Nambour is located to the west of the Bruce Highway in a valley just below the Blackall Range. Nambour was the original business centre of the Sunshine Coast due to the railway line passing through and the Sugar Cane industry .Nambour was home to the Moreton sugar mill which provided the prosperity to the town and is now closed. Sugar cane trains used to pass through the centre of town. Close to Nambour are the Big Pineapple and the popular hinterland villages of Montville and Maleny.

Nambour is the main railway connection for the Sunshine Coast and bus connections operate to Noosa and Maroochydore on the coast. In the centre of Nambour is Petrie Park with it's footbridges and Quota Park with a large adventure playground.