QLD · Brisbane Council
Sunnybank, 4109
Current weather
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87% humidity · 6.8 km/h wind · 21.2° / 12.9° today · 0.1 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Café precinct
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Dog friendly
Suburb profile
Sunnybank is a practical established suburb in Brisbane, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Connections to the wider metro area are straightforward, with neighbouring communities close at hand. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.
Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Cafés, dining and leisure activities are easy to find, with neighbouring suburbs adding even more choice. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.
Getting around the metro area is straightforward, with transport tying neighbouring communities together. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.
On the desirability index, the suburb rates good overall, led by transport and access and parks and green space, while housing affordability and community and employment sit closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.
Population
- Population
- 8,892
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $1,586
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 264 of 3,126
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 53%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 211 / 375 / 20
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $475
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 380
- Against the person
- 38
- Against property
- 253
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 42.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 234 residents
- State safety percentile
- 56.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -1.7%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences197
- Other Property Damage104
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)605
- Traffic And Related Offences129
- Unlawful Entry185
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 7
- Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
- 1,028
- Carinity Education - SouthsideSpecial
- Our Lady of Lourdes Primary SchoolPrimary
- Runcorn State SchoolPrimary
- St Thomas More CollegeSecondary
- Sunnybank Special SchoolSpecial
- Sunnybank State High SchoolSecondary
- Sunnybank State SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
66 public transport stops in this suburb
- McCullough St at Brooklands
- McCullough St at Granadilla
- Station Rd at Oasis, stop 78a
- Station Rd at Oasis, stop 78a
- Turton St near Mains Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
194 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Dan Murphy'sAlcohol
- ArmaguardATM
- Commonwealth BankATM
Mains Road
- HSBCATM
- Sunni BakeryBakery
- Commonwealth BankBank
Unit 70 358 Mains Road, Sunnybank
- HSBCBank
- Mega International Commercial BankBank
- NABBank
- WestpacBank
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
12 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Annie Highness Parker ParkPark
- Breton Street ParkPark
- Coolibah ParkPark
- Dyson Avenue ParkPark
- Dyson Avenue Park no.50Park
- Gaddes ParkPark
- Gager Street ParkPark
- Jock Hing ParkPark
- Les Atkinson ParkPark
- Norris ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 7
- Emergency department
- On site
- Chemist Warehousepharmacy
- Envisage DentalMains Roaddentist
- Myhealth Medical Centreclinic
- Queensland X-ray (QLD XRay Marketsquare)Mains Roadyes
- Sunnybank Medical CenterMains Roadclinic
- Sunnybank Private HospitalMcCullough Streethospital
- TerryWhite ChemmartMains Roadpharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
4 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Avenues Montessori Children's HouseLister Streetkindergarten
- Jacaranda Early Learning CentreArdargie Streetkindergarten
- Sunnybank Community Preschool and KindergartenLister Streetkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 14
- Parks (OSM)
- 14
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 66.6/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 5% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 343rd in Australia
- State rank
- 71st in QLD
- Peer rank
- #51 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #52 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 7-Elevenamenitiesconvenience
- Addicteaamenitiescafe
- Altandiamenitiestrain_station
- Altandi station, platform 1amenitiestrain_station
- Altandi station, platform 2amenitiestrain_station
- Altandi station, platform 3amenitiestrain_station
- Arcoona St at Hedina Street, stop 73amenitiesbus_stop
- Arcoona St at Jundal Street, stop 72amenitiesbus_stop
- Arcoona St near Valhalla St, stop 74amenitiesbus_stop
- Armaguardamenitiesatm
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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