What goes wrong
in Goodna.
Goodna is one of the oldest settlements in the Ipswich area, with a town centre on Brisbane Road, a busy train station and streets running down to the Brisbane River and Woogaroo Creek. It is known for its jacarandas, and for the floods of 1974, 2011 and 2022, which reached well into the lower streets.
Most of Goodna was built before PVC drains and copper or PEX water pipes became standard. Earthenware sewers, galvanised water pipes and original cisterns are still in the ground and still working. Their age drives the enquiries here: blockages that return at the same joint, corrosion leaks inside walls, and fixtures whose parts went out of production decades ago.
The housing and its pipes
Heritage cottages and Queenslanders near the centre, post-war housing further out, and modern units and townhouses near the station.
82% of occupied homes in Goodna are separate houses, and 17% are townhouses or apartments. In those, a blocked drain can involve shared pipework, so bring the body corporate in before anyone books work. The 2021 Census counted an average of 2.8 people per household in Goodna, in homes averaging 3.2 bedrooms. Size a replacement hot water system to the household, whatever size the old tank was.
Drainage and stormwater
Older earthenware sewers are common. Floods leave silt and debris in drains and damage overflow gullies, and stormwater backs up when the river is high.
Ipswich City Council publishes historical flood mapping showing the estimated extent of the 1974, 2011 and 2022 floods. If you are on low ground in Goodna, check it, and mention any flood history in your enquiry. View Council flood mapping ↗
Plumbers for Goodna
Goodna is about 5 km from Redbank Plains, in the Redbank Plains & surrounds area near Goodna railway station and Evan Marginson Park. The licensed plumbers we refer to cover all 53 Ipswich suburbs and confirm availability before anything is booked.
Around 48% of Goodna households rent. If you rent, report the fault to your property manager first. They authorise the work, and the plumber deals with them from there.
Sources: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats: Goodna · Ipswich City Council flood mapping. Distances are straight-line from Redbank Plains. Housing descriptions are general observations, not a survey of any individual property.
