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Sunnybank Hills flood & bushfire risk

Of Sunnybank Hills’s 8,105 mapped properties, 2.3% are in a mapped flood area and 6.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

2.3%
In a flood area
6.3%
In a bushfire area
8,105
Mapped properties

Crime near Sunnybank Hills

Sunnybank Hills sits in the Acacia Ridge police division, which recorded 4,209 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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379
Break-ins
266
Vehicle theft
1,261
Other theft
289
Property damage
178
Fraud
40
Handling stolen goods
337
Assault
77
Sexual offences
30
Robbery
51
Other against the person
0
Homicide
1,301
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,209 total. Figures are for the whole Acacia Ridge police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Sunnybank Hills

Sunnybank Hills is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential91.1% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Open space2.5% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: OS - Open space

Future urban2.1% of properties

Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.

Zone: EC - Emerging community

School catchments in Sunnybank Hills

Sunnybank Hills can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Sunnybank Hills

At the 2021 Census, 52.5% of Sunnybank Hills’s 18,085 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese32.3%
English16.8%
Australian15.3%
Irish4.8%
Indian4.6%
Scottish4.4%

Top countries of birth

China15.1%
Taiwan6%
India4%
New Zealand3.3%
Hong Kong2.1%
Vietnam2%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Sunnybank Hills

Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

8,576
Dwellings/yr
2,794
Houses
5,782
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Sunnybank Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Sunnybank Hills address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.