Sunnybank vs Acacia Ridge

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sunnybank, most households own their home. In Acacia Ridge, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Sunnybank: a median of $1.55 million, against $862,000 in Acacia Ridge, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Acacia Ridge tends to suit families with children and 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

Sunnybank

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 10)

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

First-home buyers

Acacia Ridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($862,500 vs $1,550,000)
  • has cheaper units ($605,500 vs $725,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Acacia Ridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($335/wk vs $400/wk)

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

  • has a shorter drive in (18 min vs 23 min)
  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 84/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Sunnybank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Sunnybank and Acacia Ridge 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 Acacia Ridge
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 Acacia Ridge
Walkability 95 / 84
Sunnybank — Walkability: 95/100 Acacia Ridge — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 11 / 10
Sunnybank — Safety: 11/100 Acacia Ridge — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Sunnybank — Low fire risk: 100/100 Acacia Ridge — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sunnybank has higher household incomes ($82,472 vs $68,276); Sunnybank rents higher ($400/wk vs $335/wk).

Sunnybank Acacia Ridge
Population 8,892
+16% vs other
 7,486
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.2% +0.8%
Median age 35 34
Median household income $82,472/yr
+17% vs other
 $68,276/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+16% vs other
 $335/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sunnybank Acacia Ridge
0-4 4.6% / 7.4%
Sunnybank — 0-4: 4.6% Acacia Ridge — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 10.5% / 13.6%
Sunnybank — 5-14: 10.5% Acacia Ridge — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 5.4% / 5.4%
Sunnybank — 15-19: 5.4% Acacia Ridge — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 8.4% / 6.9%
Sunnybank — 20-24: 8.4% Acacia Ridge — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 20.1% / 17.3%
Sunnybank — 25-34: 20.1% Acacia Ridge — 25-34: 17.3%
35-44 14.4% / 13.4%
Sunnybank — 35-44: 14.4% Acacia Ridge — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 10.8% / 11.6%
Sunnybank — 45-54: 10.8% Acacia Ridge — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 9.6% / 10.0%
Sunnybank — 55-64: 9.6% Acacia Ridge — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 9.0% / 7.6%
Sunnybank — 65-74: 9.0% Acacia Ridge — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 5.4% / 4.8%
Sunnybank — 75-84: 5.4% Acacia Ridge — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 2.0% / 1.8%
Sunnybank — 85+: 2.0% Acacia Ridge — 85+: 1.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Acacia Ridge 32.6% couple families
Acacia Ridge — Couple Families: 32.6% Acacia Ridge — Lone Person: 33.1% Acacia Ridge — One Parent Families: 24.9% Acacia Ridge — Group Household: 7.0% Acacia Ridge — Other Families: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sunnybank 41.2% renting
Sunnybank — Owned Outright: 36.8% Sunnybank — Mortgage: 22.0% Sunnybank — Renting: 41.2%
Acacia Ridge 50.8% renting
Acacia Ridge — Owned Outright: 20.1% Acacia Ridge — Mortgage: 29.1% Acacia Ridge — Renting: 50.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sunnybank Acacia Ridge
Bachelor Degree 18.7% / 9.3%
Sunnybank — Bachelor Degree: 18.7% Acacia Ridge — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 13.0%
Sunnybank — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Acacia Ridge — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 6.5%
Sunnybank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Acacia Ridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 7.5% / 2.8%
Sunnybank — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5% Acacia Ridge — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.2%
Sunnybank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Acacia Ridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

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 Acacia Ridge
China 16.9% / 1.0%
Sunnybank — China: 16.9% Acacia Ridge — China: 1.0%
Taiwan 7.5% / —
Sunnybank — Taiwan: 7.5% Acacia Ridge — Taiwan: not among its largest
India 3.6% / 3.5%
Sunnybank — India: 3.6% Acacia Ridge — India: 3.5%
New Zealand 2.9% / 3.7%
Sunnybank — New Zealand: 2.9% Acacia Ridge — New Zealand: 3.7%
Philippines 2.9% / 2.0%
Sunnybank — Philippines: 2.9% Acacia Ridge — Philippines: 2.0%
Vietnam 2.6% / 1.9%
Sunnybank — Vietnam: 2.6% Acacia Ridge — Vietnam: 1.9%
England 1.5% / 2.0%
Sunnybank — England: 1.5% Acacia Ridge — England: 2.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sunnybank 85.8% houses
Sunnybank — Houses: 85.8% Sunnybank — Townhouses: 13.1% Sunnybank — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Acacia Ridge 84.7% houses
Acacia Ridge — Houses: 84.7% Acacia Ridge — Townhouses: 12.3% Acacia Ridge — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sunnybank Acacia Ridge
Median house price $1,550,000 $862,500
Median unit price $725,000 $605,500
Median land price $928,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 87 sales
 22 days
from 67 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 Acacia Ridge
3 bed $1.32M / $855K
Sunnybank — 3 bed: $1.32M (49 sales) Acacia Ridge — 3 bed: $855K (87 sales)

49 vs 87 sales

4 bed $1.53M / $939K
Sunnybank — 4 bed: $1.53M (43 sales) Acacia Ridge — 4 bed: $939K (16 sales)

43 vs 16 sales

Development activity

Sunnybank Acacia Ridge
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 Acacia Ridge
Houses 2.7%
$750/wk on $1.46M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Sunnybank Acacia Ridge
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 35% of QLD
Schools Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 100% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 7% of QLD —

Liveability

Sunnybank scores higher overall (64 vs 44); Sunnybank is more walkable (95 vs 84).

Sunnybank Acacia Ridge
Grade B C
Score 64/100 44/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Sunnybank Acacia Ridge
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 High
90/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 12
within 5 km
 21
within 5 km

Schools

Sunnybank Acacia Ridge
Inside the suburb 7 5
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 0 3
Universities within 10 km 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 3.3 km
 2
Brisbane South (Nathan), 5.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 1.4%

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

Schools in Acacia Ridge

  • Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Our Lady of Fatima Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Acacia Ridge State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Watson Road State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sunnybank Acacia Ridge
Supermarkets 5 3
Cafes & restaurants 43 1
Parks & reserves 13 10
Childcare 7 8
GPs 7 6
Pharmacies 6 2
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 9 4
Fuel stations 1 6
Waterways 8 1

Mobility

Sunnybank Acacia Ridge
Walkability score 95/100 84/100
Distance to Brisbane 14.5 km 15.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 23 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 264.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 142.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 4109
 2.2%
postcode 4110
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4109
 93
postcode 4110

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 Acacia Ridge
Car (driver) 61.6% / 73.0%
Sunnybank — Car (driver): 61.6% Acacia Ridge — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 10.8%
Sunnybank — Worked from Home: 14.3% Acacia Ridge — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 6.2%
Sunnybank — Car (passenger): 7.3% Acacia Ridge — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bus 7.9% / 4.5%
Sunnybank — Bus: 7.9% Acacia Ridge — Bus: 4.5%
Train 5.6% / 2.8%
Sunnybank — Train: 5.6% Acacia Ridge — Train: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Sunnybank Acacia Ridge
Elevation 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.4 km 19.6 km

NBN connectivity

Sunnybank Acacia Ridge
Connectivity score 73/100 79/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
4,042 premises
 20%
4,279 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Sunnybank

Cafe Culture Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium

Acacia Ridge

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks

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