Nundah is a village-style suburb on Sandgate Road in Brisbane’s inner north, about 15 minutes by car from the CBD, with a strip of cafes and shops, a Sunday farmers market at the train station and some of Queensland’s oldest settlement history. It is an easy half-day out for a coffee, a market browse and a walk, and you can get there by train.
The suburb began as the German Station mission in 1838, and the Sandgate railway opened in 1882, with a station that was soon renamed Nundah. Today the centre of it is Nundah Village, with a mix of cafes, specialty shops and heritage buildings.
Nundah Village: cafes and shops
Nundah Village is the shopping strip along Sandgate Road, with cafes, specialty shops and services. It is the place to start: park or arrive by train, then walk the strip for breakfast or a coffee. Opening hours and menus change from cafe to cafe, so check the venue’s own page before you go.
There is also a modern shopping centre called Nundah Village at 89 Buckland Road. Its footer lists trading hours of 9 am to 5.30 pm Monday to Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 9 pm Thursday, 9 am to 5 pm Saturday and 10 am to 4 pm Sunday. Check the centre’s website before you go.
Nundah Farmers Markets
The Nundah Farmers Markets run every Sunday from 6 am to 12 pm in the train station car park on Station Street, just below the village. Entry is free, and stalls sell fresh produce, seafood, flowers, coffee and crafts. Because the market is at the station, you can step off the train straight into the stalls.
Our full guide has the details: Nundah Farmers Markets.
Parks in Nundah
Nundah Memorial Park
Nundah Memorial Park, on Buckland Road, was known as Buckland Park until 1998. Its centrepiece is a sandstone war memorial with a statue of a soldier, unveiled on Remembrance Day 1921, and the park hosts local ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day services. It is a short, quiet stop rather than a full park day.
Kalinga Park
For a bigger park day with playgrounds, Kalinga Park is in the next suburb, about 10 minutes by car from Nundah Village. It has playgrounds, electric BBQs, a fenced dog park and bikeway paths along Kedron Brook.
Nundah’s history
In 1838 German missionaries set up a mission on the site, which they called Zion Hill and which became known as German Station. It was the first free settlement in what became Queensland, and a monument on Sandgate Road, erected in 1938, marks it. The monument, the First Free Settlers Monument, is on the Queensland Heritage Register.
The heritage-listed Nundah Cemetery (also called German Station Cemetery) is at 88 Hedley Avenue and holds graves of many of the early settlers and their families. The Royal Hotel at 1259 Sandgate Road is also heritage listed.
Nundah Public Library is at 1 Bage Street, opened in 1968 and refurbished in 2016. Check Brisbane City Council’s website for its opening hours.
Planning your visit
- How long: 2 to 3 hours covers the market (on a Sunday), a coffee, the village and the memorial park.
- Best time: Sunday morning for the market; any day for the cafes and the parks.
- Cost: free to explore, with the cafes and market stalls extra.
- What to bring: shopping bags and an esky if you are buying seafood at the market, plus a hat and water.
Getting there and parking
By car, Nundah is about 15 minutes from the Brisbane CBD (about 10 km by road, without traffic). By train, Nundah has its own station; plan your trip and check for track work on the Translink Nundah station page.
No parking details or prices are published for the village streets or the station car park, so allow extra time on a Sunday morning, when the market is on.
Nearby
- Kalinga Park – a big park with a fenced dog park, playgrounds and bikeway, in the next suburb.
- Chermside – the northside’s big shopping and dining hub, about 10 minutes away by car.
- Fortitude Valley – Brisbane’s nightlife and food district, closer to the CBD.
- Markets in Brisbane – every weekly market by day, if you want to stack a second one.
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Quick answers
What is Nundah known for?
Nundah Village, a strip of cafes and shops on Sandgate Road, the Sunday farmers market at the train station, and the 1838 German Station mission, the first free settlement in what became Queensland.
Are there markets in Nundah?
Yes. Nundah Farmers Markets run every Sunday from 6 am to 12 pm at the train station on Station Street. Entry is free.
How far is Nundah from the Brisbane CBD?
About 10 km by road, around 15 minutes by car without traffic. There is also a train station in Nundah.
Is there a playground in Nundah?
Kalinga Park, in the next suburb and about 10 minutes by car, has playgrounds. Nundah Memorial Park on Buckland Road is mainly a war memorial park.
Where can I take my dog near Nundah?
Kalinga Park has a fully fenced off-leash dog area on Bertha Street, about 10 minutes by car from Nundah Village.
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