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Sunnybank Hills is a quietly residential pocket in Brisbane's south, with gardened blocks, mature street trees, brick-and-tile homes and a growing number of townhouses. A network of parks, sports fields, walking paths and playgrounds gives it a suburban outdoor feel that suits families and active residents. Families are a dominant presence, and owner-occupiers make up 68.7% of homes, so the area has an established, largely owner-occupied community.

Everyday needs are met by local shopping strips and a neighbourhood centre, and Sunnybank's well known Asian food precinct is close by for a wide choice of restaurants and grocery stores without changing Sunnybank Hills' settled character. Regular buses and nearby train stations link to surrounding suburbs and the city, though the area has also seen rail works affecting the Beenleigh/Gold Coast corridor with temporary rail replacements and interchange arrangements. A council library in the shopping centre and listed park and bikeway projects add to local amenity. Whether that mix suits you will depend on what you want from a suburb.

A median house in Sunnybank Hills at $1,330,000 works out to about 14.8 times a typical local annual household income as recorded at the most recent Census. Rents run to about $735 a week for houses and $413 a week for units.

Against the typical local household income of $1,725 a week from that Census, a house rent of $735 a week would take about 42.6% of income and a unit rent of $413 a week about 23.9%. On these figures, renting a house would take a large share of a typical local household's income at the last Census while renting a unit would take a moderate share. Buying sits well above local incomes based on that multiple.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

House values in Sunnybank Hills climbed 14.7% over the past 12 months, a strong rise. Over the same period house rents increased 5.0%, a solid gain, while unit rents edged down 0.5%.

Put simply, the numbers show capital growth was the stronger mover on the house side this year, whereas unit rental income has slipped slightly. Which of those outcomes matters to you will depend on whether you are prioritising price growth or rental income.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.