Teneriffe vs Bulimba

Teneriffe is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Bulimba. In Teneriffe, about half of households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Bulimba, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Teneriffe: a median of $4.2 million, against $2.2 million in Bulimba. Teneriffe is closer to the city centre: 3.6 km, against 9.3 km. On these figures, Teneriffe tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Bulimba suits buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Bulimba

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (46% vs 10%)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 3)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bulimba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($2,200,000 vs $4,200,000)
  • has cheaper units ($985,000 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Teneriffe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (53% vs 38%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Teneriffe

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (3.6 km vs 9.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (10 min vs 19 min)
  • is more walkable (93/100 vs 82/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Teneriffe

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (90% vs 54%)
  • is more walkable (93/100 vs 82/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Teneriffe returns a higher gross yield on units (3.4% vs 2.6%)
  • Bulimba is growing faster (11.4% vs 3.5%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Teneriffe and Bulimba drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Teneriffe Bulimba
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Teneriffe Bulimba
Walkability 93 / 82
Teneriffe — Walkability: 93/100 Bulimba — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 35 / 33
Teneriffe — Safety: 35/100 Bulimba — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Teneriffe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bulimba — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bulimba has more residents (7,623 vs 5,520); Bulimba skews older (40 vs 37).

Teneriffe Bulimba
Population 5,520 7,623
+38% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +11.4%
Median age 37 40
Median household income $137,540/yr $145,860/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $510/wk
+2% vs other
 $500/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Teneriffe Bulimba
0-4 3.7% / 5.5%
Teneriffe — 0-4: 3.7% Bulimba — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 4.7% / 12.3%
Teneriffe — 5-14: 4.7% Bulimba — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 2.0% / 5.6%
Teneriffe — 15-19: 2.0% Bulimba — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.5% / 5.0%
Teneriffe — 20-24: 5.5% Bulimba — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 28.3% / 13.3%
Teneriffe — 25-34: 28.3% Bulimba — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 20.0% / 16.3%
Teneriffe — 35-44: 20.0% Bulimba — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 14.1% / 15.9%
Teneriffe — 45-54: 14.1% Bulimba — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 12.2% / 12.9%
Teneriffe — 55-64: 12.2% Bulimba — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 6.8% / 8.1%
Teneriffe — 65-74: 6.8% Bulimba — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 2.2% / 3.9%
Teneriffe — 75-84: 2.2% Bulimba — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 0.3% / 1.4%
Teneriffe — 85+: 0.3% Bulimba — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Teneriffe 58.8% lone person
Teneriffe — Lone Person: 58.8% Teneriffe — Couple Families: 20.3% Teneriffe — One Parent Families: 7.1% Teneriffe — Group Household: 12.3% Teneriffe — Other Families: 1.6%
Bulimba 36.9% lone person
Bulimba — Lone Person: 36.9% Bulimba — Couple Families: 44.7% Bulimba — One Parent Families: 12.0% Bulimba — Group Household: 5.0% Bulimba — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Teneriffe 52.9% renting
Teneriffe — Owned Outright: 18.1% Teneriffe — Mortgage: 29.0% Teneriffe — Renting: 52.9%
Bulimba 37.5% renting
Bulimba — Owned Outright: 27.7% Bulimba — Mortgage: 34.8% Bulimba — Renting: 37.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Teneriffe Bulimba
Bachelor Degree 34.4% / 24.8%
Teneriffe — Bachelor Degree: 34.4% Bulimba — Bachelor Degree: 24.8%
Postgraduate Degree 12.9% / 9.4%
Teneriffe — Postgraduate Degree: 12.9% Bulimba — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.6%
Teneriffe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Bulimba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Certificate III & IV 7.0% / 8.0%
Teneriffe — Certificate III & IV: 7.0% Bulimba — Certificate III & IV: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.7% / 3.7%
Teneriffe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7% Bulimba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Teneriffe Bulimba
England 5.2% / 6.8%
Teneriffe — England: 5.2% Bulimba — England: 6.8%
New Zealand 3.6% / 3.5%
Teneriffe — New Zealand: 3.6% Bulimba — New Zealand: 3.5%
South Africa 1.2% / 1.4%
Teneriffe — South Africa: 1.2% Bulimba — South Africa: 1.4%
Scotland 0.7% / 1.0%
Teneriffe — Scotland: 0.7% Bulimba — Scotland: 1.0%
Canada 0.9% / 0.5%
Teneriffe — Canada: 0.9% Bulimba — Canada: 0.5%
Brazil — / 0.7%
Teneriffe — Brazil: not among its largest Bulimba — Brazil: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Teneriffe 88.5% flats / apartments
Teneriffe — Flats / Apartments: 88.5% Teneriffe — Houses: 10.0% Teneriffe — Townhouses: 1.5%
Bulimba 39.6% flats / apartments
Bulimba — Flats / Apartments: 39.6% Bulimba — Houses: 45.7% Bulimba — Townhouses: 14.7%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Teneriffe Bulimba
Median house price $4,200,000 $2,200,000
Median unit price $1,150,000 $985,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 19 sales
 24 days
from 91 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Teneriffe Bulimba
3 bed $3.86M / $1.81M
Teneriffe — 3 bed: $3.86M (8 sales) Bulimba — 3 bed: $1.81M (28 sales)

8 vs 28 sales

4 bed $3.9M / $2.16M
Teneriffe — 4 bed: $3.9M (7 sales) Bulimba — 4 bed: $2.16M (33 sales)

7 vs 33 sales

5 bed $4.83M / $3M
Teneriffe — 5 bed: $4.83M (7 sales) Bulimba — 5 bed: $3M (34 sales)

7 vs 34 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Teneriffe Bulimba
1 bed $745K / $806K
Teneriffe — 1 bed: $745K (57 sales) Bulimba — 1 bed: $806K (7 sales)

57 vs 7 sales

2 bed $1.15M / $910K
Teneriffe — 2 bed: $1.15M (126 sales) Bulimba — 2 bed: $910K (62 sales)

126 vs 62 sales

3 bed $2.02M / $1.51M
Teneriffe — 3 bed: $2.02M (50 sales) Bulimba — 3 bed: $1.51M (24 sales)

50 vs 24 sales

Development activity

Teneriffe Bulimba
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Teneriffe Bulimba
Houses — 2.8%
$1,200/wk on $2.2M
Units 3.4%
$868/wk on $1.32M
 2.6%
$800/wk on $1.57M

Ranking within QLD

Teneriffe Bulimba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 8% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 3% of QLD

Liveability

Teneriffe is more walkable (93 vs 82).

Teneriffe Bulimba
Grade A+
same for both
Score 85/100 82/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Teneriffe Bulimba
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Teneriffe Bulimba
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 1.3 km
 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 2.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 2.8%

Schools in Teneriffe

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Bulimba

  • Bulimba State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Teneriffe Bulimba
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 13 24
Parks & reserves 3 11
Childcare 0 4
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Bulimba sits further from the CBD (9.3 km vs 3.6 km).

Teneriffe Bulimba
Walkability score 93/100 82/100
Distance to Brisbane 3.6 km 9.3 km
+158% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 19 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 112.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 124.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.2%
postcode 4005
 3.3%
postcode 4171
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 10
postcode 4005
 40
postcode 4171

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Teneriffe Bulimba
Car (driver) 38.0% / 50.4%
Teneriffe — Car (driver): 38.0% Bulimba — Car (driver): 50.4%
Worked from Home 35.3% / 37.4%
Teneriffe — Worked from Home: 35.3% Bulimba — Worked from Home: 37.4%
Walked Only 10.9% / 2.7%
Teneriffe — Walked Only: 10.9% Bulimba — Walked Only: 2.7%
Bus 8.5% / 4.5%
Teneriffe — Bus: 8.5% Bulimba — Bus: 4.5%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 2.9%
Teneriffe — Car (passenger): 3.8% Bulimba — Car (passenger): 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.4%).

Setting

Teneriffe Bulimba
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.7 km
4.4 km to a named beach
 6.4 km
4.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Teneriffe Bulimba
Connectivity score 69/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the building Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
3,800 premises
 40%
4,086 premises

Climate

Teneriffe Bulimba
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Teneriffe Bulimba
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³ 5.3 µg/m³
PM10 14.7 µg/m³ 15.0 µg/m³
NO₂ — 0.68 pphm

Council rates

Teneriffe Bulimba
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Teneriffe Bulimba
Division Brisbane Griffith
Member Madonna Jarrett Renee Coffey
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Teneriffe Bulimba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Teneriffe

Apartments Cafe Culture Inner Parks Premium Professionals Urban

Bulimba

Apartments Cafe Culture Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Urban

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