Every parent’s favourite kids show, and one of Australia’s most beloved exports, Bluey – and its central characters (cue theme song) Mum, Dad, Bingo and Bluey – are set to move out of their colourful Queenslander home.
The Heelers are Brisbane’s most famous family. They’ve won an International Emmy Kids award and – according to Nielson – overtaken the mind-numbing Cocomelon to become the most-watched children’s television show in the United States. The Heelers, their friends and neighbours have also been voiced by such memorable names as Custard frontman David McCormack, Hamish and Zoë Foster-Blake, Myf Warhurst, Rose Byrne, Leigh Sales, Natalie Portman, Eva Mendes and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Although voiceless, the house from Bluey is essentially a character on the show, providing the setting for a slew of its best-loved episodes. It was recreated by Airbnb in 2022 and has been the subject of fierce debate between residents of Red Hill and The Gap, who both claim Bluey for their postcode.
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SUBSCRIBE NOWNow the house is listed live on Domain (yes, really), with a pitch that spruiks its “mid-century design aesthetics offset by whimsical touches”. (Update: the house has since been withdrawn from sale”)
“The quaint, animated family home” is, according to Domain copywriters, “the quintessential Queenslander, radiating heritage charm, complete with upwards of 100 hidden small long dogs to be found. Illustrated lovingly at the end of a cul-de-sac, this house sits atop a hill with views of Mount Coot-Tha. This three bedroom, four(ish) bathroom home boasts of work from home spaces, lovely period floorboards and mysterious hallways that don’t logically seem to join spaces together but always feel cohesive and purposeful.”
The house was listed by fellow dog Bucky Dunstan – the real-estate-agent nemesis of Bluey’s dad, Bandit. The Beetoota Advocate posits that the “sizeable asset … burning a whole [sic] in Chilli and Bandit’s pocket” may be sold to a foreign investor. (And we’ve never trusted that Bucky Dunstan guy, either.)
Those following the sale are encouraged to tune into “The Sign”, a 28-minute special episode of Bluey on April 14, to see “if this beloved, iconic house becomes home to a lucky new family”.