Sunnybank Hills
Sunnybank Hills is in demand, but unemployment is higher.
Sunnybank Hills is a place people are actively moving to; well served for the everyday — 2 schools and 6 supermarkets. The trade-offs: unemployment ran above the Brisbane norm at the 2021 Census, at 7.0%.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 37 and households on a median $1,725 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, RTA median rents, Queensland Police Service reported offences, Brisbane City Council flood awareness data, OpenStreetMap, Brisbane City Council parks and trails, TransLink timetables and Queensland Open Data.
What's good
- a place people are actively moving to
- well served for the everyday — 2 schools and 6 supermarkets
What to weigh up
- unemployment ran above the Brisbane norm at the 2021 Census, at 7.0%
Sunnybank Hills on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Sunnybank Hills, QLD.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Sunnybank Hills against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Sunnybank Hills population grew from 19,126 in 2016 to 19,742 in 2025, a change of 3.2% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Sunnybank Hills | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 19,126 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 19,166 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 19,132 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 19,123 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 18,857 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 18,440 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 18,545 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 19,058 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 19,502 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 19,742 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Sunnybank Hills gained 1,471 residents from internal migration and 978 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,216 people moved away — a net addition of 233 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,471
- Internal migration out+1,813
- Overseas migration in+978
- Natural increase+7
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 18,087 | 18,085 | -0.0% |
| Median age | 35 | 37 | +2 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,425/wk | $1,725/wk | +21% |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk | $410/wk | +2.5% |
| Born overseas | 55.4% | 54.9% | -0.4 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 35.7%
- Mortgaged 30.9%
- Rented 30.4%
- Other / not stated 3.0%
What it costs to rent
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the Residential Tenancies Authority's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Rent over time
All dwellings in Sunnybank Hills against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Sunnybank Hills went from $610 in 2024-Q1 to $690 in 2026-Q2, up 13%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Sunnybank Hills | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $610 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $650 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $620 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $650 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $670 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $650 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $650 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $650 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $680 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $690 | $656 |
By dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $675n=42 | $820n=39 |
| Townhouse | — | — | $700n=25 | — |
| Unit / flat | $380n=14 | — | — | — |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.
The median weekly rent across all dwellings in Sunnybank Hills was $690 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 6% on a year earlier. That is $34 a week above the Greater Brisbane median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $675.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $690 | +6.2% | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $680 | +1.5% | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $650 | +0.0% | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $650 | +4.8% | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $650 | +0.0% | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $670 | +9.8% | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $650 | +8.3% | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $620 | +8.8% | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $650 | +11.1% | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $610 | +10.9% | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $600 | +13.2% | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $570 | +7.5% | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $585 | +17.0% | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $550 | +17.0% | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $530 | +17.8% | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $530 | +17.8% | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $500 | +13.6% | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $470 | +11.9% | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $450 | +7.1% | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $450 | +9.8% | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $440 | +6.0% | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $420 | +1.2% | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $420 | +3.7% | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $410 | +2.5% | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $415 | +3.8% | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $415 | +3.8% | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $405 | −2.4% | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $400 | −2.4% | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $400 | −2.4% | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $400 | +0.0% | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $415 | +2.5% | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $410 | +2.5% | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $410 | — | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $400 | — | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $405 | — | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $400 | — | $381 |
Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 4score 982
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 6score 999
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 6score 1,006
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 7score 1,019
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Sunnybank Hills sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Sunnybank Hills is policed by the Queensland Police Service Acacia Ridge Division, which also covers Kuraby and Runcorn. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Sunnybank Hills specifically.
Most-reported offences · Acacia Ridge Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)2,941 /100k+12% vs QLD↑ 4%
- Drug Offences1,070 /100k−36% vs QLD↓ 3%
- Unlawful Entry883 /100k+31% vs QLD↓ 16%
- Assault792 /100k−25% vs QLD↑ 7%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle618 /100k+83% vs QLD↑ 30%
- Robbery71 /100k+56% vs QLD↑ 6%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Acacia Ridge Division — not Sunnybank Hills on its own; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Acacia Ridge Division over the last 12 months, running 12% above the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Sunnybank Hills — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
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| Offence category | Division | Queensland | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 2,941 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 4% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 1,070 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↓ 3% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 883 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 16% vs prior year |
| Assault | 792 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 7% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 618 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↑ 30% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 71 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↑ 6% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Acacia Ridge Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.
Flood risk
Brisbane City Council · updated August 2026Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it does Brisbane City Council map as flood-liable? The historic extents are the ground truth; the likelihood bands are the council's modelling of how often flooding is expected.
Historic flood exposure
- 20221.0%
Share of the suburb inside each event’s mapped flood surface. These maps cover only the river and creek extents of those specific events — being outside them does not mean a property is flood-free.
Council flood-likelihood modelling
2.2% of Sunnybank Hills is mapped as flood-liable, split by how often flooding is expected. This layer dates from 2013 and reads conservatively for some riverside suburbs.
- High 1.2%
- Medium <1%
- Low <1%
- Very Low <1%
Sunnybank Hills has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, with up to about 1.0% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 2.2% of Sunnybank Hills as flood-liable, roughly 1.6% of it in a high or medium likelihood band.
A suburb rollup can’t tell you about an individual property. Check a specific address on Brisbane City Council’s FloodWise Property Report →
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| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Within the 2022 flood extent | 1.0% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 2.2% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | 1.2% of the suburb |
| — Medium likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Very Low likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
Flood data © Brisbane City Council, used under CC BY 4.0, updated August 2026. The Flood Awareness Maps are an awareness tool, not a substitute for a FloodWise Property Report or professional advice.
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Sunnybank Hills SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 hospital, 6 supermarkets and 37 green spaces. For families: 1 library and 29 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 9 restaurants. Staying active: 31 sports fields. Also 3 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Runcorn, is about 1,700 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 84 bus stops here.
GPs and clinics, cafés and pubs and bars are not well mapped in OpenStreetMap yet, so no count is shown for them here. See this area on OpenStreetMap →
List every mapped place
Schools
- Sunnybank Hills State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Sunny Hills Child Care
- Avenues Early Learning Centre
- Footprints Sunnybank Child Care Centre
Libraries
- Sunnybank Hills Library
Shopping centres
- BB Centre
- Sunnybank Hills Shoppingtown
- Kmart
GPs & clinics
- Sunnybank Hills Medical Centre
- Australis Professional Centre
Supermarkets
- Coles
- Haiwa Indian
- Sunnybank Hills European Deli & Grocery
- ALDI
- Woolworths
- Coles
Green spaces
- Garro Street Park
- Borella Road Park
- Westaway Park
- Bendell Park
- Symons Road Park
- Floribunda Place Park
- The Avenue Park
- Coventry Place Park
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil-managed parks inside the suburb boundary, with the recreation trails and facilities Brisbane City Council records in each.
Sunnybank Hills has 42 council parks covering 40 ha, with 1.1 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 7 have a barbecue and 1 has a dog off-leash area.
- The Avenue Park20 Forestlea Place, Sunnybank Hills5.6 ha0.8 km bikeway & shared path
- Westaway Park101 Garro Street, Sunnybank Hills4.9 ha
- Jackson Road Park (No. 219)219 Jackson Road, Sunnybank Hills4.2 ha
- Robert Mitchell Park21 Neath Street, Sunnybank Hills3.1 ha0.2 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
- Jack Pyle Park283 Gowan Road, Sunnybank Hills2.9 ha1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced
- Sir James Killen Reserve154 Stones Road, Sunnybank Hills2.2 ha1 barbecue
- Chilton Street Park97 Chilton Street, Sunnybank Hills2.0 ha
- Lynelle Street Park (Lot 300)28 The Avenue, Sunnybank Hills1.7 ha
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- Vogler Park41 Falstaff Street, Sunnybank Hills1.1 ha1 barbecue
- Coventry Place Park29 Coventry Place, Sunnybank Hills1.1 ha
- Ingram Road Park89 Ingram Road, Sunnybank Hills1.0 ha
- Bradman Street Park161 Morden Road, Sunnybank Hills1.0 ha
- Beldale Park12 Dapper Street, Sunnybank Hills0.9 ha1 barbecue
- Gibbins Street Park22A Gibbins Street, Sunnybank Hills0.8 ha
- Borella Road Park23 Borella Road, Sunnybank Hills0.6 ha
- Bendell Park131 Borella Road, Sunnybank Hills0.5 ha
- Woodward Family Park10 Dunphy Street, Sunnybank Hills0.5 ha
- Floribunda Place Park25 Floribunda Street, Sunnybank Hills0.4 ha
- Paterson Park28 Lynelle Street, Sunnybank Hills0.4 ha
- Lang Street East Park172 Lang Street, Sunnybank Hills0.4 ha
- Tranquil Park68 Peppercorn Street, Sunnybank Hills0.4 ha1 barbecue
- Benbek Circuit Park15 Benbek Circuit, Sunnybank Hills0.3 ha1 barbecue
- Symons Road Park11 Normandy Street, Sunnybank Hills0.3 ha
- Holden Park18 Holden Drive, Sunnybank Hills0.3 ha
- Merriwa Park23 Goorong Street, Sunnybank Hills0.3 ha
- Booral Street Park14 Bonyi Street, Sunnybank Hills0.3 ha
- Honeywood Street Park45 Honeywood Street, Sunnybank Hills0.3 ha
- Effie Johnson Park57 Garro Street, Sunnybank Hills0.2 ha
- Sunny Court Park301 Jackson Road, Sunnybank Hills0.2 ha
- Garro Street Park22 Borella Road, Sunnybank Hills0.2 ha
- Seafern Street Park23 Flintstone Street, Sunnybank Hills0.2 ha
- Ditton Road Park (No. 127)134 Ryhill Road, Sunnybank Hills0.2 ha
- Lang Street Park25 Lang Street, Sunnybank Hills0.2 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Bushy Park25 Manzill Street, Sunnybank Hills0.2 ha
- Bonyi Street Park29 Maroona Street, Sunnybank Hills0.2 ha
- Coonawarra Street Park15 Coonawarra Street, Sunnybank Hills0.1 ha
- Neath Street Park81 Goman Street, Sunnybank Hills0.1 ha
- Morden Road Park133 Ryhill Road, Sunnybank Hills0.1 ha
- Cavay Playground Park121 Morden Road, Sunnybank Hills0.1 ha
- Goman Street Park116 Morden Road, Sunnybank Hills0.1 ha
- Ryhill Road Park (No. 126)115 Ditton Road, Sunnybank Hills0.1 ha
- Jackson Road Park (No. 24)24 Jackson Road, Sunnybank Hills0.0 ha
Parks across Brisbane — biggest, off-leash areas and trails →
Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0, updated September 2026.
Getting to the CBD
TransLink timetablesHow to reach the city centre from Sunnybank Hills on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Sunnybank Hills, route 138 runs to the Brisbane CBD in about 28 minutes, roughly every 15 minutes in the morning peak. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Sunnybank Hills
- 138Algester - City~28 min · every ~15 min in the peak
- 140Browns Plains - City Express via Mains Road~31 min · every ~10 min in the peak · via the busway at Griffith University
- 130Parkinson - City~33 min · every ~6 min in the peak · via the busway at Griffith University
- 131Parkinson - City via Hellawell Rd~36 min · every ~9 min in the peak · via the busway at Griffith University
- 137Sunnybank Hills - City Rocket~39 min · every ~5 min in the peak · via the busway at Griffith University
- 156Stretton - City Rocket~40 min · every ~5 min in the peak
- 150Browns Plains - City Express via Runcorn~41 min · every ~5 min in the peak · via the busway at Griffith University
- 153Drewvale - City Rocket~32 min · peak only
These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Fastest scheduled trip to the Brisbane CBD | about 28 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 35 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 5 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 15 min |
| 138 — Algester - City | about 28 min |
| 140 — Browns Plains - City Express via Mains Road | about 31 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
| 130 — Parkinson - City | about 33 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
| 131 — Parkinson - City via Hellawell Rd | about 36 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
| 137 — Sunnybank Hills - City Rocket | about 39 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
| 156 — Stretton - City Rocket | about 40 min |
| 150 — Browns Plains - City Express via Runcorn | about 41 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
| 153 — Drewvale - City Rocket | about 32 min |
Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Sunnybank Hills SA2 contains 2 schools — 1 primary school and 1 combined school, of which 1 is government and 1 non-government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Sunnybank Hills sits in decile 7 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 74% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Sunnybank Hills State School (primary), Sunnybank State High School (junior secondary), Sunnybank State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Runcorn Heights State School (primary), Runcorn State School (primary), Coopers Plains State School (primary), Algester State School (primary), Calamvale Community College (primary), Sunnybank State School (primary), Runcorn State High School (junior secondary), Calamvale Community College (junior secondary), Runcorn State High School (senior secondary), Calamvale Community College (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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- Sunnybank Hills State School · State · Prep–6
- Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre (Sunnybank Hills) · Independent · Prep–12
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
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