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Drewvale

Ranked #37 of 277 Brisbane suburbs for safety. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
6
#265 of 277
Safety
87
#37 of 277
Wealth
69
#85 of 277
Value
47
#147 of 277
Parks
20
#246 of 277
Cafés
50
#130 of 277
Transit
33
#132 of 277
Green space
21
#241 of 277
Active & healthy
29
#255 of 277

The numbers

Population4,779
Area3.52 km²
Median household income$2,243/wk
Median rent$460/wk
Crime rate55.0 incidents per 1,000 people (Calamvale police division — not suburb-level)
Parks5 (1.76 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park65.1% of the suburb
Cafés1
Gyms & sport venues2

Common questions about Drewvale

Is Drewvale safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Brisbane, scoring 87/100 for safety and ranking #37 of 277 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 55 per 1,000 residents. That figure is reported for the Calamvale police division, not for Drewvale alone — Queensland does not publish suburb-level crime data, so neighbouring suburbs in the same division share it.

Is Drewvale good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is parks and green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 87/100, parks 20/100 and green space 21/100. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Brisbane families ranking for the full method.

Is Drewvale expensive to live in?

Median rent is $460 a week, and household income ranks #85 of 277 in Brisbane. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 47/100 for value.

Does Drewvale have good public transport?

It scores 33/100 for transit, #132 of 277 in Brisbane. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Drewvale?

65% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 1.8 hectares per 1,000 residents — 21/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Browns PlainsParkinsonStrettonCalamvaleBerrinbaRegents Park

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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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