Suburb in Mackay

Sunnyside, QLD

Sunnyside had a population of 127 at the 2021 Census (−12.4% since 2016). Median age 37.0. Median weekly household income $1,875. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Sunnyside at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Sunnyside's population shrank by 12.4% to 127, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 37.0 is close to the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 20.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.1%.

21.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 35.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 42 households.

The median household earns $1,875 a week, above the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $275 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,051 a month.

9.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.4% use a language other than English at home. 36.3% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Sunnyside beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureSunnysideQLDAustralia
Population1275,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−12.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age37.038.038.0
Households421,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting21.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright35.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,875$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$275$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,051$1,733$1,863
Born overseas9.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.4%14.1%23.6%
No religion36.3%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

−12.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1512011
  2. 1452016
  3. 1272021

Age

Median age 37.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Sunnyside Queensland
Share of people by age, Sunnyside and Queensland
0–920.5%
10–1912.6%
20–2916.5%
30–3912.6%
40–497.9%
50–5913.4%
60–6913.4%
70–797.1%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Sunnyside at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian54.6%
  2. English40.3%
  3. Maltese14.3%
  4. Scottish10.9%
  5. German8.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans3.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. South Korea2.4%

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

Around Sunnyside

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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