Sunnybank Hills vs Sunnybank

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sunnybank Hills, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sunnybank: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.35 million in Sunnybank Hills. Sunnybank is closer to the city centre: 14.5 km, against 16.9 km. On these figures, Sunnybank Hills tends to suit couples, while Sunnybank suits share households.

Sunnybank Hills has a significantly larger population of 18,085 compared to Sunnybank's 8,892, and offers higher median household income at $89,700 versus $82,472. Sunnybank, however, is closer to the CBD at 14.5 km and has a notably higher walkability score of 95 compared to Sunnybank Hills' 72, making it more pedestrian-friendly. Sunnybank Hills has lower crime risk at 70 versus Sunnybank's 89. House prices are lower in Sunnybank Hills at $1,350,000 against $1,550,000, though unit prices are comparable. Sunnybank Hills suits buyers seeking a larger, quieter community with better walkability, while Sunnybank appeals to those prioritising proximity to the city centre.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Sunnybank Hills

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (31 vs 13)
  • carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 89/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 58%)
  • But Sunnybank has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Sunnybank Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,350,000 vs $1,550,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Sunnybank

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 72/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (14.5 km vs 16.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Sunnybank Hills carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 89/100)
  • Sunnybank is more walkable (95/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Sunnybank Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.4% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
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.

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Walkability 72 / 95
Sunnybank Hills — Walkability: 72/100 Sunnybank — Walkability: 95/100
Safety 30 / 11
Sunnybank Hills — Safety: 30/100 Sunnybank — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Sunnybank Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sunnybank — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sunnybank Hills has more residents (18,085 vs 8,892); Sunnybank Hills skews older (37 vs 35).

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Population 18,085
+51% vs other
 8,892
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +2.2%
Median age 37 35
Median household income $89,700/yr
+8% vs other
 $82,472/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+2% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
0-4 5.8% / 4.6%
Sunnybank Hills — 0-4: 5.8% Sunnybank — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 12.4% / 10.5%
Sunnybank Hills — 5-14: 12.4% Sunnybank — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 5.1% / 5.4%
Sunnybank Hills — 15-19: 5.1% Sunnybank — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.8% / 8.4%
Sunnybank Hills — 20-24: 6.8% Sunnybank — 20-24: 8.4%
25-34 15.5% / 20.1%
Sunnybank Hills — 25-34: 15.5% Sunnybank — 25-34: 20.1%
35-44 15.4% / 14.4%
Sunnybank Hills — 35-44: 15.4% Sunnybank — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 10.6% / 10.8%
Sunnybank Hills — 45-54: 10.6% Sunnybank — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 10.9% / 9.6%
Sunnybank Hills — 55-64: 10.9% Sunnybank — 55-64: 9.6%
65-74 9.9% / 9.0%
Sunnybank Hills — 65-74: 9.9% Sunnybank — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 5.4% / 5.4%
Sunnybank Hills — 75-84: 5.4% Sunnybank — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 2.2% / 2.0%
Sunnybank Hills — 85+: 2.2% Sunnybank — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sunnybank Hills 51.7% couple families
Sunnybank Hills — Couple Families: 51.7% Sunnybank Hills — Lone Person: 22.2% Sunnybank Hills — One Parent Families: 17.3% Sunnybank Hills — Group Household: 6.7% Sunnybank Hills — Other Families: 2.1%
Sunnybank 40.5% couple families
Sunnybank — Couple Families: 40.5% Sunnybank — Lone Person: 26.4% Sunnybank — One Parent Families: 17.5% Sunnybank — Group Household: 12.8% Sunnybank — Other Families: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sunnybank Hills 31.3% renting
Sunnybank Hills — Owned Outright: 36.8% Sunnybank Hills — Mortgage: 31.9% Sunnybank Hills — Renting: 31.3%
Sunnybank 41.2% renting
Sunnybank — Owned Outright: 36.8% Sunnybank — Mortgage: 22.0% Sunnybank — Renting: 41.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Bachelor Degree 17.2% / 18.7%
Sunnybank Hills — Bachelor Degree: 17.2% Sunnybank — Bachelor Degree: 18.7%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 8.8%
Sunnybank Hills — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Sunnybank — Certificate III & IV: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.2%
Sunnybank Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Sunnybank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.8% / 7.5%
Sunnybank Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 7.8% Sunnybank — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.9%
Sunnybank Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Sunnybank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
China 15.1% / 16.9%
Sunnybank Hills — China: 15.1% Sunnybank — China: 16.9%
Taiwan 6.0% / 7.5%
Sunnybank Hills — Taiwan: 6.0% Sunnybank — Taiwan: 7.5%
India 4.0% / 3.6%
Sunnybank Hills — India: 4.0% Sunnybank — India: 3.6%
New Zealand 3.3% / 2.9%
Sunnybank Hills — New Zealand: 3.3% Sunnybank — New Zealand: 2.9%
Vietnam 2.0% / 2.6%
Sunnybank Hills — Vietnam: 2.0% Sunnybank — Vietnam: 2.6%
Philippines 1.6% / 2.9%
Sunnybank Hills — Philippines: 1.6% Sunnybank — Philippines: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sunnybank Hills 84.7% houses
Sunnybank Hills — Houses: 84.7% Sunnybank Hills — Townhouses: 13.6% Sunnybank Hills — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Sunnybank 85.8% houses
Sunnybank — Houses: 85.8% Sunnybank — Townhouses: 13.1% Sunnybank — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Median house price $1,350,000 $1,550,000
Median unit price $695,000 $725,000
Median land price — $928,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 132 sales
 29 days
from 87 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.

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
3 bed $1.11M / $1.32M
Sunnybank Hills — 3 bed: $1.11M (71 sales) Sunnybank — 3 bed: $1.32M (49 sales)

71 vs 49 sales

4 bed $1.4M / $1.53M
Sunnybank Hills — 4 bed: $1.4M (76 sales) Sunnybank — 4 bed: $1.53M (43 sales)

76 vs 43 sales

5 bed $1.77M / $1.76M
Sunnybank Hills — 5 bed: $1.77M (37 sales) Sunnybank — 5 bed: $1.76M (27 sales)

37 vs 27 sales

6 bed $2.18M / $1.78M
Sunnybank Hills — 6 bed: $2.18M (10 sales) Sunnybank — 6 bed: $1.78M (13 sales)

10 vs 13 sales

Development activity

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
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.

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Houses 3.4%
$750/wk on $1.15M
 2.7%
$750/wk on $1.46M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
House price —
same for both
Income —
same for both
Schools — Higher than 84% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 100% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 7% of QLD

Liveability

Sunnybank is more walkable (95 vs 72).

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Grade B
same for both
Score 65/100 64/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Sunnybank carries more crime risk (89 vs 70).

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
70/100
 High
89/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 12
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Inside the suburb 2 7
Rated above peers 1 3
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 5.3 km
 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 3.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 3.9%

Schools in Sunnybank Hills

  • Sunnybank Hills State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre Independent · Combined · Special school

Schools in Sunnybank

  • Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Runcorn State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Thomas More College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Sunnybank State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Sunnybank State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Carinity Education - Southside Independent · Secondary · Special school at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Supermarkets 6 5
Cafes & restaurants 13 43
Parks & reserves 31 13
Childcare 6 7
GPs 7
same for both
Pharmacies 4 6
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 5 9
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 5 8

Mobility

Sunnybank Hills sits further from the CBD (16.9 km vs 14.5 km).

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Walkability score 72/100 95/100
Distance to Brisbane 16.9 km
+14% vs other
 14.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 18 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 359.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 264.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 4109
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4109
same for both

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.

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Car (driver) 67.4% / 61.6%
Sunnybank Hills — Car (driver): 67.4% Sunnybank — Car (driver): 61.6%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 14.3%
Sunnybank Hills — Worked from Home: 16.0% Sunnybank — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Bus 6.6% / 7.9%
Sunnybank Hills — Bus: 6.6% Sunnybank — Bus: 7.9%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 7.3%
Sunnybank Hills — Car (passenger): 5.6% Sunnybank — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Train 2.7% / 5.6%
Sunnybank Hills — Train: 2.7% Sunnybank — Train: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).

Setting

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Elevation 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.4 km 17.4 km

NBN connectivity

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Connectivity score 79/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
7,208 premises
 2%
4,042 premises

Climate

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
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)

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.99 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Division Moreton
same for both
Member Julie-Ann Campbell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sunnybank Hills Sunnybank
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sunnybank Hills

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River

Sunnybank

Cafe Culture Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium

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