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Sunnybank vs Browns Plains

Name: Sunnybank vs Browns Plains — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Sunnybank profile · Browns Plains profile

Sunnybank Browns Plains

Browns Plains and Sunnybank are nearby Queensland areas with very different characters. Sunnybank is far more diverse, with 53.1% of people born overseas and 55% using a language other than English at home. It also has a much higher share of university qualifications, with 33.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 11.8% in Browns Plains. In contrast, Browns Plains is a younger area where children under 15 make up 23.8% of the population, and it has seen much faster growth since 2021 at 21.3%.

Everyday life in both places shares similar typical weekly family incomes of around $1,700 to $1,800 and the same average number of people per home. However, their layouts differ sharply; Sunnybank is very walkable with a score of 6.5, while Browns Plains is mostly car-dependent with a score of 3.9. This gap is seen in the walk to the nearest transport stop, which takes just 2 minutes in Sunnybank but 22 minutes in Browns Plains.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 31.5 pts higher in Sunnybank Born overseas: 22.2 pts higher in Sunnybank Bachelor+: 21.7 pts higher in Sunnybank Population: 43,432 larger in Browns Plains Year 12: 19.6 pts higher in Sunnybank

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +43,432 larger in Browns Plains gap widening

50,190 39th pct 93,622 73rd pct

Median age in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +3 yrs older in Sunnybank gap widening

35 yrs 14th pct 32 yrs 4th pct

Age structure

32.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.3 pts 28.8%

18.5% Children (0–14) +5.2 pts ▸ 23.8%

21.6% Older adults (45–64) +0.4 pts ▸ 22.0%

14.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.8 pts 11.1%

12.9% Youth (15–24) +1.5 pts ▸ 14.4%

Marital status

50.9% Married ◂ +8.0 pts 43.0%

35.1% Never married +5.1 pts ▸ 40.2%

7.1% Divorced +1.4 pts ▸ 8.6%

2.7% Separated +1.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.1% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Sunnybank Browns Plains

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

42.9% Australia +19.5 pts ▸ 62.5%

12.1% China ◂ +11.4 pts 0.7%

3.1% New Zealand +4.9 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.8% India ◂ +3.4 pts 2.4%

1.5% England +1.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.9% Vietnam ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

1.6% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

17.1% English +14.4 pts ▸ 31.5%

14.7% Australian +14.1 pts ▸ 28.8%

27.6% Chinese ◂ +24.7 pts 2.9%

4.3% Scottish +2.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.8% Irish +2.0 pts ▸ 6.7%

6.5% Indian ◂ +3.5 pts 3.0%

2.6% German +1.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.5% Vietnamese ◂ +1.6 pts 0.9%

2.1% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

1.3% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

40.4% English only +29.0 pts ▸ 69.3%

19.5% Mandarin ◂ +18.1 pts 1.4%

6.0% Cantonese ◂ +5.5 pts 0.5%

4.0% Punjabi ◂ +2.1 pts 2.0%

2.1% Vietnamese ◂ +1.3 pts 0.8%

1.8% Arabic ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

1.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.7% Tagalog even 0.6%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

34.3% Christianity +6.8 pts ▸ 41.2%

36.9% No religion +2.0 pts ▸ 38.9%

9.4% Islam ◂ +4.1 pts 5.3%

5.9% Not stated +2.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

6.0% Buddhism ◂ +4.0 pts 2.0%

4.2% Other religions ◂ +1.7 pts 2.5%

3.3% Hinduism ◂ +1.8 pts 1.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +4 more in Browns Plains

13 17th pct 17 29th pct

Schools/1k kids in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +0.63 more in Sunnybank

1.40 19th pct 0.76 0th pct

Students in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +7,287 more in Browns Plains

7,130 31st pct 14,417 69th pct

Avg size in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +300 larger in Browns Plains

548 68th pct 848 92nd pct

ICSEA in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +82 higher in Sunnybank

1,046 64th pct 964 22nd pct

Highest year of school

72.1% Year 12 ◂ +19.6 pts 52.4%

10.8% Year 10 +10.9 pts ▸ 21.7%

8.4% Year 9 or below +2.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

3.4% Year 11 +4.0 pts ▸ 7.4%

Highest qualification level

17.4% Certificate III / IV +21.4 pts ▸ 38.8%

34.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +18.6 pts 15.4%

15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 15.7%

14.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +10.7 pts 4.1%

1.5% Certificate I / II +1.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.2 pts 2.0%

Field of qualification

24.4% Management & commerce ◂ +5.9 pts 18.4%

13.5% Engineering & related +1.7 pts ▸ 15.2%

11.0% Society & culture +2.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.6% Health ◂ +2.5 pts 8.2%

6.3% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

3.4% Architecture & building +2.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.8% Information technology ◂ +3.1 pts 2.7%

3.7% Creative arts ◂ +1.4 pts 2.3%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.0 pts 1.5%

0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +$42 higher in Browns Plains gap narrowing

$690 24th pct $732 33rd pct

Household income in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +$166 higher in Sunnybank gap widening

$1,763 57th pct $1,597 43rd pct

Family income in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +$100 higher in Sunnybank gap widening

$1,831 34th pct $1,731 25th pct

Household income distribution

33.2% $1,500–$2,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 35.3%

26.6% $650–$1,499 +4.3 pts ▸ 30.9%

13.5% Under $650 ◂ +1.0 pts 12.5%

10.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.2 pts 8.2%

9.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 5.5%

Personal income distribution

45.2% Under $650 ◂ +3.9 pts 41.3%

33.0% $650–$1,499 +4.7 pts ▸ 37.8%

13.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 11.6%

2.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 1.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.1% Asthma +3.7 pts ▸ 9.8%

5.9% Mental health +3.5 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.5% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.8% Arthritis +2.0 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.9% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

2.3% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

1.1% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.8% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.4% None ◂ +9.9 pts 62.5%

14.9% One condition +3.7 pts ▸ 18.6%

4.3% Two conditions +1.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.5% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +3,115 larger in Browns Plains

653 25th pct 3,768 81st pct

Median age in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +4 yrs older in Sunnybank

23 yrs 29th pct 19 yrs 0th pct

Median income in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +$25 higher in Browns Plains

$609 50th pct $634 58th pct

Household income in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +$193 higher in Sunnybank

$1,775 65th pct $1,582 48th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sunnybank in Browns Plains even gap narrowing

3.0 93rd pct 3.0 93rd pct

Family composition

62.1% Couples with children ◂ +2.6 pts 59.5%

22.5% Couples without children ◂ +2.7 pts 19.7%

13.9% One-parent families +5.7 pts ▸ 19.6%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

Household size

28.8% 2 people +1.2 pts ▸ 30.0%

20.0% 3 people ◂ +1.7 pts 18.3%

19.0% 4 people ◂ +2.0 pts 17.1%

16.8% 1 person +1.3 pts ▸ 18.1%

8.7% 5 people even 8.7%

6.7% 6 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +$40 higher in Sunnybank gap steady

$400 71st pct $360 51st pct

Mortgage in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +$200 higher in Sunnybank gap widening

$1,800 47th pct $1,600 34th pct

People / bedroom in Sunnybank in Browns Plains even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.0% Rented +5.4 pts ▸ 38.4%

31.0% Owned with a mortgage +7.3 pts ▸ 38.2%

32.6% Owned outright ◂ +12.0 pts 20.7%

1.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%

1.6% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

80.3% Separate house +8.7 pts ▸ 89.0%

18.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +8.9 pts 9.7%

0.5% Flat or apartment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

35.9% 4 bedrooms +5.7 pts ▸ 41.6%

40.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.2 pts 40.2%

15.4% 5 or more ◂ +7.6 pts 7.8%

5.0% 2 bedrooms +2.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

1.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

64.3% $350–$549 ◂ +7.5 pts 56.7%

13.3% $200–$349 +18.5 pts ▸ 31.7%

9.2% $550–$749 ◂ +7.1 pts 2.1%

7.9% Under $200 ◂ +2.3 pts 5.6%

1.4% $750 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.8% $1,000–$1,799 +16.7 pts ▸ 46.5%

34.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.7 pts 27.7%

15.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.9 pts 13.8%

13.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.4 pts 5.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +76 more in Browns Plains

194 37th pct 270 49th pct

Stops/1k in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +0.98 more in Sunnybank

3.87 39th pct 2.88 24th pct

Departures/1k in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +687.9 more in Sunnybank

1,182.4 63rd pct 494.5 40th pct

PT routes in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +24 more in Sunnybank

43 74th pct 19 37th pct

Stop walk in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +20 longer in Browns Plains

2 14th pct 22 78th pct

Drive to city in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +12 longer in Browns Plains

14 21st pct 26 47th pct

How people get to work

58.2% Car (driver) +10.7 pts ▸ 68.9%

14.2% Worked at home ◂ +5.8 pts 8.5%

5.1% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.1% Bus ◂ +3.7 pts 1.4%

2.2% Train ◂ +1.7 pts 0.4%

1.2% Walked ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

39.4% 2 vehicles +0.1 pts ▸ 39.5%

34.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.3 pts 31.1%

13.9% 3 vehicles +1.9 pts ▸ 15.8%

7.1% 4 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.2% No vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 3.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.5 pts 13.9%

6.6% Construction +4.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

9.5% Retail trade +1.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.7% Manufacturing +3.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

6.9% Transport & warehousing +2.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

9.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.7 pts 5.3%

8.0% Education & training ◂ +1.7 pts 6.3%

7.5% Professional & technical ◂ +4.3 pts 3.3%

4.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 4.3%

3.6% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.0% Wholesale trade +1.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.7% Administrative & support +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

Occupations people work in

24.3% Professionals ◂ +13.3 pts 10.9%

12.5% Technicians & trades +2.6 pts ▸ 15.0%

7.7% Machinery operators & drivers +7.0 pts ▸ 14.7%

10.8% Labourers +3.0 pts ▸ 13.8%

12.2% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 13.4%

11.6% Community & personal service +1.3 pts ▸ 13.0%

9.9% Managers ◂ +1.7 pts 8.2%

8.5% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 8.6%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +60,087 higher in Browns Plains

55,581 39th pct 115,668 76th pct

Growth in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +12.5 pts higher in Browns Plains

8.8% 75th pct 21.3% 99th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +7 higher in Browns Plains

1,090 68th pct 1,097 68th pct

Max temp in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +0.3 higher in Browns Plains

27.1 82nd pct 27.4 85th pct

Min temp in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +0.5 higher in Sunnybank

14.7 78th pct 14.2 74th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +2.7 higher in Sunnybank

6.5 69th pct 3.9 30th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +2.6 more in Sunnybank

6.3 70th pct 3.7 26th pct

15-min city in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +46.7 pts higher in Sunnybank

82.9% 71st pct 36.2% 18th pct

Walk to shops in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +33.5 pts higher in Sunnybank

86.5% 78th pct 53.1% 44th pct

Walk to transit in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +36.1 pts higher in Sunnybank

97.5% 77th pct 61.4% 34th pct

Walk to school in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +28.8 pts higher in Sunnybank

93.7% 83rd pct 64.9% 49th pct

Walk to a park in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +9.0 pts higher in Sunnybank

100.0% 93rd pct 91.0% 51st pct

Walk to health in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +43.6 pts higher in Sunnybank

66.7% 73rd pct 23.2% 14th pct

Amenities/1k in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +4.3 more in Sunnybank

12.7 29th pct 8.4 0th pct

Intersections/km² in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +112 higher in Sunnybank

158 73rd pct 46 53rd pct

Mean slope in Sunnybank in Browns Plains +0.2 pts higher in Sunnybank

4.9% 39th pct 4.8% 35th pct

Compare Sunnybank with nearby areas

Rocklea - Acacia Ridge Nathan Mt Gravatt Springwood - Kingston Holland Park - Yeronga Carindale Forest Lake - Oxley Browns Plains

Compare Browns Plains with nearby areas

Rocklea - Acacia Ridge Sunnybank Springwood - Kingston Jimboomba Beenleigh Loganlea - Carbrook Forest Lake - Oxley Nathan

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sunnybank vs Browns Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/30306/sunnybank/vs/31103/browns-plains