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Upper Mount Gravatt vs Sunnybank
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Upper Mount Gravatt profile · Sunnybank profile
Upper Mount Gravatt Sunnybank
Upper Mount Gravatt and Sunnybank are neighbouring areas in Brisbane with distinct profiles. Sunnybank is far more multicultural, with 56% of people born overseas and 56.8% using another language at home, compared to 38.8% and 33.2% in Upper Mount Gravatt. Housing differs sharply too; Sunnybank has far more detached houses (86%) and larger homes, while Upper Mount Gravatt has far more flats and apartments. The two areas also differ in income, with the typical weekly family income well higher in Upper Mount Gravatt at $2,057, compared to $1,604 in Sunnybank.
These two areas share many similarities, including almost identical shares of children under 15 and people aged 65 and over. They also have very similar rates of Year 12 completion and unpaid care. While they track together on these points, other gaps are shifting. The difference in home ownership and the number of large bedrooms has widened since 2011, while the gap in the proportion of overseas-born residents has narrowed.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,851
- First area, 2016: 9,396
- First area, 2021: 10,988
- Second area, 2011: 8,090
- Second area, 2016: 8,856
- Second area, 2021: 9,033
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 32 yrs
- First area, 2021: 33 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 Upper Mount Gravatt: 1.5% males, 2.4% females; 85+ in Sunnybank: 0.8% males, 1.1% females
- 80–84 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 1.0% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Sunnybank: 1.2% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 1.4% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Sunnybank: 1.3% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 70–74 in Sunnybank: 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 65–69 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 1.4% males, 1.6% females; 65–69 in Sunnybank: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 1.8% males, 2.2% females; 60–64 in Sunnybank: 2.3% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 55–59 in Sunnybank: 2.4% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 2.3% males, 2.1% females; 50–54 in Sunnybank: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 45–49 in Sunnybank: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Sunnybank: 3.5% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 4.3% males, 4.3% females; 35–39 in Sunnybank: 4.0% males, 3.8% females
- 30–34 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 4.5% males, 4.8% females; 30–34 in Sunnybank: 5.1% males, 4.6% females
- 25–29 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 5.7% males, 5.3% females; 25–29 in Sunnybank: 5.8% males, 4.6% females
- 20–24 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 5.5% males, 5.4% females; 20–24 in Sunnybank: 4.6% males, 3.8% females
- 15–19 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Sunnybank: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 10–14 in Sunnybank: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Sunnybank: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in Upper Mount Gravatt: 2.6% males, 2.4% 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: $527
- First area, 2016: $571
- First area, 2021: $746
- Second area, 2011: $417
- Second area, 2016: $461
- Second area, 2021: $630
- First area, 2011: $1,156
- First area, 2016: $1,352
- First area, 2021: $1,664
- Second area, 2011: $1,086
- Second area, 2016: $1,329
- Second area, 2021: $1,593
- First area, 2011: $1,459
- First area, 2016: $1,666
- First area, 2021: $2,057
- 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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $360
- First area, 2016: $400
- First area, 2021: $415
- Second area, 2011: $360
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $1,960
- First area, 2021: $1,967
- Second area, 2011: $1,895
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,961
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- 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
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Upper Mount Gravatt vs Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/303031065/upper-mount-gravatt/vs/303061079/sunnybank