50,190 ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 46,067
- 2016: 49,805
- 2021: 50,190
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sunnybank · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Sunnybank
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Sunnybank, where the typical person is just 35. The population has grown by 9% since 2011, now totaling 50,190 people. It is a place where young adults make up the largest age group at 32.2%.
50,190
▲ +9.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Sunnybank — lower than 61% of areas.
| Sunnybank | 50,190 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2,526,238 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This age has risen slightly since 2011, when the typical resident was 33.
35 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Younger than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 are the largest group here at 32.2%. While children under 15 make up 18.5% of the population, those aged 65 and over are fewer than in most areas, though this group rose 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
14.8% ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sunnybank, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 1.3% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. People in de facto relationships make up 7.2% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%.
1.3% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sunnybank, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 35%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30306/sunnybank/topic/demographics-identity