A rare Jindalee vacant block — all that remained of a home a local woman had lived in for more than three decades — sold under the hammer for $992,000 on Saturday, 12 July, bringing a bittersweet close to a difficult chapter for the long-time resident.
The 644-square-metre parcel at 27 Conargo Street had been the owner’s home since the 1990s before a fire gutted the house last September. After the charred structure was demolished, what remained was an elevated, build-ready block in a suburb where such opportunities are increasingly hard to come by. Jindalee sits about 11 kilometres west of the Brisbane CBD and has recorded a median house price of around $1,155,500 with annual growth of nearly 10 per cent as of May 2026.
On auction day, the vendor watched proceedings from a camp chair across the street, a cuppa in hand, as neighbours gathered nearby. A young family ultimately outbid three other registered parties to claim the block.
Place auctioneer Glenn Bool, who called the auction, said the moment was clearly an emotional one — for the seller and for those watching on. He noted that several neighbours appeared to recognise the vendor as she sat across the road, and that while she was pleased with the outcome, the result also carried the weight of everything she was leaving behind. He observed that she had owned the property for longer than the winning buyers have been alive.
Selling agent Amanda Wang of Place Purpose Group described it as a sad story with a genuinely happy ending. She noted that the vendor had cherished the garden at the rear of the property, and that having so many neighbours present on the day gave the occasion a sense of community that made it more than just a transaction.
The sale reflects the scarcity of vacant land in Jindalee, a well-established suburb where 96 per cent of dwellings are separate houses and owner-occupiers make up around 81 per cent of residents. Build-ready lots rarely come to market, and when they do, they tend to attract strong competition.
Houses in Jindalee have been spending an average of just 19 days on the market over the past 12 months, a sign of the ongoing demand in the suburb even as the broader South East Queensland auction market finds its feet. Domain recorded a preliminary clearance rate of 24 per cent from 82 reported auction results across the region on Saturday, with 14 homes withdrawn from auction.
For the vendor, the $992,000 result marks the end of a long road — and, by all accounts, the beginning of a new one, with her little dog in tow.
Published 13-July-2026
