Furnished homesin Toowong.

“UQ on one side, the CBD four minutes by train on the other.”

Toowong sits about four kilometres west of the Brisbane CBD on a bend of the river, and functions as the western hub for the inner city — Toowong Village shopping centre, a busy bus interchange and a train station that reaches Central in around seven minutes all sit within the same block. It is the practical choice for anyone connected to the University of Queensland: the St Lucia campus is a short bus ride or a walk across from the river, and Toowong carries a large student and academic population as a result. Housing is more apartment-heavy than the Queenslander suburbs nearby, with a band of mid-rise blocks around the village and station and larger houses climbing the hills toward Mount Coot-tha. The Botanic Gardens and Mount Coot-tha lookout are close by to the west. Medium-term tenants are typically visiting academics, postgraduate students on a semester or a research stint, and professionals who want a reliable train commute without paying inner-city rates.