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Bulimba

Ranked #32 of 277 Brisbane suburbs for wealth. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
68
#76 of 277
Safety
56
#121 of 277
Wealth
89
#32 of 277
Value
81
#54 of 277
Parks
60
#100 of 277
Cafés
87
#32 of 277
Transit
33
#208 of 277
Green space
44
#184 of 277
Active & healthy
65
#47 of 277

The numbers

Population7,623
Area2.61 km²
Median household income$2,805/wk
Median rent$500/wk
Crime rate95.7 incidents per 1,000 people (Morningside police division — not suburb-level)
Parks12 (0.94 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park95.0% of the suburb
Cafés8
Gyms & sport venues39

Common questions about Bulimba

Is Bulimba safe?

It is around the middle of the pack for Brisbane, scoring 56/100 for safety and ranking #121 of 277 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 96 per 1,000 residents. That figure is reported for the Morningside police division, not for Bulimba alone — Queensland does not publish suburb-level crime data, so neighbouring suburbs in the same division share it.

Is Bulimba good for families?

It rates about average on the family measures we can compute — safety 56/100, parks 60/100 and green space 44/100. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Brisbane families ranking for the full method.

Is Bulimba expensive to live in?

Median rent is $500 a week, and household income ranks #32 of 277 in Brisbane. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 81/100 for value.

Does Bulimba have good public transport?

It scores 33/100 for transit, #208 of 277 in Brisbane. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Bulimba?

95% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 0.9 hectares per 1,000 residents — 44/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

BalmoralHamiltonTeneriffeNewsteadHawthorneMorningside

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Brisbane: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated August 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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