Sunnybank

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 7,655 people were counted in Sunnybank: of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Of the total population 1.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Sunnybank there were 1,277 children aged 0-14 years and 1,973 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Sunnybank, 6,353 people were Australian citizens, 2,531 were born overseas and 130 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Sunnybank, 51.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.9% were separated or divorced, 6.8% were widowed and 33.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Sunnybank, 61.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Sunnybank were Taiwan 6.0%, England 3.7%, New Zealand 3.7%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 3.3% and Viet Nam 1.1%.

Of all people counted in Sunnybank on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 24.6%, Anglican 17.1%, No Religion 15.2%, Uniting Church 7.8% and Buddhism 6.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Sunnybank, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Mandarin 8.5%, Cantonese 4.2%, Greek 0.8%, Serbian 0.8% and Vietnamese 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 71% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,640 people aged 15 years and over in Sunnybank were in the labour force. Of these 54.5% worked full-time, 33.4% worked part-time, 3.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.5% were unemployed. 2,505 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Sunnybank, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 10.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.1%, Associate Professionals 6.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.1%, Managers and Administrators 3.9%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Sunnybank, the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 5.5%, Business Services 5.3%, Health Services 3.7%, Food Retailing 3.0% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Sunnybank, 2,073 families were counted: of these, 33.9% were couple families without children, 46.3% were couple families with children, 16.6% were one parent families and 3.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Sunnybank, 2,763 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Sunnybank, 88.3% were separate houses, 8.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Sunnybank, 50.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.1% were being purchased and 24.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Sunnybank, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 39.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 10.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 47.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Sunnybank, 73.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 19.2% were single (or lone) person households and 4.6% were group households.