Bulwer Island, QLD 4008
Brisbane City CouncilGreater BrisbaneAll suburbs in postcode 4008
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What to know about Bulwer Island
Bulwer Island (4008) sits in the Brisbane region of Queensland.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Bulwer Island scores 0/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 29°C (warm), winter mornings around 10°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,001 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 9 government primary, 3 government secondary, 4 Catholic, 2 independent.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 0/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 100/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
273,294 offences recorded in 2026 across the Brisbane City Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Brisbane City Council, which may include suburbs with very different crime profiles. Quieter residential pockets likely have lower rates than the total suggests; busier areas may have higher.
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,001 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 29.3°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 9.8°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Bulwer Island
- What is the Bulwer Island postcode?
- Bulwer Island is in the 4008 postcode, in QLD, in the Brisbane City Council region.
- Where is Bulwer Island?
- Bulwer Island is a suburb of Brisbane, in QLD 4008. It is part of the Greater Brisbane area, in the Brisbane City Council region.
- What schools are in Bulwer Island?
- There are 20 schools serving Bulwer Island on this page, including Iona College, Hemmant Flexible School, Wynnum State School.
- How walkable is Bulwer Island?
- Bulwer Island has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Bulwer Island?
- Bulwer Island is close to Myrtletown, Pinkenba, Meeandah, Brisbane Airport, Hemmant.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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