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Toowong, Brisbane — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Toowong is a riverside suburb of Brisbane, a heritage pocket of Queensland with landmarks like Middenbury House and the Temple of Peace.
About Toowong
Where to stay in Toowong
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Toowong offers visitors a riverside base a short way from central Brisbane. Its streets hold a mix of older homes and low apartment blocks near the water, making Toowong one of the more walkable places to stay within the City of Brisbane. Older houses line the streets.
If you want a calm riverside stay with a walk into town, Toowong rewards it, with the Temple of Peace and Middenbury House close at hand.
About Toowong
What are the main landmarks in Toowong?
Toowong holds several heritage-listed sites, among them Middenbury House and the Temple of Peace. The suburb also keeps Warrawee and the Woodstock Road Tram Shed and Track, remnants of an older Brisbane that give Toowong more built history than most residential corners of the State of Queensland. Heritage defines these streets.
For larger museums and galleries, Toowong looks to central Brisbane and the Commonwealth of Australia.
What is the history of Toowong?
Toowong developed as a riverside suburb of Brisbane, in the State of Queensland. Grand houses such as Middenbury House and Warrawee survive from an older era, and the Woodstock Road Tram Shed and Track recalls the days when trams ran out to Toowong across Brisbane. Trams and river traffic mattered here.
Rather than heavy industry, Toowong grew on homes, gardens, and its links back to central Brisbane and the wider Commonwealth of Australia.
Where is Toowong?
Toowong lies along the water on the fringe of central Brisbane, within the surrounding State of Queensland.
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Updated July 2026