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Algester vs Sunnybank Hills

Name: Algester vs Sunnybank Hills — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · Algester profile · Sunnybank Hills profile

Algester Sunnybank Hills

Sunnybank Hills and Algester are neighbouring areas in Brisbane with very different profiles. Sunnybank Hills is far more multicultural, with 52.5% of people born overseas and 54.9% using a language other than English at home. It also has more amenities and transport, with 95% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 60 public transport stops. In contrast, Algester has a larger proportion of children under 15 (21.7%) and more people working or looking for work. It also has more schools per child and a higher share of homes owned with a mortgage.

These two neighbours share a very similar typical weekly household income, with Sunnybank Hills at $1,725 and Algester at $1,716. They are also alike in their rates of volunteering and the typical income of First Nations residents. While they share these core economic traits, some gaps are narrowing; for example, the difference in the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has shrunk since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 9,065 larger in Sunnybank Hills Other language: 18.7 pts higher in Sunnybank Hills Born overseas: 11.4 pts higher in Sunnybank Hills Owned outright: 8.9 pts higher in Sunnybank Hills Under 15: 3.5 pts higher in Algester

Demographics & Identity

Population in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +9,065 larger in Sunnybank Hills gap steady

9,020 47th pct 18,085 86th pct

Median age in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +1 yrs older in Sunnybank Hills gap widening

36 yrs 29th pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

31.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.9 pts 30.9%

21.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.5 pts 18.2%

20.3% Older adults (45–64) +1.2 pts ▸ 21.6%

15.3% Seniors (65+) +2.1 pts ▸ 17.5%

10.7% Youth (15–24) +1.2 pts ▸ 11.9%

Marital status

50.1% Married +0.7 pts ▸ 50.7%

33.3% Never married +0.3 pts ▸ 33.6%

8.9% Divorced ◂ +1.0 pts 7.9%

4.0% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Algester Sunnybank Hills

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

54.9% Australia ◂ +11.9 pts 43.1%

5.8% China +9.3 pts ▸ 15.1%

4.9% New Zealand ◂ +1.6 pts 3.3%

4.4% India ◂ +0.4 pts 4.0%

2.8% England ◂ +1.2 pts 1.6%

2.0% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

0.9% Vietnam +1.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.2% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

15.0% Chinese +17.3 pts ▸ 32.3%

24.9% English ◂ +8.1 pts 16.8%

22.5% Australian ◂ +7.3 pts 15.3%

7.3% Scottish ◂ +2.9 pts 4.4%

6.9% Irish ◂ +2.2 pts 4.8%

5.9% Indian ◂ +1.2 pts 4.6%

4.1% German ◂ +1.5 pts 2.6%

2.9% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

1.4% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.7% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.8% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

59.3% English only ◂ +19.2 pts 40.1%

9.7% Mandarin +14.1 pts ▸ 23.8%

2.7% Cantonese +3.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

1.3% Vietnamese +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.4% Hindi ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

1.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.3% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

42.0% Christianity ◂ +5.7 pts 36.3%

36.1% No religion +4.2 pts ▸ 40.3%

3.6% Buddhism +3.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

6.1% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.9% Islam ◂ +2.0 pts 3.9%

3.4% Hinduism even 3.4%

2.9% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Algester in Sunnybank Hills even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +0.41 more in Algester

1.02 16th pct 0.61 3rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +11 more in Sunnybank Hills

20 51st pct 31 71st pct

Students in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +499 more in Sunnybank Hills

1,433 49th pct 1,932 61st pct

Avg size in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +250 larger in Sunnybank Hills

717 81st pct 966 91st pct

ICSEA in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +57 higher in Sunnybank Hills

1,054 67th pct 1,111 86th pct

Highest year of school

65.9% Year 12 +4.0 pts ▸ 69.8%

16.5% Year 10 ◂ +5.1 pts 11.5%

7.8% Year 9 or below +1.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.0% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 3.6%

Highest qualification level

27.0% Bachelor degree +6.3 pts ▸ 33.3%

26.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.9 pts 17.7%

16.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.9 pts 14.9%

10.3% Postgraduate degree +4.8 pts ▸ 15.1%

3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 1.4%

Field of qualification

22.6% Management & commerce +2.0 pts ▸ 24.7%

14.6% Engineering & related ◂ +0.9 pts 13.7%

11.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.1 pts 10.8%

9.4% Health +1.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

6.7% Education ◂ +0.8 pts 5.9%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.4 pts 4.6%

4.9% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.3 pts 3.6%

3.4% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +$82 higher in Algester gap narrowing

$752 39th pct $670 23rd pct

Household income in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +$9 higher in Sunnybank Hills gap narrowing

$1,716 48th pct $1,725 49th pct

Family income in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +$61 higher in Algester gap narrowing

$1,866 36th pct $1,805 32nd pct

Household income distribution

36.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 32.6%

28.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.9 pts 26.5%

13.0% Under $650 +1.7 pts ▸ 14.7%

10.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 10.2%

5.9% $4,000 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

Personal income distribution

42.5% Under $650 +3.4 pts ▸ 45.9%

34.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 32.3%

15.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 13.4%

1.6% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.0% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 7.6%

7.8% Asthma ◂ +1.8 pts 5.9%

7.5% Mental health ◂ +1.4 pts 6.1%

7.5% Arthritis ◂ +1.1 pts 6.3%

5.1% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.0% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.5% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

1.1% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.2% None +2.6 pts ▸ 70.8%

17.0% One condition ◂ +2.0 pts 15.0%

5.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%

3.2% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +69 larger in Sunnybank Hills

186 51st pct 255 61st pct

Median age in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +1 yrs older in Sunnybank Hills

20 yrs 14th pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +$15 higher in Algester

$680 58th pct $665 56th pct

Household income in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +$43 higher in Sunnybank Hills

$1,852 59th pct $1,895 61st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +0.2 larger in Sunnybank Hills gap steady

2.8 79th pct 3.0 89th pct

Family composition

60.5% Couples with children +0.7 pts ▸ 61.2%

22.5% Couples without children +0.4 pts ▸ 22.9%

15.9% One-parent families ◂ +1.5 pts 14.4%

1.1% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

32.4% 2 people ◂ +3.3 pts 29.1%

19.8% 3 people +0.4 pts ▸ 20.2%

17.4% 4 people +1.1 pts ▸ 18.4%

18.2% 1 person ◂ +1.1 pts 17.1%

7.8% 5 people +1.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.6% 6 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +$15 higher in Sunnybank Hills gap widening

$395 60th pct $410 67th pct

Mortgage in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +$103 higher in Sunnybank Hills gap widening

$1,750 44th pct $1,853 51st pct

People / bedroom in Algester in Sunnybank Hills even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +10.3 pts 30.9%

26.9% Owned outright +8.9 pts ▸ 35.7%

30.7% Rented ◂ +0.3 pts 30.3%

1.1% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.5% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

80.8% Separate house +3.9 pts ▸ 84.7%

16.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.6 pts 13.6%

1.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.2 pts 0.3%

1.2% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Bedrooms per home

49.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +12.7 pts 36.7%

37.4% 4 bedrooms +0.3 pts ▸ 37.6%

6.8% 5 or more +10.9 pts ▸ 17.7%

3.9% 2 bedrooms +0.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.2% 1 bedroom +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

69.9% $350–$549 ◂ +10.9 pts 59.0%

13.6% $200–$349 ◂ +0.4 pts 13.1%

4.4% $550–$749 +8.2 pts ▸ 12.6%

6.2% Under $200 +2.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

0.0% $750 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 35.4%

35.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.3 pts 27.7%

15.1% Under $1,000 +1.3 pts ▸ 16.4%

8.0% $3,000 or more +4.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +30 more in Sunnybank Hills

30 40th pct 60 67th pct

Stops/1k in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +0.01 more in Algester

3.33 35th pct 3.32 35th pct

Departures/1k in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +539.6 more in Sunnybank Hills

806.3 50th pct 1,345.9 69th pct

PT routes in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +11 more in Sunnybank Hills

6 43rd pct 17 82nd pct

Stop walk in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +2 longer in Sunnybank Hills

2 14th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +4 longer in Algester

19 37th pct 15 26th pct

Reach 30 min in Algester in Sunnybank Hills even

27,105 73rd pct 27,118 73rd pct

Reach 45 min in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +4,370 more in Sunnybank Hills

63,082 60th pct 67,452 61st pct

Transit to city in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +6 longer in Algester

55 44th pct 49 32nd pct

How people get to work

62.1% Car (driver) ◂ +3.0 pts 59.1%

14.4% Worked at home ◂ +0.4 pts 14.0%

4.4% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.3% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.3% Train +1.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.7% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

42.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.5 pts 39.4%

35.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.3 pts 33.6%

13.2% 3 vehicles +1.4 pts ▸ 14.7%

5.2% 4 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.6% No vehicle +1.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 15.1%

9.2% Retail trade +0.8 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.5% Construction ◂ +2.1 pts 6.4%

6.2% Accommodation & food +2.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

8.1% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 8.0%

6.6% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.6% Manufacturing ◂ +0.5 pts 7.2%

7.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.8 pts 6.3%

5.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 4.7%

4.4% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 3.7%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

3.5% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

21.0% Professionals +2.9 pts ▸ 23.9%

14.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.3 pts 12.5%

13.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.6 pts 12.2%

11.9% Community & personal service ◂ +0.1 pts 11.9%

9.3% Labourers +1.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.0% Managers +1.6 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.4 pts 7.3%

7.8% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +1 higher in Sunnybank Hills

5 43rd pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +1 higher in Algester

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Algester in Sunnybank Hills even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +2 higher in Sunnybank Hills

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +15 higher in Sunnybank Hills

984 45th pct 999 51st pct

ERP in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +9,537 higher in Sunnybank Hills

10,205 49th pct 19,742 86th pct

Growth in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +4.6 pts higher in Algester

11.7% 86th pct 7.1% 69th pct

Businesses in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +1,333 higher in Sunnybank Hills

704 38th pct 2,037 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Algester in Sunnybank Hills even

1,090 67th pct 1,090 67th pct

Max temp in Algester in Sunnybank Hills even

27.1 85th pct 27.1 85th pct

Min temp in Algester in Sunnybank Hills even

14.7 78th pct 14.7 78th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +0.4 higher in Sunnybank Hills

6.3 63rd pct 6.6 69th pct

Types ≤15 min in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +0.0 more in Algester

6.4 67th pct 6.3 66th pct

15-min city in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +6.4 pts higher in Algester

90.5% 71st pct 84.1% 65th pct

Walk to shops in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +11.6 pts higher in Sunnybank Hills

83.3% 68th pct 95.0% 81st pct

Walk to transit in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +3.0 pts higher in Sunnybank Hills

95.9% 58th pct 98.9% 70th pct

Walk to school in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +3.9 pts higher in Algester

93.7% 73rd pct 89.8% 68th pct

Walk to a park in Algester in Sunnybank Hills even

100.0% 70th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +13.5 pts higher in Sunnybank Hills

46.8% 51st pct 60.3% 62nd pct

Amenities/1k in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +6.4 more in Sunnybank Hills

9.0 16th pct 15.4 57th pct

Intersections/km² in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +35 higher in Sunnybank Hills

136 58th pct 171 65th pct

Mean slope in Algester in Sunnybank Hills +0.8 pts higher in Algester

5.8% 58th pct 5.0% 44th pct

Compare Algester with nearby areas

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Compare Sunnybank Hills with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Algester vs Sunnybank Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/303051072/algester/vs/303061080/sunnybank-hills