Sunnybank Hills, Queensland

Sunnybank Hills Brisbane,
A Welcome Swallow visits the car park in Sunnybank Hills Shoppingtown.
Population	16,442 (2004 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4109
Area	6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
State electorate(s)	Electoral district of Algester Electoral district of Stretton
Federal division(s)	Moreton
Suburbs around Sunnybank Hills: Coopers Plains Sunnybank Macgregor Acacia Ridge Sunnybank Hills Runcorn Algester Calamvale Calamvale

Sunnybank Hills is an outer southern suburb of Brisbane about 15 kilometres from Brisbane CBD, in Queensland, Australia. It is a large suburb, and adjoins the suburbs of Calamvale, Coopers Plains, Sunnybank, Macgregor, Algester, Acacia Ridge and Runcorn.

History

Sunnybank Hills was originally part of a much larger area known as Coopers Plains. In 1885, the railway line was extended from Yeerongpilly, and names had to be given to the railway stations built along the line. One of the stations was named after a local farm, Sunny Brae, when 2 acres (8,100 m²) of land were taken over for the railway. Brae is the Scottish word for the English word bank, so the area was given boundaries and named Sunnybank. The area of Sunnybank Hills was officially defined in 1971, although it had been unofficially called this for many years.[1]

Geography

Sunnybank Hills has numerous ridges and hills, with lower wetter areas in the north and east. These form the marshes near Sunnybank and Runcorn railway stations.[2] There are many parks and greenspaces in the area. The soil is fertile and watered by numerous small creeks, including a large one that flows north–south across the suburb, and the suburb borders on the small wildfowl habitat and wetlands of neighbouring Calamvale Creek.

Population

Sunnybank Hills is a multicultural and affluent suburb. Around 51% of households in the area are couples with children, 31% are couples without children, and 14% are single-parent households. Eighty-eight per cent of the dwellings in the area are stand-alone houses; townhouses account for another 8%. The houses are mainly modern brick and tile houses but there is a sprinkling of post-war weatherboard homes in the area. There were 16,442 people living in Sunnybank Hills during the 2004 census, with most aged under 25.[3]

Shopping

The suburb is serviced by several shopping centres. These include Shauna Downs on the corner of Wynne Street and Beenleigh Road, Pinelands Plaza on Mains Road, and the large Sunnybank Hills Shoppingtown on the corner of Compton & Calam Roads. Sunnybank Hills Shoppingtown features a Woolworths supermarket and the southside's only Pick 'n Pay Hypermarket (formerly a Coles and Kmart as separate stores until the mid 1990s), Homeart, Best & Less, Crazy Clarks, Lincraft, Aldi, library and a number of specialty stores.

Dining

A large percentage of the population is Asian, and the cultural scene is brought to life with many Asian restaurants, along with numerous coffee shops and eateries of many cultures. Restaurants in Sunnybank Hills and neighbouring Sunnybank include Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Italian cuisines.

Petrol Stations & Convenience Stores

There is a number of convenience stores that are open 24 hours a day but a majority are part of several Petrol Stations which are location on Pinelands Road which runs through Sunnybank Hills. A number of these service stations like the Caltex Woolworths Petrol Station Sunnybank Hills of these also serve as local mechanical workshops for the area.

Society and education

Churches in Sunnybank Hills include the Southside International Church on the corner Pinelands and Beenleigh Roads, and Sunnybank Hills Uniting Church on the corner of Hellawell Road and Hillcrest Street. The local school is Sunnybank Hills State School in Symons Road. An Autistic Children's Therapy Centre is also located along Hellawell Rd.

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Sunnybank Hills
• BRISbites
• Australian Bureau of Statistics

See also

• Sunnybank
• Calamvale
• Park Ridge