Sunnybank, QLD 4109 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Sunnybank gained 743 residents from internal migration and 912 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,397 people moved away — a net addition of 258 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Sunnybank against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Sunnybank population grew from 9,323 in 2016 to 10,570 in 2025, a change of 13.4% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Sunnybank | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9,323 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 9,393 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 9,386 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 9,433 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 9,390 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 9,187 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 9,313 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 9,845 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 10,278 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 10,570 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Sunnybank SA2, OpenStreetMap records 7 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 hospital, 1 GP or clinic location, 1 supermarket and 15 parks. For families: 7 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés, 13 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 22 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Sunnybank, is about 600 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 63 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Sunnybank State High School
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
- Carinity Education Southside
- Sunnybank State School
- Runcorn State School
- St Thomas More College
- Sunnybank Special School
- Avenues Montessori Children's House
- Sunnybank Community Preschool and Kindergarten
- Jacaranda Early Learning Centre
- Market Square
- Sunnybank Private Hospital
- Sunnybank Medical Center
- Yuen's Market
- Gager Street Park
- Les Atkinson Park
- Coolibah Park
- Norris Park
- Annie Highness Parker Park
- Breton Street Park
- Jock Hing Park
- Maughan Park
- Sunnybank
- Altandi
- Banoon
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.