Suburb in Brisbane

Sunnybank, QLD

Sunnybank had a population of 8,892 at the 2021 Census (+2.2% since 2016). Median age 35.0. Median weekly household income $1,586. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Sunnybank at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Brisbane - South

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Sunnybank's population grew by 2.2% to 8,892, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 35.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 9.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.4%.

40.1% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 35.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.7% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,863 households.

The median household earns $1,586 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $400 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,000 a month.

58.9% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 59.9% use a language other than English at home. 47.9% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Sunnybank beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureSunnybankQLDAustralia
Population8,8925,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+2.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age35.038.038.0
Households2,8631,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.7%12.5%14.3%
Renting40.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright35.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,586$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$400$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,000$1,733$1,863
Born overseas58.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home59.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion47.9%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+2.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7,9482011
  2. 8,6972016
  3. 8,8922021

Age

Median age 35.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Sunnybank Queensland
Share of people by age, Sunnybank and Queensland
0–99.8%
10–1910.5%
20–2918.9%
30–3917.4%
40–4912.6%
50–599.5%
60–699.9%
70–797.1%
80+4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Sunnybank at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Chinese36.9%
  2. English19.0%
  3. Australian13.7%
  4. Irish5.5%
  5. Scottish4.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin28.1%
  2. Cantonese7.1%
  3. Korean3.2%
  4. Vietnamese2.7%
  5. Punjabi1.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. China17.6%
  2. Taiwan7.8%
  3. India3.7%
  4. New Zealand3.1%
  5. the Philippines3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Sunnybank

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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