Pullenvale

Pullenvale is a residential suburb in the City of Brisbane. It's home to 3,179 people as of the 2016 census.

Demographics
In the 2016 census, Pullenvale recorded a population of 3,179 people, 49.9% female and 50.1% male. The median age of the Pullenvale population was 42 years, 4 years above the national median. 69.2% of people living in Pullenvale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England (9.1%), South Africa (3.7%), New Zealand (1.8%), the United States of America (1.6%) and India (1.5%).

Pullenvale is a predominantly family suburb with 92.4% of households being family households. Of these family households, 69.1% have children. The other households are single-person households (6.6%) and group households (1.0%).

Employment and wealth
In 2016, Pullenvale had an unemployment rate of 5.1%, 1.8% lower than the national rate. The top industries were higher education (4.7%), computer system design and related services (3.7%), hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) (3.6%), engineering design and engineering consulting services (3.2%) and State Government administration (2.3%).

The weekly median household income was $3,250 (annually $169,000) and the weekly median personal income was $971 (annually $50,492).

Catchments
Pullenvale is separated into two different catchments for public primary schools. Most of the suburb is in the catchment of Pullenvale State School while the north-eastern part is in the catchment of Kenmore State School. As for public secondary schools, Pullenvale is in the catchment of Kenmore State High School.

Schools
Public schools
 * Pullenvale State School

Private schools
 * Brisbane Independent School

Real estate
"The winding roads of Pullenvale are lined with boutique rural acreage and very generous character homes with a strong pastoral feel (and the occasional tennis court)."

- Realestate.com.au

When the 2016 census was held, the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,800 and median weekly rent was $675.

At the time, Pullenvale was home to 1,018 private dwellings. 93.8% of the dwellings were occupied. Of these occupied dwellings, all of them were separate houses; there were no semi-detached houses or apartments. The average number of a dwelling's bedrooms was 4.3 and the average number of people in a Pullenvale household was 3.3.

Property market
From February 2020 to February 2021, the median price for a house on the market was $1,280,000 and the median weekly rent for a house was $950. Most property listings in Pullenvale were for houses to buy.

From 2015 to 2020, house prices in Pullenvale rose 33.1%.

Crime and safety
See more: Category:Pullenvale crime rates