8,892 ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,091
- 2016: 8,697
- 2021: 8,892
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sunnybank · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sunnybank
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population defines Sunnybank, where the typical resident is just 35. This is three years younger than the typical person in Queensland or Australia. With over 8,800 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region.
8,892
▲ +9.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sunnybank — higher than 87% of areas.
| Sunnybank | 8,892 |
|---|---|
| 4109, QLD | 37,703 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is among the largest at this level with 8,892 people. The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 32 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 make up the largest group at 34.5%. Children under 15 represent 14.9% of the population, which is well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
16.3% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sunnybank, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little below the national rate, 1.7% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Those in de facto relationships make up 6.8% of the population, a figure well below the 11.5% national average.
1.7% ▲ +114.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.8% ▲ +43.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Sunnybank splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 7%.
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/sal/SAL32694/sunnybank/topic/demographics-identity