Compare
Eight Mile Plains vs Sunnybank
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.0 km apart · Eight Mile Plains profile · Sunnybank profile
Eight Mile Plains Sunnybank
Eight Mile Plains and Sunnybank are neighbouring areas in Brisbane with very different profiles. Eight Mile Plains is more affluent, with a typical family income of $2,055 per week compared to $1,604 in Sunnybank, and it has a higher share of university graduates (39.5% versus 33.1%). Sunnybank is much more focused on services and infrastructure, with 7 schools compared to just 2 in Eight Mile Plains, and nearly every home (99.7%) is within a 15-minute walk of groceries. Sunnybank also has a far higher share of detached houses at 86.0%, while Eight Mile Plains has more townhouses.
Since 2011, the two areas have moved further apart in several key ways, with the gaps widening for detached housing, university degrees, and high earners. Despite these trends, they remain very similar in their cultural makeup; both are among the highest in the nation for people born overseas, with Eight Mile Plains at 53.0% and Sunnybank at 56.0%. They also share almost identical household sizes, with about 3 people per home in both areas.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 14,080
- First area, 2016: 15,159
- First area, 2021: 15,186
- Second area, 2011: 8,090
- Second area, 2016: 8,856
- Second area, 2021: 9,033
- First area, 2011: 33 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Eight Mile Plains: 0.5% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in Sunnybank: 0.8% males, 1.1% females
- 80–84 in Eight Mile Plains: 0.8% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Sunnybank: 1.2% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Eight Mile Plains: 1.3% males, 1.1% females; 75–79 in Sunnybank: 1.3% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Eight Mile Plains: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 70–74 in Sunnybank: 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 65–69 in Eight Mile Plains: 2.2% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Sunnybank: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Eight Mile Plains: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 60–64 in Sunnybank: 2.3% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Eight Mile Plains: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 55–59 in Sunnybank: 2.4% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Eight Mile Plains: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Sunnybank: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Eight Mile Plains: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Sunnybank: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Eight Mile Plains: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Sunnybank: 3.5% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Eight Mile Plains: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in Sunnybank: 4.0% males, 3.8% females
- 30–34 in Eight Mile Plains: 4.4% males, 4.7% females; 30–34 in Sunnybank: 5.1% males, 4.6% females
- 25–29 in Eight Mile Plains: 4.4% males, 4.0% females; 25–29 in Sunnybank: 5.8% males, 4.6% females
- 20–24 in Eight Mile Plains: 4.1% males, 3.5% females; 20–24 in Sunnybank: 4.6% males, 3.8% females
- 15–19 in Eight Mile Plains: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Sunnybank: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Eight Mile Plains: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Sunnybank: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in Eight Mile Plains: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Sunnybank: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in Eight Mile Plains: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Sunnybank: 2.5% males, 2.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $572
- First area, 2016: $611
- First area, 2021: $777
- Second area, 2011: $417
- Second area, 2016: $461
- Second area, 2021: $630
- First area, 2011: $1,472
- First area, 2016: $1,618
- First area, 2021: $1,942
- Second area, 2011: $1,086
- Second area, 2016: $1,329
- Second area, 2021: $1,593
- First area, 2011: $1,637
- First area, 2016: $1,713
- First area, 2021: $2,055
- Second area, 2011: $1,189
- Second area, 2016: $1,367
- Second area, 2021: $1,604
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $385
- First area, 2016: $415
- First area, 2021: $420
- Second area, 2011: $360
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $1,900
- First area, 2021: $1,831
- Second area, 2011: $1,895
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,961
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
Compare Eight Mile Plains with nearby areas
Compare Sunnybank with nearby areas
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Eight Mile Plains vs Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/303031060/eight-mile-plains/vs/303061079/sunnybank