Bulimba is a pet and family-friendly neighbourhood. Pram-pushing mums, dog walkers and boisterous playgrounds are common sights around the suburb. Young families with kids, professionals, singles, retirees and tourists flock to Bulimba. 71% of the neighbourhood’s residents are within the years of 15 to 64 years old. The median age is 37, 18.3% are under 14 years old and 10.7% of its residents are 65 years old and above. 48.3% of its residents are married, 41.7% of which doesn’t have children. 31.2% of the suburb residents are students and 38.8% of Bulimba’s residents who are 15 years old and above have a bachelor’s degree or higher.

There’s a health care facility for everyone in Bulimba – the Regis Bulimba is an aged care centre, the DOGi Daycare is a dog day care centre. Child day care facilities include the Bulimba Family Daycare, Bulimba Child Care Centre and the Little Jellybeanz Children’s Activity and Learning Centre. Bulimba State School services the neighbourhood, while nearby schools include St Peter and Paul Catholic School in Balmoral and Morningside State School in Morningside. Medical facilities include the Oxford Street Medical Centre, Homeopathic Healing Centre, Australian Skin Clinics and Bulimba Dermatology.

Bulimba’s Oxford Street is lined with trees, charming outdoors cafés, restaurants, ice cream shops, travel agencies, bars, clothing stores, deli shops, florists, bakeries, salons, hairdressers, houseware stores, dentists, dermatologists and optometrist shops, bookstores, liquor stores and more restaurants and coffee shops. Also, along Oxford Street are the Bulimba Cineplex and Woolworths. Nearby is the Bulimba Riverside Park where families and pets can play, barbecue and enjoy river views. The Vic Lucas Park located at the north western corner of the suburb is a 5-hectare park with playgrounds, picnic stations and plenty of green spaces. Link Living Property Management’s recommendations in Bulimba include Acai Brothers on Godwin Street, Coco Bliss Bulimba on Oxford Street, and Oxford 152 on Oxford street for some great food and drinks.

The Brisbane CBD can be easily accessed via a scenic ferry ride along the river. Bulimba has two ferry terminals and both CityCat and CityFerry service the community. Brisbane Transport buses also ply the area with several bus stations across the neighbourhood. The city centre can be reached in 37 minutes by train, 17 minutes by car, 22 minutes on a bicycle and 57 minutes on foot.

Most of Bulimba is dedicated to residential neighbourhoods – lined with renovated Queenslanders and newly-built modern houses. However, recent riverside developments added apartment complexes to the mix. Homes in Bulimba are mostly separate houses are 48.7%, condo units and apartment flats are at 37.6% and the remaining 13.5% is a combination of terrace houses, townhouses and rowhouses. 69.8% are family households, 24.4% are single or lone person households and 5.8% are group or cohabiting households. 24% of the homes are owned outright, 32.1% are owned with a mortgage and 41.8% are rented.

Link Living is a boutique property management company in Fortitude Valley that services properties in Brisbane and its surrounding suburbs including Bulimba. We offer investors and tenants a fun, personal and professional service. Communication is key and with a progressive eye on cloud-based services and technology, you are always in the loop with your property.

So, if you have a property to sell or rent out, you came to the right place. Contact us today for a free consultation and we will provide you with a thorough finance health check and negative gearing advice on your property and how your investment could make a living for your life.