Sunnybank · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sunnybank

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Sunnybank, where the typical home holds 3.0 people. This contrast is clear as the area has far fewer people living alone than the state or national figures.

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📍 Sunnybank, Suburb / Locality

Where Sunnybank sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +7.1%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sunnybank — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sunnybank3.0
4109, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 3.0 people per household compared to 2.5 for Queensland and Australia. Only 20.0% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.0 ▲ +7.1%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.0% ▲ +10.2%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Sunnybank, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the biggest group at 55.0%. One-parent families are much more common here than in most similar areas, making up 16.4% of the total.

16.4% ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sunnybank, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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). Family & Households in Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32694/sunnybank/topic/family-households