267 Carmody Road, St Lucia QLD 4067, Australia
The property is about 7.3 kilometres (around 4.5 miles) southwest of the Brisbane GPO by road. It sits on the riverside peninsula of St Lucia.
Bus routes terminate at the University of Queensland Bus Station nearby, and a NightLink service runs on Fridays and Saturdays. The area is also served by CityCat ferries at Guyatt Park and the UQ terminals, plus bicycle lanes and the Eleanor Schonell Bridge for pedestrians and cyclists.
Several UQ sites are very close, including Emmanuel College (on‑site), International House (0.2 km), the R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum, the Anthropology Museum, the Queensland Brain Institute, and the Great Court historic precinct, all within half a kilometre.
St Lucia Golf Links offers an 18‑hole pay‑and‑play course, and the St Lucia Bowls Club provides lawn bowling facilities. The Toowong Rowing Club is also close, and a free 5 km parkrun is held each Saturday morning near the UQ Aquatics Centre.
The suburb contains 15 parks, many with playgrounds, picnic areas and seating. Carawa Street Park, for example, includes a dog off‑leash zone and is maintained by the Brisbane City Council.
The main commercial strip along Hawken Drive offers a local IGA supermarket, a variety of international restaurants, a medical centre, dentist, and a post office/news agency. Friday evenings are especially popular for dining out in this precinct.
The property is set in the low‑density, family‑oriented residential part of St Lucia, which features hilly terrain in the centre and south of the suburb. It is a riverside community bordered by the Brisbane River on three sides.
