Nundah in four facts
Apartments first
At the 2021 Census, 60.5% of occupied homes in the suburb were flats or apartments, against 12.5% across Queensland. Separate houses made up 23.5%.
Renters and small households
54.8% of homes were rented, and households averaged 2.0 people.
A taller centre proposed
In April and May 2026, Council consulted on a City Plan change for the Nundah major centre, looking at building heights to allow more homes on centre and selected mixed use land west of the railway.
One of Brisbane's oldest suburbs
Council's heritage trail calls Nundah one of Brisbane's most historic suburbs, where the first free European settlers in Queensland arrived. The trail ends at the former Toombul shopping centre, demolished after damage in the 2022 floods.
Apartment plumbing: who to call
In a block, a pipe can belong to you, the body corporate or Urban Utilities. The sewer connection point, where private pipes end and Urban Utilities' begin, can sit on common property, so tell the body corporate about any shared drain problem.
If sewage comes up inside, Urban Utilities says to contact your insurer, or as a renter your property manager or landlord. It can't enter homes to clean up.
Heavy rain and overflows
Sewer pipes are typically designed for five times average dry weather flows, Urban Utilities says, yet storm water still gets in through wrong connections, low-lying overflow gullies and cracked pipes. That's why a courtyard gully can spill in a downpour. Make sure no roof or patio drain runs into the sewer or the gully.
For a property's flood risk, search it on Council's Flood Awareness Map rather than guessing from the suburb.
Cafés and shops in the centre
Council describes Nundah as a major centre for local jobs, shops and services. Any business there that prepares food needs an Urban Utilities Trade Waste Approval before discharging to sewer, and usually a grease arrestor, pumped out as the maker recommends or at least every 13 weeks, unless the approval says otherwise, by a licensed regulated waste transporter. See commercial plumbing.
Residents can start with blocked drains, leak detection or hot water repairs, or read our Northside page.
What we would do
Renting? Report a leak or blocked drain to the property manager straight away and note the date. Own a unit? Ask the body corporate which pipes are common property before you book anyone, because a shared drain may be theirs to fix. If the gully in the courtyard is spilling, or several units back up at once, ring Urban Utilities' 24/7 line first. For the rest, a drain specialist who works in apartment blocks is the right call.