Bluey: Brisbane and Its Queenslander Houses

Bluey is animated in-house at Ludo Studio in Fortitude Valley, where about 50 people work on the show. Creator Joe Brumm brought the studio a one-minute pilot in 2016, and a five-minute sample was pitched at the Asian Animation Summit in Brisbane the same year. That pitch caught the eye of the ABC and the BBC, who went on to commission the series.

Location precision: The pin marks the Fortitude Valley area; the dossier gives no street address for the studio.

The Heelers live in semi-tropical Queensland, and their home is drawn after the Queenslanders of Brisbane: high-set suburban houses with characteristic verandas. A real Queenslander stands on stumps, with a veranda used as another living zone, and its corrugated steel roof can withstand torrential rain. The form is what sets Brisbane's suburbs apart from other Australian capitals.

Location precision: The Heelers' house is invented and the sources name no suburb, so this stop is not pinned.

Queen Street Mall is one of the real Brisbane places the series has used as a backdrop. Art director Costa Kassab draws the show's locations from real Brisbane spots, including parks and shopping centres, and the mall is named among them. The pedestrian mall runs about 500 metres from George Street to Edward Street. It was designed by Robin Gibson and opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1982.

Visitor guidance: Pedestrian-only, between George Street and Edward Street in central Brisbane.

South Bank is the other Brisbane location the series names. The parklands sit on the south bank of the Brisbane River, on the site of World Expo 88, and opened to the public on 20 June 1992. They include the riverfront promenade, Streets Beach, the Grand Arbour and the Wheel of Brisbane, with rainforest, water and open lawns.

Visitor guidance: On the river's south bank, directly opposite the city centre.

Not every landmark is in Brisbane. The series has also featured The Big Pelican on the Noosa River. Brumm determines the specific locations which are to be included, so the pelican is a deliberate nod to Queensland beyond the capital. The pin marks the Noosaville riverside, found by map search.

Location precision: The show names the landmark but no exact spot; the pin comes from a map search in Noosaville.

Bluey's World is the show's real-life attraction at Northshore Pavilion in Hamilton, Brisbane. It opened on 7 November 2024 and replicates settings from the series life-size on a 4,000 square-metre site, with an original story. It was projected to add AU$16 million to Brisbane's economy in 2025, and it is a fitting last stop for a route through the show's home city.

Location precision: The pin comes from a map search of Northshore in Hamilton and may be a few hundred metres off the attraction.

Visitor guidance: Check the official Bluey's World site for opening times and tickets before you go.