,600
Gabutu60
Tokarara67
Gordons520
Hohola513
Konedobu58
Boroko East49
Other40
Malolo Estate30
Napa Napa30
Waigani315
5 mile019
6 Mile06
Gordons 507
Islander Village05
Koki05
Paga Hill012

A dash is not a zero. A median needs 30 priced listings behind it and a yield needs 30 on each side; 26 of these fall under that on at least one measure, so those figures are withheld rather than printed off a handful of homes.

Straight questions

The questions people ask about Gabutu

Answered from the listings themselves, and recomputed every morning.

What kind of property is for sale in Gabutu?

Mostly house, land / townhouse. Of the 6 homes for sale, 4 are listed as house.

Living here

What Gabutu is actually like

Gabutu is a coastal suburb located in the southern part of Port Moresby, offering picturesque views of Walter Bay, Manubada Island, and the Coral Sea in the background.

This scenic area of the PNG capital was a favored residential spot for middle-class families during the colonial era. Today, Konebada Beach remains a popular destination for residents, while Manubada Island, just off the coast, is a favored picnic spot for city dwellers.

Gabutu is primarily a residential area, with the exception of Karius Road, where a few local businesses are situated. This road also serves as the only access route for drivers heading to the Taikone and Vabukori villages.

History

Gabutu was – prior to the arrival of the British colonial administration – a fishing area for Korobosea and later Kirakira villagers. 

Manubada Island just of the coast of Gabutu used to be a gardening area for its traditional owners. The reefs close to the island were also a fishing ground for the Vabukori and Pari villagers. 

Gabutu, Koki and Badili were the three Port Moresby suburbs with the largest number of resident mixed-race families in the pre and post-independence PNG. Today third to fourth generation mixed-raced families with European and Filipino ancestry still call Gabutu home.

Shopping

Gabutu is home to the popular wholesale store "Patrick's Wholesale," where many small to medium businesses stock up on inventory, and travelers from outside Port Moresby often purchase canned goods in bulk to take home.

Transportation

Access to Gabutu is through public transport (Bus Route 22) from Koki and Bus Route 10 from Manu Autoport (East Boroko).

Every word above is already written, and already on the site.

From here

On the market in Gabutu right now

1 to 3homes for sale outnumber rentals. People here buy far more often than they rent.

Straight answers

What these figures are, and what we will not print

Where these figures come from, and where they stop.

Asking, not sold

Every price here is what a seller or landlord advertises on this site today. Cambodia publishes no register of transaction prices, so nobody can honestly print what homes actually sold for.

Why there is no price chart

Our historical figures are not measured consistently enough to compare one year with another, so we would rather show no trend line than a misleading one.

Small samples are withheld

A median needs 30 priced listings behind it, and a yield needs 30 on each side. Below that the figure is a dash. A dash is an admission; a number would be a claim.

Per square metre is computed

Price divided by floor area, every time, over the homes that state one. The per-square-metre figure agents type into the listing form is never used here.

These counts match the search

Every count is what the search results page returns for the same area, because it is the same query.

Written by people

The sections under "Living here" were researched, written and photographed for this site. Nothing on this page is generated prose.