72 Macquarie Street, St Lucia QLD 4067, Australia
Alternate search: Unit 20, 72 Macquarie Street.
The property at 20/72 Macquarie Street is a unit within a multi‑storey building.
It lies about 7.3 km southwest of the Brisbane GPO, making it a short drive or bus ride to the city centre.
The unit is close to several bus routes serving the University of Queensland and the CBD, a NightLink night service, and the Guyatt Park CityCat ferry wharf just 0.2 km away. Cyclists can also use the dedicated bike routes and the Eleanor Schonell Bridge for easy river crossing.
The main Hawken Drive precinct, a few minutes’ walk away, offers an IGA supermarket, a range of international restaurants, a medical centre, a dentist and a post office. The suburb also features 15 parks, including Carawa Street Park with a dog off‑leash area.
Within about 0.6 km you’ll find Vida and Jayne Lahey’s House and the heritage‑listed Wanda Walha. The University of Queensland Art Museum and several university museums are also under a kilometre away.
Residents can play at the St Lucia Golf Links, join the Bowls Club, or row at the Toowong Rowing Club. A free 5 km parkrun is held each Saturday near the UQ Aquatics Centre.
St Lucia has a population of about 12,200 with a median age of 25 years, reflecting a youthful community largely influenced by the University of Queensland. Over half of residents were born in Australia, and a significant proportion speak languages such as Mandarin and Cantonese at home.
