How Inala came to be
From Serviceton to Inala
Brisbane's heritage register says the suburb began as Serviceton and took the name Inala in 1954. The Queensland Housing Commission built over 4000 dwellings here from the late 1940s to the 1970s.
Concrete and timber pre-fabs
The first homes, between Biota Street and Azalea Street, were mostly concrete. A 1954 map of the estate lists six contractors working in timber, poured concrete, Italian and Swedish timber pre-fabs and Dutch concrete. So two Inala homes a few streets apart can need quite different inspections.
Blunder Creek and Oxley Creek
Brisbane City Council's creek flood alerts list Inala under both. Water lying about after rain suits freshwater mosquitoes, which breed in temporary ground pools.
A bee report worth knowing about
In July 2026, Business Queensland said Asian honey bees reported in south-western Brisbane that June were being investigated. It named no suburbs. If a bee looks smaller and more sharply striped than usual, report it to Biosecurity Queensland within 24 hours.
Does a concrete house need a termite inspection?
Yes. Subterranean termites build shelter tubes of mud over concrete and brick to stay moist and out of the sun, and what they want is inside: flooring, linings, architraves, furniture and even the paper backing on plasterboard.
Mud tubes and damaged wood are the signs to look for. Leave both exactly as they are, because several control options rely on finding termites still active. A termite inspector will want to see them undisturbed.
If you rent in Inala
In Queensland, the owner or property manager must make sure the place is free from pests when you move in and during the tenancy, unless your own actions caused the problem. Tell them as soon as possible if vermin, damp or mould appears.
They can't make you use a particular pest service or product, or pay a set fee for pest control. If you agreed to a pest control condition as part of a pet approval, follow that condition.
Your part, and the pest business's part
You can
- Empty saucers, tyres and anything else that's holding rain.
- Keep soil and mulch below the slab and clear of the weep holes.
- Stack timber off the ground and away from the walls.
- Photograph any mud tubes from where you're standing.
Leave to a pest business
- The termite inspection and written report.
- Any treatment once active termites are found.
- Rats or mice that keep coming back.
Where we'd begin in Inala
We'd get a termite inspection done whatever the walls are made of, and clear standing water after every big rain. If you rent, put it to the property manager in writing first. Otherwise, tell us what you've seen and your postcode.
Want someone to look at it?
Tell us what you've seen and your postcode, and a local pest business that handles exactly that calls you to talk it through.
