Sunnybank Hills · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sunnybank Hills

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and bigger households are common in Sunnybank Hills, where an average of 3.0 people live in each dwelling. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where few people live alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Sunnybank Hills, Suburb / Locality

Where Sunnybank Hills sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +3.4%
  • 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 Hills — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sunnybank Hills3.0
4109, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 17.1% of people living alone, this figure is well below the Queensland average of 24.7%. This helps explain why the typical home is more crowded than in most areas, with 29.1% of households containing two people and 20.2% containing three.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.1% ▲ +0.1%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Sunnybank Hills, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of the area at 61.2%. One-parent families account for 14.4% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the Australian average of 14.1%.

14.4% ▲ +9.0%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sunnybank Hills, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Sunnybank Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32695/sunnybank-hills/topic/family-households