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Drewvale, Queensland

Drewvale, Queensland
FieldValue
typesuburb
nameDrewvale
cityBrisbane
stateqld
imageDrewvale Trinity Green welcome.jpg
captionEntrance to the Trinity Green housing estate, 2014
coordinates
pop4779
pop_year
pop_footnotes
postcode4116
area4.4
timezoneAEST
utc+10:00
dist126.5
dir1S
location1Brisbane CBD
lgaCity of Brisbane
(Calamvale Ward)
stategovStretton
fedgovRankin
near-nStretton
near-neKarawatha
near-eBerrinba
near-seBrowns Plains
near-sBrowns Plains
near-swParkinson
near-wParkinson
near-nwCalamvale

(Calamvale Ward) | near-n = Stretton | near-ne = Karawatha | near-e = Berrinba | near-se = Browns Plains | near-s = Browns Plains | near-sw = Parkinson | near-w = Parkinson | near-nw = Calamvale Drewvale is an outer suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Drewvale had a population of 4,779 people.

Geography

A small section of the suburb extends to Wembley Road.

Drewvale is 26.1 km south of the Brisbane CBD and borders with Logan City. Drewvale is located at the interchange of the Gateway Motorway and the Logan Motorway. It is the fourth most southern suburb of Brisbane, after Parkinson, Larapinta and Heathwood. However, Drewvale contains the southernmost residential properties in Brisbane, as the southern extents of Parkinson, Heathwood and Larapinta contain only industrial and commercial development.

History

The area was farmed by the Drew family from the 1870s. The locality was unofficially known as Drewvale for nearly a century, but was officially named Drewvale by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 November 1971.

Demographics

| 2006 |2580 | 2011 |3943 | 2016 |4476 | 2021 |4779

In the , Drewvale had a population of 4,476 people.

In the , Drewvale had a population of 4,779 people, 51.5% female and 48.5% male. The median age of the Drewvale population was 35 years of age, 3 years below the Australian median of 38. 49.2% of people living in Drewvale were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.9%; the next most common countries of birth were India 9.7%, New Zealand 6.4%, China 6.3%, England 2.1%, South Korea 1.9%. 47.0% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 10.2% Mandarin, 5.0% Malayalam, 4.2% Punjabi, 3.3% Cantonese, 3.1% Hindi.

Education

There are no schools in Drewvale. The nearest government primary and secondary school is the Stretton State College in neighbouring Stretton. The closest higher education institution is Griffith University located in Meadowbrook.

References

References

  1. "Calamvale Ward".
  2. {{cite QPN. 46999. Drewvale. suburb in City of Brisbane
  3. {{Census 2011 AUS
  4. {{Census 2016 AUS
  5. {{Census 2021 AUS
  6. {{Census 2016 AUS
  7. {{Queensland Globe
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