Suburbs near UQ St Lucia
The University of Queensland — Main campus — all faculties. 201 suburbs within 30km, sorted by transit access then distance — re-sort any column below.
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The campus (red) and every suburb below, coloured by transit access — green for a direct train or bus/Metro, grey for a likely transfer or limited data.
Suburbs, transit access and rent
TransLink GTFS · RTA rents · Census 202131 of 201 suburbs have a direct one-seat train or bus/Metro connection to a stop near this campus. Group household % (2021 Census) is there for anyone weighing up a share house.
| Suburb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Lucia | Direct bus/Metro(411, 412, 414, 427, 428, 432) | 0.9 km | — | — | 19.9% |
| Fairfield - Dutton Park | Direct bus/Metro(139, 169, 179, 192, 209, 29, M2) | 1.2 km | — | — | 13.4% |
| Highgate Hill | Direct bus/Metro(192) | 1.2 km | — | — | 11.0% |
| West End | Direct bus/Metro(192, F1) | 1.7 km | — | — | 9.9% |
| South Brisbane | Direct bus/Metro(192, M2) | 2.1 km | — | — | 11.7% |
| Woolloongabba | Direct bus/Metro(139, 169, 179, 209, 29, M2) | 2.3 km | — | — | 19.7% |
| Yeronga | Direct bus/Metro(192) | 2.7 km | — | — | 6.4% |
| Taringa | Direct bus/Metro(414, 427, 428, 432) | 3.2 km | — | — | 11.5% |
| Auchenflower | Direct bus/Metro(411, 412) | 3.2 km | $660 | — | 12.7% |
| Toowong | Direct bus/Metro(411, 412, 414) | 3.4 km | — | — | 14.1% |
| Brisbane City | Direct bus/Metro(192, 411, 412, F1, M2) | 3.4 km | — | — | 13.2% |
| Greenslopes | Direct bus/Metro(139, 169, 179, 209) | 3.5 km | — | — | 11.1% |
| Indooroopilly | Direct bus/Metro(414, 427, 428, 432) | 3.5 km | — | — | 10.4% |
| Paddington - Milton | Direct bus/Metro(411, 412) | 4.1 km | — | — | 11.1% |
| New Farm | Direct bus/Metro(F1) | 4.7 km | — | — | 8.8% |
| Coorparoo | Direct bus/Metro(209) | 4.7 km | — | — | 7.4% |
| Kelvin Grove - Herston | Direct bus/Metro(M2) | 5.4 km | — | — | 16.0% |
| Holland Park West | Direct bus/Metro(139, 169, 179) | 5.6 km | — | — | 5.3% |
| Camp Hill | Direct bus/Metro(209) | 6.3 km | $495 | — | 4.6% |
| Chapel Hill | Direct bus/Metro(427, 428, 432) | 6.4 km | — | — | 2.7% |
| Salisbury - Nathan | Direct bus/Metro(139) | 6.5 km | — | — | 5.9% |
| Carina Heights | Direct bus/Metro(209) | 7.7 km | — | — | 6.3% |
| Mount Gravatt | Direct bus/Metro(139, 169, 179) | 7.7 km | — | — | 5.2% |
| Kenmore | Direct bus/Metro(432) | 7.8 km | — | — | 2.2% |
| Hamilton (Qld) | Direct bus/Metro(F1) | 8.3 km | — | — | 5.3% |
| Robertson | Direct bus/Metro(139) | 8.7 km | — | — | 8.3% |
| Upper Mount Gravatt | Direct bus/Metro(169, 179) | 9.1 km | — | — | 9.8% |
| Carindale | Direct bus/Metro(209) | 9.9 km | — | $750 | 2.2% |
| Sunnybank | Direct bus/Metro(139) | 10.1 km | — | — | 9.6% |
| Sunnybank Hills | Direct bus/Metro(139) | 11.6 km | — | — | 5.1% |
| Rochedale - Burbank | Direct bus/Metro(169) | 15.0 km | — | — | 2.9% |
| Annerley | Transfer likely | 2.5 km | $600 | $750 | 12.8% |
| Kangaroo Point | Transfer likely | 3.2 km | — | — | 12.6% |
| East Brisbane | Transfer likely | 3.6 km | — | — | 13.6% |
| Chelmer - Graceville | Transfer likely | 4.1 km | — | — | 3.0% |
| Moorooka | Transfer likely | 4.2 km | — | — | 7.7% |
| Spring Hill | Transfer likely | 4.4 km | — | — | 16.5% |
| Tarragindi | Transfer likely | 4.6 km | — | — | 4.2% |
| Sherwood | Transfer likely | 4.9 km | — | — | 4.1% |
| Fortitude Valley | Transfer likely | 5.0 km | — | — | 13.4% |
| Red Hill (Qld) | Transfer likely | 5.1 km | — | — | 11.9% |
| Norman Park | Transfer likely | 5.2 km | — | — | 6.9% |
| Bardon | Transfer likely | 5.3 km | — | — | 3.9% |
| Hawthorne | Transfer likely | 5.8 km | — | — | 5.2% |
| Corinda | Transfer likely | 5.9 km | — | — | 2.9% |
| Holland Park | Transfer likely | 6.0 km | — | — | 4.5% |
| Fig Tree Pocket | Transfer likely | 6.1 km | — | — | 2.4% |
| Newstead - Bowen Hills | Transfer likely | 6.1 km | — | — | 10.7% |
| Ashgrove | Transfer likely | 6.7 km | — | $820 | 4.8% |
| Newmarket | Transfer likely | 6.9 km | — | — | 10.4% |
| Balmoral | Transfer likely | 7.0 km | — | — | 3.5% |
| Wilston | Transfer likely | 7.0 km | — | — | 5.9% |
| Bulimba | Transfer likely | 7.1 km | — | — | 3.3% |
| Morningside - Seven Hills | Transfer likely | 7.1 km | — | — | 8.7% |
| Windsor | Transfer likely | 7.2 km | — | — | 12.2% |
| Rocklea - Acacia Ridge | Transfer likely | 7.8 km | — | $630 | 6.5% |
| Albion | Transfer likely | 7.8 km | $750 | — | 10.1% |
| Coopers Plains | Transfer likely | 7.9 km | — | — | 9.1% |
| Oxley (Qld) | Transfer likely | 8.0 km | — | — | 5.0% |
| Seventeen Mile Rocks - Sinnamon Park | Transfer likely | 8.1 km | — | — | 1.7% |
| Alderley | Transfer likely | 8.1 km | $600 | $750 | 7.5% |
| Grange | Transfer likely | 8.3 km | — | — | 3.6% |
| Cannon Hill | Transfer likely | 8.5 km | — | — | 7.3% |
| Carina | Transfer likely | 8.5 km | — | — | 4.7% |
| Enoggera | Transfer likely | 8.7 km | — | — | 5.6% |
| Ascot | Transfer likely | 9.1 km | $680 | — | 5.6% |
| Jindalee - Mount Ommaney | Transfer likely | 9.1 km | — | — | 1.5% |
| The Gap | Transfer likely | 9.2 km | — | — | 1.7% |
| Wooloowin - Lutwyche | Transfer likely | 9.3 km | — | — | 8.4% |
| Macgregor (Qld) | Transfer likely | 9.5 km | — | — | 11.0% |
| Clayfield | Transfer likely | 9.6 km | — | — | 5.8% |
| Stafford | Transfer likely | 9.8 km | — | — | 6.1% |
| Mansfield (Qld) | Transfer likely | 9.9 km | — | — | 2.3% |
| Darra - Sumner | Transfer likely | 10.1 km | — | — | 4.7% |
| Kedron - Gordon Park | Transfer likely | 10.3 km | — | — | 5.2% |
| Mitchelton | Transfer likely | 10.4 km | — | — | 4.7% |
| Murarrie | Transfer likely | 10.5 km | — | — | 6.0% |
| Hendra | Transfer likely | 10.5 km | — | — | 2.3% |
| Durack | Transfer likely | 10.6 km | — | — | 3.4% |
| Eagle Farm - Pinkenba | Transfer likely | 10.7 km | — | — | 4.7% |
| Wishart | Transfer likely | 10.7 km | — | — | 2.1% |
| Middle Park - Jamboree Heights | Transfer likely | 10.7 km | — | — | 2.5% |
| Everton Park | Transfer likely | 11.1 km | — | — | 5.1% |
| Keperra | Transfer likely | 11.1 km | — | — | 2.9% |
| Stafford Heights | Transfer likely | 11.2 km | — | — | 4.3% |
| Tingalpa | Transfer likely | 11.5 km | — | — | 3.9% |
| Westlake | Transfer likely | 11.5 km | — | — | 1.5% |
| Nundah | Transfer likely | 11.6 km | — | — | 7.2% |
| Inala - Richlands | Transfer likely | 11.6 km | — | — | 4.9% |
| Eight Mile Plains | Transfer likely | 11.9 km | — | — | 5.5% |
| Wavell Heights | Transfer likely | 12.2 km | — | — | 3.5% |
| Riverhills | Transfer likely | 12.5 km | — | — | 3.2% |
| Chermside | Transfer likely | 12.6 km | — | — | 7.6% |
| Chermside West | Transfer likely | 12.7 km | — | — | 3.9% |
| Runcorn | Transfer likely | 12.8 km | — | — | 6.3% |
| Algester | Transfer likely | 12.9 km | — | $675 | 3.9% |
| McDowall | Transfer likely | 13.0 km | — | — | 2.5% |
| Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove | Transfer likely | 13.0 km | — | — | 1.1% |
| Doolandella | Transfer likely | 13.2 km | — | — | 3.5% |
| Wynnum West - Hemmant | Transfer likely | 13.6 km | — | — | 3.3% |
| Wacol | Transfer likely | 13.6 km | — | — | 5.2% |
| Northgate - Virginia | Transfer likely | 13.7 km | — | — | 5.5% |
| Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale | Transfer likely | 13.7 km | — | — | 0.8% |
| Pallara - Willawong | Transfer likely | 13.8 km | — | — | 1.9% |
| Brookfield - Kenmore Hills | Transfer likely | 13.8 km | — | — | 1.2% |
| Wakerley | Transfer likely | 14.2 km | — | — | 1.3% |
| Belmont - Gumdale | Transfer likely | 14.3 km | — | — | 2.0% |
| Geebung | Transfer likely | 14.3 km | — | — | 4.3% |
| Aspley | Transfer likely | 14.5 km | — | $675 | 3.3% |
| Kuraby | Transfer likely | 14.5 km | — | — | 2.7% |
| Forest Lake - Ellen Grove | Transfer likely | 14.6 km | — | — | 2.9% |
| The Hills District | Transfer likely | 14.8 km | — | — | 2.7% |
| Manly West | Transfer likely | 15.4 km | — | — | 1.9% |
| Brisbane Airport | Transfer likely | 15.5 km | — | — | 0.0% |
| Calamvale - Stretton | Transfer likely | 15.5 km | — | — | 3.2% |
| Zillmere | Transfer likely | 15.7 km | — | — | 6.3% |
| Bellbowrie - Moggill | Transfer likely | 15.7 km | — | — | 1.1% |
| Underwood | Transfer likely | 15.7 km | — | — | 2.6% |
| Enoggera Reservoir | Transfer likely | 15.8 km | — | — | 0.0% |
| Bridgeman Downs | Transfer likely | 16.3 km | — | — | 1.7% |
| Nudgee - Banyo | Transfer likely | 16.3 km | — | — | 4.4% |
| Wynnum | Transfer likely | 16.4 km | — | — | 3.3% |
| Parkinson - Drewvale | Transfer likely | 16.5 km | — | — | 1.6% |
| Albany Creek | Transfer likely | 16.5 km | — | $740 | 1.3% |
| Carseldine | Transfer likely | 16.7 km | — | — | 3.3% |
| Woodridge | Transfer likely | 17.2 km | — | — | 5.8% |
| Manly - Lota | Transfer likely | 17.4 km | — | — | 2.3% |
| Boondall | Transfer likely | 17.4 km | — | $700 | 4.0% |
| Goodna | Transfer likely | 17.4 km | — | — | 4.8% |
| Camira - Gailes | Transfer likely | 17.5 km | — | — | 3.0% |
| Taigum - Fitzgibbon | Transfer likely | 17.6 km | — | — | 3.4% |
| Rochedale South - Priestdale | Transfer likely | 17.8 km | — | $700 | 2.6% |
| Springwood | Transfer likely | 18.4 km | — | — | 2.6% |
| Thorneside | Transfer likely | 18.5 km | — | — | 3.2% |
| Hillcrest | Transfer likely | 18.6 km | — | — | 3.5% |
| Logan Central | Transfer likely | 18.6 km | — | — | 4.7% |
| Browns Plains | Transfer likely | 19.0 km | — | — | 4.0% |
| Eatons Hill | Transfer likely | 19.1 km | — | — | 0.8% |
| Capalaba | Transfer likely | 19.3 km | — | $700 | 2.9% |
| Birkdale | Transfer likely | 19.4 km | — | $700 | 1.9% |
| Deagon | Transfer likely | 19.4 km | — | — | 3.9% |
| Collingwood Park - Redbank | Transfer likely | 19.5 km | — | — | 3.4% |
| Bracken Ridge | Transfer likely | 19.8 km | — | — | 3.0% |
| Riverview | Transfer likely | 19.9 km | — | — | 5.2% |
| Bellbird Park | Transfer likely | 19.9 km | — | — | 3.2% |
| Slacks Creek | Transfer likely | 19.9 km | — | — | 4.2% |
| Springfield | Transfer likely | 20.0 km | — | — | 3.1% |
| Sandgate - Shorncliffe | Transfer likely | 20.4 km | — | — | 2.6% |
| Daisy Hill | Transfer likely | 20.5 km | — | — | 2.2% |
| Kingston (Qld) | Transfer likely | 20.5 km | — | — | 4.9% |
| Regents Park - Heritage Park | Transfer likely | 20.6 km | — | — | 2.5% |
| Strathpine - Brendale | Transfer likely | 20.6 km | — | — | 4.0% |
| Bald Hills | Transfer likely | 21.1 km | — | $660 | 3.1% |
| Marsden | Transfer likely | 21.2 km | — | — | 3.9% |
| Alexandra Hills | Transfer likely | 21.6 km | — | $670 | 2.4% |
| Augustine Heights - Brookwater | Transfer likely | 22.1 km | — | $600 | 1.3% |
| Crestmead | Transfer likely | 22.3 km | — | — | 4.5% |
| Wellington Point | Transfer likely | 22.5 km | — | — | 1.6% |
| Brighton (Qld) | Transfer likely | 22.7 km | — | — | 2.1% |
| Loganlea | Transfer likely | 22.8 km | — | — | 5.0% |
| Boronia Heights - Park Ridge | Transfer likely | 23.2 km | — | — | 3.7% |
| Bray Park | Transfer likely | 23.2 km | — | — | 2.9% |
| Samford Valley | Transfer likely | 23.3 km | — | — | 1.3% |
| Bundamba | Transfer likely | 23.4 km | — | — | 4.2% |
| Shailer Park | Transfer likely | 23.4 km | — | — | 2.0% |
| Sheldon - Mount Cotton | Transfer likely | 23.5 km | — | — | 1.5% |
| Redbank Plains | Transfer likely | 23.5 km | — | — | 3.6% |
| Springfield Lakes | Transfer likely | 23.5 km | — | — | 2.6% |
| Ormiston | Transfer likely | 23.9 km | — | — | 1.4% |
| Cashmere | Transfer likely | 23.9 km | — | — | 1.6% |
| Waterford West | Transfer likely | 24.3 km | — | — | 4.2% |
| Lawnton | Transfer likely | 24.3 km | — | — | 4.0% |
| Cleveland | Transfer likely | 25.3 km | $675 | — | 2.1% |
| Murrumba Downs - Griffin | Transfer likely | 25.3 km | — | — | 2.8% |
| Thornlands | Transfer likely | 25.6 km | — | — | 1.9% |
| North Ipswich - Tivoli | Transfer likely | 25.9 km | — | — | 3.4% |
| Ipswich - East | Transfer likely | 26.0 km | — | — | 4.0% |
| Bethania - Waterford | Transfer likely | 26.0 km | — | — | 3.3% |
| Loganholme - Tanah Merah | Transfer likely | 26.2 km | — | — | 2.9% |
| Petrie | Transfer likely | 26.2 km | — | — | 3.1% |
| Munruben - Park Ridge South | Transfer likely | 26.8 km | — | — | 2.0% |
| Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve | Transfer likely | 27.6 km | — | — | 3.5% |
| Greenbank - North Maclean | Transfer likely | 27.7 km | — | — | 2.6% |
| Kallangur | Transfer likely | 27.8 km | — | — | 4.2% |
| Ipswich - North | Transfer likely | 28.0 km | — | — | 2.5% |
| Edens Landing - Holmview | Transfer likely | 28.3 km | — | — | 3.5% |
| Mango Hill | Transfer likely | 28.5 km | — | — | 2.8% |
| Victoria Point | Transfer likely | 28.7 km | — | — | 2.0% |
| Clontarf | Transfer likely | 28.7 km | — | — | 3.5% |
| Ipswich - Central | Transfer likely | 28.8 km | — | — | 3.9% |
| Raceview | Transfer likely | 28.8 km | — | — | 2.7% |
| Margate - Woody Point | Transfer likely | 29.1 km | — | — | 3.7% |
| Brassall | Transfer likely | 29.2 km | — | — | 2.9% |
| Cornubia - Carbrook | Transfer likely | 29.2 km | — | — | 1.9% |
| Ripley | Transfer likely | 29.8 km | — | — | 3.3% |
| Beenleigh | Transfer likely | 30.0 km | — | — | 4.3% |
| Carole Park | Limited transit data | 16.1 km | — | — | — |
| Brisbane Port - Lytton | Limited transit data | 19.0 km | — | — | 0.0% |
| Karalee - Barellan Point | Limited transit data | 19.6 km | — | — | 1.4% |
| Karana Downs | Limited transit data | 21.9 km | — | — | 0.9% |
| New Chum | Limited transit data | 22.3 km | — | — | — |
Methodology & data vintage
This is a simplified first version. Proper commute times need a routing engine over the full transit timetable, accounting for transfers, waiting and how often services actually run — that’s real infrastructure this site doesn’t run yet. Instead, “transit access” here is categorical: direct train or direct bus/metro means at least one scheduled weekday service runs from a stop in that suburb to a stop near this campus without changing; transfer likely means the suburb has public transport but no such one-seat ride was found, so a transfer via the wider network is plausible but unverified; limited transit data means no GTFS stop at all was matched to that suburb. Distance is straight-line (as the crow flies), not a road or transit distance.
Rent. Median weekly rent for a 2-bedroom unit and a 3-bedroom house as at 2026-06-30, from the Residential Tenancies Authority’s quarterly bond-lodgement data — the same figures used on each suburb’s own page. RTA reports by postal locality, mapped to suburbs the same way as elsewhere on this site; a dash means too few bonds were lodged that quarter for a median.
Group household %. The share of occupied private dwellings that are group households — unrelated adults sharing — at the 2021 Census, the same figure behind the highest group-household ranking. Added as one more sortable column, not a new metric of its own.
Suburbs are capped to 30km straight-line from the campus. Default sort is transit access, then distance — the closest available substitute for “commute time ascending” while access is a category rather than routed minutes; sort by rent instead if that matters more to you.
Transit data © TransLink / Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Government, used under CC BY 4.0. Rental data © Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland). Household composition from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Live in Brisbane is an independent project, not affiliated with TransLink, TMR, the RTA, or the ABS.