Real-Life Locations

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Bluey is well known for being based in Australia, with for its production and setting, specifically Brisbane in Queensland. There are also numerous locations which feature in the show which are based off of, if not direct copies of, locations in real life. It is often said that the Heeler family themselves live within Paddington, immediately to the west of the city centre, both through the architecture of the local area and events organised in the area.

The Airport

Main Article: Airport

The Airport shown in the show is, naturally, Brisbane Airport. The real life counterpart is one of the busiest in Australia, with two terminals, separating domestic and international passengers. The terminal which Bandit is shown flying out of in Curry Quest is directly designed off of Brisbane's International Terminal, including its arrivals hall. It should also be noted that the planes shown in the montage at the airport directly depict a QANTAS livered B737-800 aircraft, albeit with branding removed.

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The Air Traffic Control Tower at Brisbane Airport

The International Terminal at Brisbane Airport

The Airport, depicting Brisbane's International Terminal

Bali, Indonesia

In The Pool, Bandit mentions that Stripe and his family are out in Bali. In Swim School, the Heelers themselves would stay in a resort in Bali; in Christmas Swim, Radley and Frisky are shown to be in the same resort the Heelers previously stayed in.

Benjamina Place Park

Benjamina Place Park, as seen in Turtleboy.

In Turtleboy, Bingo and Dougie play separately at Benjamina Place Park in The Gap. It's a small park, with a swingset, brick barbecue, and basketball key.

Currimundi Beach

Aerial view of Currimundi Lake and beach

In Relax and Stickbird, The Heeler Family are on a holiday to a resort with a beach. The location of the beach is most likely that of Currimundi, which is part of the Sunshine Coast and is roughly an hour north of Brisbane. The beach part of Currimundi is a dog-friendly beach, with the council allowing dogs off leash 24/7, but the Lake itself is not. In Relax, when Chilli has a hot drink and gazes out to the horizon from the veranda of the holiday unit, she sees a fully loaded container ship, because she is looking at the shipping channel for the Port of Brisbane. The pilots board at Point Cartwright, which can be seen from the Currimundi beach, when looking north.

Fitzroy Island

Fairytale had Bandit a story of him as a child on holiday with his parents (Bob, Chris) and brothers (Rad and Stripe) back in the 1980s. While no location is given for where the holiday is set, it is a seaside resort with wide open spaces. It is mostly considered to be The resort on Fitzroy Island, which is in the far north of Queensland and is seperate from the continental mainland (Cairns, which is is where ferries depart from for the island, is at least a days drive from Brisbane). The resort has high prices, with prices of over AU$2,000 for a week in the summer.

Florence Café

The cafe with an identical look and surroundings to Florence Café, seen in Ragdoll

Bluey and Bingo want ice creams, and ask Bandit to take them. He only agrees to but does Ragdoll to teach them of hard work. With Wendys' help, they make it to a café and enjoy their frozen foods. The café has a similar design to Florence Cafe, which is in Camp Hill area of South Brisbane.

The Gap

In Pass the Parcel, invites are sent to the numerous birthday parties shown in the episode, one of which is for Missys'. Her invite shows the words for The Gap, which is an upmarket suburb 10KM west of Brisbane.

Glasshouse Primary School

Main Article: Glasshouse Primary School

The school which Bluey and her friends attend is Glasshouse Primary School, which is run by Calypso. This school is based on two separate schools to the north of Brisbane. Glass House Mountains State School is located in The Town of Glass House Mountains which itself is just to the north of the national park of the same name. Glasshouse Primary only takes its name from the State School, however both do take Primary School students (ages five-eleven), albeit at considerably different class sizes. The location, including the mountains in the background, is about 1 hour drive north of Brisbane.

Calypso's School takes considerably more inspiration from Samford Valley Steiner School, which is located around a 45 minute drive north of Brisbane, also in the village of the same name. Samford Valley has approximately 350 students with a very high number of teachers/staff, though it should be noted that this is an all-through school (from Preschool to Year 12). Samford Valley is a Steiner (or Waldorf) School, which focuses on artistic and and practical sides of students plus a more spiritual tone is given to lessons than would be found in a mainstream school. The shows creator Joe Brumm has stated that when he moved his daughter into Steiner Education that there was a profound positive impact on her.

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Samford Valley Steiner School

Glasshouse Primary School

The Golden Crown

The Golden Crown

The Golden Crown, which is the Chinese takeaway which is seen in the episode of Takeaway, was based off of the restaurant of the same name in the Ashgrove area of Brisbane. The design, however, is considerably different to its real-life counterpart, with no parking available directly adjacent to the establishment. Regardless, the Golden Crown in Brisbane has been closed since 2021.

Govetts Leap & The Blue Mountains

In the episode Blue Mountains, the Heelers have their hands head on a quest to head beyond the fabled Blue Mountains (also known as the body of Bandit). The real life Blue Mountains lie just west of Sydney, and are a part of The Great dividing range, which separates the eastern coast of Australia from the rest of the continent running from Adelaide SA to Cooktown QLD, and bypasses Brisbane proper. The mountains were infamous to early settlers due to the unknown beyond them, which could possibly hint as to the adventure-ness of the episode. As for the location shown directly in the episode, it is possibly The Govetts Leap viewpoint, which actually is in The Blue Mountains, and would make this the first and so far only time that an Australian state other than Queensland has been shown onscreen.

Hammerbarn

Hammerbarn Store

Main Article: Hammerbarn Store

In the episode of the same name, The Hammerbarn Store is located to the north of Brisbane, and is a direct copy of a Bunnings Warehouse store located in Keperra, which is to the northwest of Brisbane, and the closest such store to Paddington. Bunnings itself is a hardware store, similar to B&Q in the UK or Home Depot in the USA, and the logo used for Hammerbarn is essentially a copy of the Bunnings hammer.

Latrobe Terrace

In Dance Mode, Bandit, Chilli, Bluey and Bingo are having an outing and are eating at a Café. They have a window seat, with a building seen behind them. This building, with a flower as a logo, is similar to Flowers Of The World, located in Paddington, Brisbane. The same Café (which is probably The Java Lounge) is shown in Favourite Thing, as is the botanists. However, since the family sit outside, there is a better view of the surroundings, such as a bus stop with shelter. This bus stop, due to it's location and unique design, is Trammies Corner, which has frequent services from the city centre.

View of the bus stop

The Library

The exterior of the library (and adjacent café).

In Promises, The Heeler family enter a library to take out and return some books. This library is based of the Ashgrove Library, which is to the northwest of central Brisbane, and also the closest Library to Paddington. Alongside this, the attached café and adjacent playground shown in the episode also exist in real life, albeit with some equipment changed in the playground.

Medley Kangaroo Point

In The Sign, Frisky's favourite juice shop is based on Medley in Kangaroo Point.

Mission Beach

The beach resort in Fairytale is based on Mission Beach, specifically Joe Brumm's memories of camping there in his childhood, could be another alternative for where the caravan camp is located, facing Dunk Island instead.

Milton Train Park

The playground shown in The Sign is based on Milton Train Park on the north side of Brisbane.

Moogerah Dam

In Grandad, Chilli, Bluey and Bingo visit their Grandad Mort who lives a distance from their suburban home. A chase ensues, with all four stopping at a lake with a view. This location is reminisent of Lake Moogerah, which is located near Mount Edwards and is roughly an hour away from Brisbane.

According to Costa Kassab (the art director for most episodes of Bluey), the episode also references photos taken at Carney's Creek Road and Creek Yarramalong, which are both roughly 10 km from Moogerah, plus Enoggera Reservoir which is just outside of Brisbane.

The location thought to be similar to Moogerah Lake

Mount Coot-Tha Lookout

In The Sign, many characters visit the Mt. Coot-Tha Lookout. The highest point in Brisbane, the lookout features spectacular views of the city and free wifi.

The Myer Centre/Uptown

In The Quiet Game, Bandit and his daughters need to buy a present for Muffin, and so head to a toy shop. The shop is located in a shopping centre which is accessed from street level by escalators. This is The Myer Centre which is located in Brisbane CBD with the entrance shown being that on Albert/Elizabeth Street crossroads. Additionally, in the background shot on what would be Albert Street are public gardens, these being The City Botanic Gardens in Brisbane, with The Concourse entrance being portrayed. As of 2023, the store "Myer" left the Myer Centre, and the shopping centre has since been renamed to "Uptown". Mr Toy's Toyworld, a likely inspiration for the toy section, is still in the centre. The Heelers are probably shopping in Myer itself though, as clothes on racks can be seen in the background.

New Farm Park

In Spy Game, a gathering of Bluey and her friends take place in a riverside park. This park is based off New Farm Park located in Central Brisbane. The barbecue takes place on a public grill near the Brisbane Powerhouse(a power station that has been repurposed as a performing arts centre and community space). Bingo practises her ballet moves in the rotunda. They even have a very similar toilet block.

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New Farm Park. The Brisbane Powerhouse is to the rear. This was originally built to supply power to the city, and is now a multi-purpose theatre and art space, with cafes and bars.

The New Farm Park Rotunda in Bluey...

...and in real life.

The toilet block

Noosaville

In Piggyback, The Heelers walk down the bank of what seems to be The Noosa River. The holiday house seems to be based on Twin Quays Noosa, a hotel next to the river front. They pass a pelican statue based on The Big Pelican. They pass two buildings with "Jetski Hire" signs on the side; both appear to be based on U-Drive Boat Hire. Their journey ends at a river overlook at Gympie Terrace and Williams Street.

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The holiday house

The Big Pelican

The boat rental

The overlook

Orleigh Park

Orleigh park, as depicted in Seesaw.

In Seesaw, the kids play at a park featuring storybook murals and a custom frog-tongue slide. This is Orleigh Park in West End..

Southbank Brisbane

In the episode Ice Cream, the entire episode is set away from The Heeler Household, focused instead on the SouthBank area of Brisbane. There are numerous locations shown of the site in the episode, such as The Streets Beach, an urban swimming site in SouthBank, and Aquativity .The Wheel of Brisbane and Queensland Performing Arts Centre (shown together) are also potrayed, as is The Arbour . To the end of the episode, a shot shows the three (Bandit with Bluey and Bingo under each arm) looking over a river for a city view. This is on Clem Jones Promenade next to The Brisbane River between The Victoria and Neville Bonner Bridges.

The Heelers also watch the fireworks show in Bob Bilbyfrom somewhere in Southbank.

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The Queensland Museum gift shop. One of the model humpbacks from the Whale Mall is visible through the window.

Victoria Bridge, seen from the Clem Jones Promenade.

Streets Beach, seen from the south boardwalk.

Aquativity water-play park.

The Wheel of Brisbane and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

The Grand Arbour, a kilometre-long walkway lined with bougainvillea.

Brisbane river, seen from the Clem Jones Promenade. Prominently features 1 William Street and the Goodwill Bridge.

Toowong Cemetery

In Show And Tell, when Bandit ignored SatNav in order to teach Bluey and Bingo a lesson about doing what they’re told, they ended up at the Toowong Cemetery instead of their destination. Bingo lovingly referred to it as “Statue World.” It is the largest cemetery in Queensland, residing on the corner of Frederick Street and Mount Coot-tha Road. It is about four and a half kilometers west of Brisbane.

Wae Rebo, Indonesia

A shot of Bandit in Curry Quest, with a shot of the village of Wae Rebo in the background.

To the end of Curry Quest, Bandit is away from his family for six weeks, away on an archaeology trip. The village which is shown in a few brief shots is reminiscent of Wae Rebo village. The village located in Indonesia (about 500 km east of Bali) is famed for its ecotourism and its circular-cone houses. Joe Brumms' older brother worked as an archaeologist in the area briefly.^{[citation needed]}

Wittonga Park

The birthday party in Cricket takes place at Wittonga Park in The Gap. This may also be the park from Lila's birthday party in Pass the Parcel and the unidentified party in Perfect. The playground attached to Wittonga Park also has a Hammock, like the one seen in Pirates, and yellow ring monkey bars, like those seen in Bike, Wagon Ride, and Baby Race. A small creek, called Fish Creek, separates the cricket field and the playground and may be the location for the episode The Creek. There is a bridge crossing the creek, and this could be the bridge from Wagon Ride also.

An aerial view of the park, as shown in Cricket

Woolcock Park

The park based on Woolcock Park.

The park shown in Bike and Bob Bilby is referenced from Woolcock Park in Red Hill.. While Pirates is also set at the park, that specific section of the park appears to be fictional.

Wynnum Inflatable World

The Wynnum Inflatable World portrayed in Pass the Parcel

The location that Chuckys' birthday party takes place is inside an inflatable playbarn type setting, filled with inflatable slides and climbing frames. It is possible that this place is set at The Inflatable World in Wynnum, the balcony being nearly identical to that shown in Pass the Parcel.

Wynnum Whale Park

Wynnum Whale Park, as shown in Pass the Parcel.

Also in Pass the Parcel, Buddy's birthday party is set at Wynnum Whale Park in Wynnum. It's a seaside playground with a nautical theme and several water features.

Mentioned Locations

Mogadishu

When playing Delivery Chair in Yoga Ball, Bandit says the "packages" are bound for Mogadishu(the capital of Somalia).

Longreach

In Helicopter, Bandit says he needs to fly out to Longreach, which is approximately one thousand kilometers inland. As a consequence, Bluey and Chilli have to miss their activities.

See Also

Bluey.TVs' guide to Brisbane
Bluey Locations Instagram
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