McDowall
Worth seeing in and around McDowall
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01St Matthews Anglican Church
St Matthews Anglican Church is a heritage-listed church and cemetery at 35 Church Road, Mitchelton, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Charles Tiffin and built from 1867 to 1869 by Mr Mahoney.
3.8 km · church building in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia - 02Killarney, Enoggera
Killarney is a heritage-listed detached house at 9 Laurel Street, Enoggera, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built c. 1860s.
3.8 km · historic site in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia - 03Brookside Shopping Centre
Brookside Shopping Centre is the largest shopping centre in Brisbane's north-west, situated in Mitchelton, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
3.2 km · shopping mall in Mitchelton, Brisbane Australia · Wikipedia - 04Prince of Peace Lutheran College
Prince of Peace Lutheran College is an independent co-educational Lutheran K-12 school located in the leafy Brisbane suburb of Everton Hills, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by Independent Schools Queensland, with an enrolment of 660 students and a teaching staff of 105, as of 2025.
2.8 km · independent primary school in Everton Park, QLD, Australia · Wikipedia
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Getting to McDowall
- Airports
- Brisbane (BNE), 12 km · Sunshine Coast (MCY), 88 km · Gold Coast (OOL), 101 km
- Stations
- Grovely railway station, 3.8 km · Mitchelton railway station, 3.6 km · Oxford Park railway station, 3.3 km · Aspley bus station, 3 km · Chermside bus station, 3.9 km
- Maroochydore → McDowall81 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · A$11–15
- Gold Coast → McDowall81 km · quickest by road, 1h 53m · A$11–14
- Toowoomba → McDowall104 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · A$16–21
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for McDowall
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for McDowall. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundTranslink is responsible for all trains, buses, ferries and trams in South East Queensland and regional urban buses.
- Get aroundBuses and ferries have validators to touch as you board and alight.
- Get aroundFerries have become an icon of the city and are a fantastic way to tour Brisbane.
- Get aroundBrisbane River ferries – Brisbane City Council operates an extensive network of ferries that traverse the Brisbane River.
- Get aroundThe routes include: F1 Northshore Hamilton–UQ St Lucia (all stops service) F11 Apollo Road–Riverside (express service, peak hour only) F12 West End–QUT Gardens Point (express service, peak hour only) F21 Bulimba–Teneriffe (cross river service) F22 Sydney Street–Dockside (cross river service) F23 Riverside–Holman Street (cross river service) F24 Maritime Museum–QUT Gardens Point (cross river service) Moreton Island ferries – Passenger ferries operate from Holt Street Wharf in Pinkenba to Tangalooma on Moreton Island.
From Wikivoyage: Brisbane, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to McDowall
McDowall is 10 km from Brisbane, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Chermsidesuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia2.4 km
- Chermside Westsuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia2 km
- Everton Parksuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia1.7 km
- Bridgeman Downssuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia3.1 km
- Stafford Heightssuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia2.4 km
- Aspleysuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia3.2 km