A beloved Nundah Queenslander has sold for $2 million after drawing twelve written offers in just six days — a campaign that laid bare just how fiercely competitive the local property market has become.
The home at 21 Carew Street became a talking point even before buyers stepped through the front door, thanks to a duck sculpted from a hedge that greets visitors at the gate. It was a small detail that left a big impression, but agents say the real draw was the property itself.
Place Ascot agents Olivia Charlton and Drew Davies marketed the home together, and Ms Charlton said the duck had a way of breaking the ice during inspections. The quirky topiary became something of a mascot for the campaign — earning smiles and more than a few photos — but buyers, she noted, were ultimately there for the character and quality of the Queenslander behind it.
The campaign moved at a pace well ahead of the broader Brisbane market. Written offers began arriving within 24 hours of the listing going live — before a single open home had been held. When the first inspection did take place, more than 100 people came through the door.
Mr Davies said the result came down to a combination of factors that, when they align, tend to send buyers into a frenzy. The home sits on a 501 square metre corner block, blends original character features with modern updates, and is positioned close to parkland — the kind of lifestyle package that is increasingly difficult to find.
Adding to the urgency was the property’s ownership history. The home had been held by the same family for close to three decades, and Ms Charlton said that generational turnover is becoming a significant driver of competition across the market. When a home has been off the market for thirty years or more, buyers understand they may not get another chance at something comparable.
The $2 million sale price sits well above Nundah’s current median house price. According to PropTrack data, the suburb’s median sits at $1.5 million — itself up 25 per cent over the past twelve months. Separate data from CoreLogic, cited by Your Investment Property Magazine, puts Nundah’s median house price at $1.25 million as of late 2025, with annual capital growth of around 20 per cent. Across multiple data sources, the direction is the same: values in the suburb are moving sharply upward.
That trend is consistent with what analysts have been saying about Nundah more broadly. Property experts have identified Nundah as a likely outperformer in 2026, pointing to its excellent connectivity — including rail access and proximity to the airport — strong rental demand, and low vacancy rates. As of September 2025, Nundah’s rental vacancy rate sat at just 0.7 per cent, well below the Real Estate Institute of Australia’s healthy benchmark of 3 per cent.
With no new standalone houses in the development pipeline and high sales volumes in recent months, analysts have flagged that the current undersupply in Nundah is likely to persist — and that prices could rise further as a result.
For now, the Carew Street campaign offers a vivid snapshot of where the Nundah market stands. Homes like it — character-filled, tightly held, and in lifestyle locations — are not coming to market often. When they do, it seems all of Brisbane takes notice.
Published 6-March-2026
