18,085 ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16,830
- 2016: 18,085
- 2021: 18,085
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sunnybank Hills · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sunnybank Hills
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 18,000 people live in Sunnybank Hills, making it one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. Residents are generally younger than the national average, with a typical age of 37. This creates a balanced community where children and seniors each make up about 18% of the population.
18,085
▲ +7.5%
- 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 Hills — higher than 89% of areas.
| Sunnybank Hills | 18,085 |
|---|---|
| 4109, QLD | 37,703 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 18,085, which is among the largest at this level. The typical resident is 37, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little younger than the Queensland and Australian figures.
37 yrs ▲ +8.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18.2% of the population, while 17.5% are seniors, both of which are about the same as the state and national figures. Young adults aged 25 to 44 are the largest group at 30.9%.
17.5% ▲ +41.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sunnybank Hills, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 31%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.4% of the area, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Those in de facto relationships account for 7.5%, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
1.4% ▲ +37.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.5% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sunnybank Hills, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32695/sunnybank-hills/topic/demographics-identity