QLD · Brisbane Council
Drewvale, QLD, 4116
Current weather
16.4°CClear sky
91% humidity · 8.5 km/h wind · 21.9° / 13.1° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#376 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Drewvale is a smaller suburban community in the Brisbane area, home to around 4,779 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 544 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-54%), roughly 113.8 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $750, 12 public transport stops within the suburb, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 4,779
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $2,243
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 64 of 1,401
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,993
- Employment rate
- 65.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 75 / 73 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $750
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 544
- Against the person
- 75
- Against property
- 354
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 113.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 64 residents
- State safety percentile
- 15.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -53.5%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences45
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)167
- Traffic And Related Offences48
- Unlawful Entry101
- Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle43
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Public transport
12 public transport stops in this suburb
- Illaweena St at Tamarisk Way
- Illaweena St at Waterstone
- MacQuarie Way at Lockyer Place
- Trinity Way at Westcott St
- Trinity Way at Westcott St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
16 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Bench
- Beaudesert Rd at Illaweena StreetBus stop
- Illaweena St at Stretton GardensBus stop
- Illaweena St at Tamarisk WayBus stop
- Illaweena St at WaterstoneBus stop
- MacQuarie Way at Buckley DriveBus stop
- MacQuarie Way at Lockyer PlaceBus stop
- MacQuarie Way near Buckley DriveBus stop
- Trinity Way at Mirthwood DriveBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Barrallier Place ParkPark
- Dampier Crescent ParkPark
- Eyre Place ParkPark
- Habitat Place South ParkPark
- Karawatha Forest Park SouthPark
- Macquarie Way ParkPark
- Trinity Way ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Sun Family PracticeIllaweena Streetclinic
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Bright Start Child Care CentreBuckley Drivekindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 9
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 47.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #376 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Bright Start Child Care CentrechildcareBuckley Drivekindergarten
- Sun Family PracticehealthIllaweena Streetclinic
- Barrallier Place Parkgovernmentpark
- Dampier Crescent Parkgovernmentpark
- Eyre Place Parkgovernmentpark
- Habitat Place South Parkgovernmentpark
- Karawatha Forest Park Southgovernmentpark
- Macquarie Way Parkgovernmentpark
- Trinity Way Parkgovernmentpark
- Illaweena St at Tamarisk Waytransport
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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