Sunnybank vs Eight Mile Plains

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Eight Mile Plains, about half of households are couple families. Sunnybank is closer to the city centre: 14.5 km, against 16.3 km. On these figures, Eight Mile Plains tends to suit couples.

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

Eight Mile Plains

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (31 vs 13)
  • has more childcare (13 vs 7)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 89/100)
  • 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

Eight Mile Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land 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 the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 71/100)

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 has more GPs (7 vs 5)
  • Eight Mile Plains has more units and townhouses to downsize into (36% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Eight Mile Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.4% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Sunnybank and Eight Mile Plains 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 Eight Mile Plains
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 Eight Mile Plains
Walkability 95 / 71
Sunnybank — Walkability: 95/100 Eight Mile Plains — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 11 / 37
Sunnybank — Safety: 11/100 Eight Mile Plains — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Sunnybank — Low fire risk: 100/100 Eight Mile Plains — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Eight Mile Plains has more residents (15,326 vs 8,892); Eight Mile Plains has higher household incomes ($99,684 vs $82,472).

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
Population 8,892 15,326
+72% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.2% +0.0%
Median age 35 36
Median household income $82,472/yr $99,684/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $420/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
0-4 4.6% / 5.8%
Sunnybank — 0-4: 4.6% Eight Mile Plains — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 10.5% / 11.7%
Sunnybank — 5-14: 10.5% Eight Mile Plains — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.4% / 5.0%
Sunnybank — 15-19: 5.4% Eight Mile Plains — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 8.4% / 7.5%
Sunnybank — 20-24: 8.4% Eight Mile Plains — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 20.1% / 17.3%
Sunnybank — 25-34: 20.1% Eight Mile Plains — 25-34: 17.3%
35-44 14.4% / 15.4%
Sunnybank — 35-44: 14.4% Eight Mile Plains — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 10.8% / 11.4%
Sunnybank — 45-54: 10.8% Eight Mile Plains — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 9.6% / 10.3%
Sunnybank — 55-64: 9.6% Eight Mile Plains — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 9.0% / 8.7%
Sunnybank — 65-74: 9.0% Eight Mile Plains — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 5.4% / 4.6%
Sunnybank — 75-84: 5.4% Eight Mile Plains — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 2.0% / 2.4%
Sunnybank — 85+: 2.0% Eight Mile Plains — 85+: 2.4%

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%
Eight Mile Plains 52.1% couple families
Eight Mile Plains — Couple Families: 52.1% Eight Mile Plains — Lone Person: 24.7% Eight Mile Plains — One Parent Families: 14.0% Eight Mile Plains — Group Household: 7.1% Eight Mile Plains — Other Families: 2.1%
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%
Eight Mile Plains 35.0% renting
Eight Mile Plains — Owned Outright: 32.8% Eight Mile Plains — Mortgage: 32.3% Eight Mile Plains — Renting: 35.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
Bachelor Degree 18.7% / 20.4%
Sunnybank — Bachelor Degree: 18.7% Eight Mile Plains — Bachelor Degree: 20.4%
Postgraduate Degree 7.5% / 9.7%
Sunnybank — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5% Eight Mile Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7%
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 8.0%
Sunnybank — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Eight Mile Plains — Certificate III & IV: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.1%
Sunnybank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Eight Mile Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.0%
Sunnybank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Eight Mile Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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 Eight Mile Plains
China 16.9% / 11.7%
Sunnybank — China: 16.9% Eight Mile Plains — China: 11.7%
Taiwan 7.5% / 4.7%
Sunnybank — Taiwan: 7.5% Eight Mile Plains — Taiwan: 4.7%
India 3.6% / 6.7%
Sunnybank — India: 3.6% Eight Mile Plains — India: 6.7%
New Zealand 2.9% / 2.8%
Sunnybank — New Zealand: 2.9% Eight Mile Plains — New Zealand: 2.8%
Philippines 2.9% / 1.2%
Sunnybank — Philippines: 2.9% Eight Mile Plains — Philippines: 1.2%
Malaysia 1.8% / 1.8%
Sunnybank — Malaysia: 1.8% Eight Mile Plains — Malaysia: 1.8%

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%
Eight Mile Plains 64.4% houses
Eight Mile Plains — Houses: 64.4% Eight Mile Plains — Townhouses: 26.1% Eight Mile Plains — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
Median house price $1,550,000 $1,569,000
Median unit price $725,000 $775,000
Median land price $928,000 $1,021,888
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 87 sales
 21 days
from 83 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 Eight Mile Plains
3 bed $1.32M / $1.3M
Sunnybank — 3 bed: $1.32M (49 sales) Eight Mile Plains — 3 bed: $1.3M (16 sales)

49 vs 16 sales

4 bed $1.53M / $1.52M
Sunnybank — 4 bed: $1.53M (43 sales) Eight Mile Plains — 4 bed: $1.52M (37 sales)

43 vs 37 sales

5 bed $1.76M / $1.92M
Sunnybank — 5 bed: $1.76M (27 sales) Eight Mile Plains — 5 bed: $1.92M (35 sales)

27 vs 35 sales

6 bed $1.78M / $2.17M
Sunnybank — 6 bed: $1.78M (13 sales) Eight Mile Plains — 6 bed: $2.17M (12 sales)

13 vs 12 sales

Development activity

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
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 Eight Mile Plains
Houses 2.7%
$750/wk on $1.46M
 4.4%
$780/wk on $924K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 74% of QLD
Schools Higher than 84% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 100% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD

Liveability

Sunnybank is more walkable (95 vs 71); Eight Mile Plains scores higher overall (74 vs 64).

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
Grade B A
Score 64/100 74/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Sunnybank carries more crime risk (89 vs 63).

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 12
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
Inside the suburb 7 2
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 3.3 km
 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 5.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 3.7%

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 Eight Mile Plains

  • Warrigal Road State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Eight Mile Plains State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
Supermarkets 5 2
Cafes & restaurants 43 10
Parks & reserves 13 31
Childcare 7 13
GPs 7 5
Pharmacies 6 2
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 9 3
Fuel stations 1 6
Waterways 8 11

Mobility

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
Walkability score 95/100 71/100
Distance to Brisbane 14.5 km 16.3 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 19 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 264.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 190.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 4109
 2.5%
postcode 4113
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4109
 60
postcode 4113

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 Eight Mile Plains
Car (driver) 61.6% / 63.6%
Sunnybank — Car (driver): 61.6% Eight Mile Plains — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 19.2%
Sunnybank — Worked from Home: 14.3% Eight Mile Plains — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Bus 7.9% / 9.2%
Sunnybank — Bus: 7.9% Eight Mile Plains — Bus: 9.2%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 5.3%
Sunnybank — Car (passenger): 7.3% Eight Mile Plains — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Train 5.6% / 0.8%
Sunnybank — Train: 5.6% Eight Mile Plains — Train: 0.8%
Walked Only 3.0% / 1.3%
Sunnybank — Walked Only: 3.0% Eight Mile Plains — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.6%).

Setting

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
Elevation 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.4 km 15.3 km

NBN connectivity

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
Connectivity score 73/100 72/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
4,042 premises
 14%
6,642 premises

Climate

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
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 Eight Mile Plains
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ 5.3 µg/m³
PM10 17.3 µg/m³ 14.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.99 pphm 0.48 pphm

Council rates

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
Division Moreton
same for both
Member Julie-Ann Campbell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sunnybank Eight Mile Plains
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

Eight Mile Plains

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Townhouses Transport Hub

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