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Sunnybank Hills flood map & planning overlays

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A planning-constraint profile of Sunnybank Hills (Brisbane City, QLD) - 6.54 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sunnybank Hills's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Sunnybank Hills properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 7,383 analysed Sunnybank Hills properties; no individual property result is identified.

Has Sunnybank Hills flooded? Flood history and overland flow

Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Sunnybank Hills: 105 of the 7,383 properties we analysed (1.4%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 105). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.

Suburb-wide totals across 7,383 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

1.4%

105 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • February 2022: 105

Mapped overland flow

6.5%

481 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 208
  • Medium: 111
  • High: 15
  • Affected: 147

Source: Brisbane City Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Sunnybank Hills

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Inside an aircraft noise contour

<1%

<1% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.

Highest contour present

ANEF 20

Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation built in. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.

Contours held

  • Brisbane City Plan Airport Environs ANEF

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
100%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
100%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 1,000 ft · ground movements recorded: on or beside an aerodrome
Busiest square
~22 a day
22 a day below 3,000 ft · ±8%
typical observed square 3 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Sunnybank Hills at a glance

Parcels 6,649 Median lot 620 m² Mapped easements 460 Bus stops 65 Schools in suburb 2 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Sunnybank Hills

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

2

1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 0.67 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.

How Sunnybank Hills is zoned

Low density residential 79%
Open space (Local) 7%
Emerging community 6%
District centre (District) 2%
Education purposes 2%
General industry A 2%

Selling in Sunnybank Hills? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.

Across its 6.54 km², Sunnybank Hills is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 9% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 620 m² across 6,649 parcels.

Recent development applications in Sunnybank Hills

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Brisbane City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

33

Latest included submission: 3 November 2026.

Previous 12 months: 19 (74% higher in the latest period).

Common application types

  • Material change of use: 8
  • Reconfiguring a lot: 9
  • Building work: 9

Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Sunnybank Hills

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Sunnybank Hills suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
18,085
usual residents, 2021
Median age
37
years
Median household income
$1,725
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $2,122
Median rent
$410
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $410
Median mortgage
$1,853
per month
Household size
3.0
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 999, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Sunnybank Hills's 18,085 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.8%
5-14 12.4%
15-19 5.1%
20-24 6.8%
25-34 15.5%
35-44 15.4%
45-54 10.7%
55-64 10.9%
65-74 9.9%
75-84 5.4%
85+ 2.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Sunnybank Hills, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sunnybank Hills. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sunnybank Hills itself.

15,935 in 2001 to 19,742 in 2025, up 24%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Sunnybank Hills property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Sunnybank Hills, the wider statistical area containing Sunnybank Hills. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,342,000

Median sale price from 180 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$853,000

Median sale price from 52 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.

Sunnybank Hills data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Inside a held contourthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsBrisbane City Council

Profile last materially updated 7 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

Check a specific Sunnybank Hills address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Sunnybank Hills. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 7,400 Sunnybank Hills addresses (+$9 with the planning report).

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Sunnybank Hills lot.

Sunnybank Hills planning - frequently asked

Is Sunnybank Hills flood-prone?

About 6% of Sunnybank Hills falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 3% of the 7,383 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 112 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 7,400 Sunnybank Hills addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.

Has Sunnybank Hills flooded?

Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Sunnybank Hills: 105 of the 7,383 properties we analysed (1.4%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 105). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.

Is Sunnybank Hills bushfire-prone?

Around 9% of Sunnybank Hills is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.

Is Sunnybank Hills affected by aircraft noise?

About <1% of Sunnybank Hills sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 20 - under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation in the build. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.

Is Sunnybank Hills under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Sunnybank Hills, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 22 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Sunnybank Hills?

The dominant planning zone in Sunnybank Hills is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Open space (Local) and Emerging community.

Does Sunnybank Hills have heritage-listed places?

Sunnybank Hills has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Sunnybank Hills hilly or flat?

Sunnybank Hills is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly 31 m to 90 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Sunnybank Hills?

Across 6,649 surveyed parcels in Sunnybank Hills, the median lot size is about 620 m². There are also 460 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Sunnybank Hills have a train station?

There is no train station inside Sunnybank Hills itself. The suburb is served by 65 bus stops.

What is the population of Sunnybank Hills?

At the 2021 Census Sunnybank Hills had 18,085 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Sunnybank Hills statistical area, which contains Sunnybank Hills, went from 15,935 people in 2001 to 19,742 in 2025, up 24%.

Is Sunnybank Hills an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sunnybank Hills scores 999 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Sunnybank Hills?

Median household income in Sunnybank Hills was $1,725 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,853 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Sunnybank 1.7 km 14% 7%
Runcorn 2.6 km 13% 27%
Algester 3.0 km 9% 21%
Calamvale 3.2 km 19% 21%
Robertson 3.2 km 3% 3%
Acacia Ridge 3.2 km 22% 3%
Coopers Plains 3.4 km 46% 8%
Eight Mile Plains 3.8 km 16% 22%
MacGregor 3.9 km 12% 21%
Stretton 3.9 km 20% 66%

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