Drewvale
QLD 4116 · Brisbane
4,779 (2021) → 4,984 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Drewvale is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4116, about 20km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Drewvale are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 49/100, and is about 24km inland. Drewvale has an overall score of 68/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 66/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: India (9.69%), New Zealand (6.44%), China (6.32%), England (2.07%), South Korea (1.86%)
Top languages: Mandarin (10.23%), Malayalam (4.98%), Punjabi (4.23%), Cantonese (3.26%), Hindi (3.14%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Brisbane local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 987 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Stretton State CollegeCombined · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 1068
- YMCA Vocational School - Brisbane South (Parkinson Campus)Secondary · Independent · 1.9km
- Indie School, LoganSecondary · Independent · 2.1kmICSEA 927
- Browns Plains State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 938
- Calamvale Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 994
- Browns Plains State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 955
- Calamvale Community CollegeCombined · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 1034
- Yugumbir State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 968
- St Bernardine's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.2kmICSEA 1030
- Wisdom CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.5kmICSEA 1037
- Algester State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 1045
- St Stephen's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.2kmICSEA 1078
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Drewvale
Is Drewvale safe?
Drewvale has a residential safety score of 66/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,145 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Drewvale from Brisbane CBD?
Drewvale is about 20.0 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 72 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Drewvale?
Drewvale has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Drewvale?
Drewvale has a transport score of 49/100 and 12 bus stops.