Parkinson - Drewvale
Parkinson - Drewvale is well served day-to-day, but expensive to rent.
Parkinson - Drewvale is well served for the everyday — 1 school and 4 supermarkets. The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $760 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2); the nearest train station is a fair way off (Trinder Park, about 6.0 km).
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 36 and households on a median $2,194 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, RTA median rents, Queensland Police Service reported offences, Brisbane City Council flood awareness data, OpenStreetMap, Brisbane City Council parks and trails, TransLink timetables and Queensland Open Data.
What's good
- well served for the everyday — 1 school and 4 supermarkets
What to weigh up
- renting is expensive, a median of $760 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2)
- the nearest train station is a fair way off (Trinder Park, about 6.0 km)
Parkinson - Drewvale on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Parkinson - Drewvale, QLD.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Parkinson - Drewvale against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Parkinson - Drewvale population grew from 16,250 in 2016 to 17,108 in 2025, a change of 5.3% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Parkinson - Drewvale | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 16,250 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 16,427 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 16,538 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 16,454 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 16,537 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 16,404 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 16,499 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 16,830 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 16,992 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 17,108 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Parkinson - Drewvale gained 1,223 residents from internal migration and 422 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,550 people moved away — a net addition of 95 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,223
- Internal migration out+1,376
- Overseas migration in+422
- Natural increase+21
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 15,581 | 16,095 | +3.3% |
| Median age | 33 | 36 | +3 yrs |
| Median household income | $2,026/wk | $2,194/wk | +8.3% |
| Median weekly rent | $435/wk | $450/wk | +3.4% |
| Born overseas | 42.8% | 46.5% | +3.7 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 24.0%
- Mortgaged 52.4%
- Rented 20.6%
- Other / not stated 3.0%
What it costs to rent
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the Residential Tenancies Authority's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Parkinson - Drewvale is one ABS statistical area covering 2 gazetted suburbs, which the RTA reports separately — so the figures below are broken down per suburb rather than blended into one.
Area-wide median, all 2 suburbs combined: $760, up 7.0% on a year earlier.
Rent over time — Parkinson
All dwellings in Parkinson against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Parkinson went from $675 in 2024-Q1 to $750 in 2026-Q2, up 11%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Parkinson | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $675 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $700 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $680 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $700 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $680 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $700 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $750 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $715 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $700 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $750 | $656 |
Rent over time — Drewvale
All dwellings in Drewvale against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Drewvale went from $680 in 2024-Q1 to $785 in 2026-Q2, up 15%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Drewvale | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $680 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $670 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $700 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $650 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $700 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $730 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $730 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $750 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $750 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $785 | $656 |
Parkinson by dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | — | $830n=22 |
Drewvale by dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | — | $785n=15 |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.
In the 2026-Q2 quarter the RTA median weekly rent was $750 in Parkinson and $785 in Drewvale. Combined across the 2 suburbs of the Parkinson - Drewvale statistical area it works out to $760, up 7% on a year earlier.
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| Quarter | Parkinson | Drewvale | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $750 | $785 | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $700 | $750 | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $715 | $750 | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $750 | $730 | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $700 | $730 | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $680 | $700 | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $700 | $650 | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $680 | $700 | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $700 | $670 | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $675 | $680 | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $650 | $650 | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $640 | $650 | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $640 | $615 | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $620 | $600 | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $590 | $600 | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $590 | $620 | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $560 | $560 | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $520 | $550 | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $460 | $500 | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $460 | $490 | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $465 | $500 | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $480 | $480 | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $480 | $450 | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $440 | $460 | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $450 | $450 | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $470 | $450 | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $450 | $475 | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $440 | $445 | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $430 | $440 | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $440 | $450 | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $450 | $460 | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $440 | $440 | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $435 | $440 | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $450 | $450 | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $440 | $460 | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $450 | $435 | $381 |
Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 7score 1,047
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 7score 1,038
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 9score 1,084
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 7score 1,017
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Parkinson - Drewvale sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Parkinson - Drewvale is policed by the Queensland Police Service Calamvale Division, which also covers Algester and Calamvale - Stretton. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Parkinson - Drewvale specifically.
Most-reported offences · Calamvale Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)1,295 /100k−51% vs QLD↑ 12%
- Unlawful Entry740 /100k+9% vs QLD↑ 13%
- Drug Offences393 /100k−76% vs QLD↑ 65%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle391 /100k+16% vs QLD↑ 30%
- Assault349 /100k−67% vs QLD↑ 1%
- Robbery41 /100k−9% vs QLD↑ 14%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Calamvale Division — not Parkinson - Drewvale on its own; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Calamvale Division over the last 12 months, running 51% below the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Parkinson - Drewvale — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
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| Offence category | Division | Queensland | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 1,295 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 12% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 740 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↑ 13% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 393 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 65% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 391 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↑ 30% vs prior year |
| Assault | 349 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 1% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 41 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↑ 14% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Calamvale Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.
Flood risk
Brisbane City Council · updated August 2026Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it does Brisbane City Council map as flood-liable? The historic extents are the ground truth; the likelihood bands are the council's modelling of how often flooding is expected.
Historic flood exposure
- 20222.0%
Share of the suburb inside each event’s mapped flood surface. These maps cover only the river and creek extents of those specific events — being outside them does not mean a property is flood-free.
Council flood-likelihood modelling
<1% of Parkinson - Drewvale is mapped as flood-liable, split by how often flooding is expected. This layer dates from 2013 and reads conservatively for some riverside suburbs.
- High <1%
- Medium <1%
- Low <1%
Parkinson - Drewvale has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, with up to about 2.0% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events.
A suburb rollup can’t tell you about an individual property. Check a specific address on Brisbane City Council’s FloodWise Property Report →
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| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Within the 2022 flood extent | 2.0% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | under 1% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Medium likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
Flood data © Brisbane City Council, used under CC BY 4.0, updated August 2026. The Flood Awareness Maps are an awareness tool, not a substitute for a FloodWise Property Report or professional advice.
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Parkinson - Drewvale SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 supermarkets and 23 green spaces. For families: 16 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés. Staying active: 1 public pool and 6 sports fields. The nearest train station, Trinder Park, is about 6,000 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 30 bus stops here.
GPs and clinics, restaurants and gyms are not well mapped in OpenStreetMap yet, so no count is shown for them here. See this area on OpenStreetMap →
List every mapped place
Childcare & kindergartens
- Avenues Early Learning Centre - Parkinson
- Sunkids Calamvale Central
- Bright Start Child Care Centre
Gyms & fitness
- F45 Training
GPs & clinics
- Sun Family Practice
Supermarkets
- Garam Masala Indian Grocery
- Aldi
- Woolworths
- Drakes
Green spaces
- Daintree Drive Park (no. 65)
- Lakewood Avenue Park
- Trinity Way Park
- Constable Matthew Arnold Memorial Park
- Silverdell Crescent Park
- Talisker Place Park
- Springfield Crescent Park
- Billabong Place Park
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil-managed parks inside the suburb boundary, with the recreation trails and facilities Brisbane City Council records in each.
Parkinson - Drewvale has 32 council parks covering 569 ha, with 11 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 10 have a barbecue and 2 have a dog off-leash area.
- Parkinson Bushlands183 Johnson Road, Parkinson270 ha1.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Karawatha Forest South263 Illaweena Street, Drewvale140 ha0.4 km bikeway & shared path
- Drewvale Bushlands39 Tasman Place, Drewvale56 ha3.7 km bikeway & shared path
- Beaudesert Road Park (No. 2911)2939 Beaudesert Road, Parkinson33 ha0.3 km bikeway & shared path
- Parkinson Environmental Corridor26 Nungatta Court, Parkinson13 ha
- Drewvale Bushlands (Trinity Way Section)65 Trinity Way, Drewvale12 ha0.9 km bikeway & shared path
- Billabong Place Park5A Gragin Place, Parkinson10 ha1.7 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
- Parkinson Recreational Reserve26 Flinders Esplanade, Parkinson8.8 ha0.9 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
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- Greenways Esplanade Park30 Greenways Esplanade, Parkinson4.2 ha0.4 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
- Lakewood Avenue Park26 Argyle Place, Parkinson3.3 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path2 barbecues
- Wallum Drive Park30 Wallum Drive, Parkinson3.0 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path
- Parkinson Aquatic Centre Park751 Algester Road, Parkinson2.0 ha
- Dampier Crescent Park138 Macquarie Way, Drewvale1.4 haDog off-leash, fully fenced
- Eyre Place Park21 Leichhardt Place, Drewvale1.1 ha
- Constable Matthew Arnold Memorial Park515 Algester Road, Parkinson1.0 ha2 barbecues
- Talisker Place Park26 Talisker Place, Parkinson0.9 ha1 barbecue
- Barrallier Place Park11 Barrallier Place, Drewvale0.8 ha
- Macquarie Way Park (No. 123)123 Macquarie Way, Drewvale0.6 ha1 barbecue
- Daintree Drive Park (No. 65)65 Daintree Drive, Parkinson0.6 ha0.2 km bikeway & shared path2 barbecues
- Sandstone Place Park9 Sandstone Place, Parkinson0.6 ha
- Woodlark Crescent Park16 Woodlark Crescent, Parkinson0.6 ha
- Habitat Place South Park63 Habitat Place, Drewvale0.5 ha0.2 km bikeway & shared path
- Muscari Crescent Park59 Muscari Crescent, Drewvale0.5 ha
- Roseneath Drive Park133 Greenways Esplanade, Parkinson0.5 ha0.0 km bikeway & shared path
- Warranilla Street Park30 Swanbrook Place, Parkinson0.5 ha
- Watheroo Place Park20 Watheroo Place, Parkinson0.5 ha1 barbecue
- Silverdell Crescent Park32 Silverdell Crescent, Parkinson0.5 ha
- Lapford Park15 Lapford Circuit, Drewvale0.4 ha
- Springfield Crescent Park55 Bannockburn Crescent, Parkinson0.4 ha1 barbecue
- Imlay Place Park8 Imlay Place, Parkinson0.3 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Blairmount Street Park16 Killarney Place, Parkinson0.2 ha
- Bournda Close Park28 Bournda Close, Parkinson0.1 ha
Parks across Brisbane — biggest, off-leash areas and trails →
Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0, updated September 2026.
Getting to the CBD
TransLink timetablesHow to reach the city centre from Parkinson - Drewvale on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Parkinson - Drewvale, route 140 runs to the Brisbane CBD in about 39 minutes, roughly every 10 minutes in the morning peak — it joins the South East Busway at Griffith University. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Parkinson - Drewvale
- 140Browns Plains - City Express via Mains Road~39 min · every ~10 min in the peak · via the busway at Griffith University
- 138Algester - City~42 min · every ~15 min in the peak
- 130Parkinson - City~50 min · every ~10 min in the peak · via the busway at Griffith University
- 150Browns Plains - City Express via Runcorn~51 min · every ~10 min in the peak · via the busway at Griffith University
- 131Parkinson - City via Hellawell Rd~52 min · every ~10 min in the peak · via the busway at Griffith University
- 141Browns Plains - City Rocket~46 min · peak only · via the busway at Griffith University
- 153Drewvale - City Rocket~59 min · peak only
These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Fastest scheduled trip to the Brisbane CBD | about 39 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 47 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 10 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 15 min |
| 140 — Browns Plains - City Express via Mains Road | about 39 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
| 138 — Algester - City | about 42 min |
| 130 — Parkinson - City | about 50 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
| 150 — Browns Plains - City Express via Runcorn | about 51 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
| 131 — Parkinson - City via Hellawell Rd | about 52 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
| 141 — Browns Plains - City Rocket | about 46 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
| 153 — Drewvale - City Rocket | about 59 min |
Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Parkinson - Drewvale SA2 contains 1 school, and it is non-government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Parkinson - Drewvale sits in decile 7 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 76% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Stretton State College (primary), Stretton State College (junior secondary), Stretton State College (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Algester State School (primary), Calamvale Community College (primary), Browns Plains State School (primary), Pallara State School (primary), Browns Plains State High School (junior secondary), Calamvale Community College (junior secondary), Browns Plains State High School (senior secondary), Calamvale Community College (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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- The Spot Academy (Parkinson) · Independent · 7–12
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereParkinson - Drewvale+0.7%
- 01Pallara - Willawong+7.4%
- 02Algester+2.5%
- 03Calamvale - Stretton+1.7%
- 04Rocklea - Acacia Ridge+0.6%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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