Bluey Characters: Who Is WhoNames, Ages, Breeds, and the Boy-or-Girl Answer
The quick answers first: yes, Bluey is a girl. She is a 6-year-old Blue Heeler puppy, and the blue coat is why so many people guess otherwise. Her little sister Bingo is also a girl, a 4-year-old Red Heeler like their mum. The show was created by Joe Brumm and made by Ludo Studio in Brisbane, Australia, and the child characters are voiced by real kids who are kept uncredited to protect their privacy.
The Heeler family and friends
Bluey Heeler
Girl · 6 years old · Blue Heeler
The title character: imaginative, bossy in the way 6-year-olds are, and the engine of nearly every game. Her blue coat, like her dad's, is the reason the boy-or-girl question is the most-asked question about the show.
Bingo Heeler
Girl · 4 years old · Red Heeler
The little sister, gentler and more inward than Bluey, with her own episodes about finding her voice. Also frequently mistaken for a boy; also a girl.
Bandit Heeler
Dad · Blue Heeler · archaeologist
The most-discussed cartoon dad of his generation: endlessly playable, frequently defeated, and the model a lot of real parents quote. He digs up bones for a living, which the show enjoys as a dog joke.
Chilli Heeler
Mum · Red Heeler · works part-time in airport security
The emotional anchor. Where Bandit is the play engine, Chilli carries the show's quietest and most repeated parenting lessons, including the famous 'you don't need to be the best' beats.
Muffin Heeler
Girl · 3 years old · cousin
Bluey and Bingo's cousin and the show's agent of chaos: a three-year-old played with total honesty, which is why her episodes make parents laugh hardest.
Socks Heeler
Girl · the youngest cousin
Muffin's little sister, who walked on all fours and bit people in early seasons because that is what toddlers are like. Her gradual growing-up is one of the show's quiet long arcs.
Lucky
Boy · Labrador · next-door neighbor
The neighbor kid, usually mid-backyard-cricket with his dad, Pat, who gets pulled into Heeler games whether he is ready or not.
Now that you know who is who
Here is what parents usually ask next, answered on our published methodology with credentialed review for children's content:
Bluey is a girl. The confusion comes from her blue coat, the show's title, and decades of blue-coded boy characters. Her sister Bingo is also a girl. The creators have said the choice of two girl leads whose stories are universal was deliberate.
How old are Bluey and Bingo?
Bluey is 6 and Bingo is 4 for most of the series. The show lets them age slightly in later seasons, which it marks with birthday and milestone episodes.
What kind of dogs are the Bluey characters?
The Heelers are Australian Cattle Dogs: Bluey and Bandit are Blue Heelers, Bingo and Chilli are Red Heelers. Most side characters are other breeds, like Lucky the Labrador next door.
Who voices Bluey?
The child characters are voiced by real children who are deliberately uncredited to protect their privacy, a choice the production has held since the start. The adult cast is credited, including David McCormack as Bandit and Melanie Zanetti as Chilli.
Is Bluey OK for toddlers?
Yes, and it is one of the highest-scoring titles in our entire kids catalog: 184 out of 200 with an SEL score of 46 out of 50 on our published methodology. The full answer, including the few episodes worth previewing, is in our parent guide below.