Sumner QLD 4074
994 addresses · 21 streets
Oxley Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Sumner · 14 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Sumner is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 603 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $2,266 a week, with median rent near $445 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Darra - Sumner statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sumner itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 supermarkets
2 pharmacies
1 physiotherapist
1 optometrist
2 childcare & kindergartens
2 post offices
1 dog park
1 bakery
2 butchers
1 hairdresser
3 beauty salons
1 electrician
2 plumbers
Getting around. Train station: Darra station, 1.7 km east · Bus interchange: Mount Ommaney, 1.8 km north · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 27.6 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 28.3% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 74.8%
Population by age in Sumner
| 0-4 | 70 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 85 |
| 15-19 | 17 |
| 20-24 | 42 |
| 25-34 | 118 |
| 35-44 | 121 |
| 45-54 | 53 |
| 55-64 | 51 |
| 65-74 | 24 |
| 75-84 | 14 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Sumner
| House | 181 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 15 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Sumner
| <$650 | 20 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 40 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 85 |
| $3,000+ | 56 |
Top ancestries in Sumner
| Australian | 178 |
|---|---|
| English | 177 |
| Other | 94 |
| Irish | 54 |
| Scottish | 47 |
| Chinese | 31 |
Housing tenure in Sumner
| Owned | 28 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 109 |
| Rented | 59 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Sumner
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 58 |
| 2 | 105 |
| 3 | 26 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Sumner
| Car | 190 |
|---|---|
| Train | 10 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 62 |
Top countries of birth in Sumner
| India | 28 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 25 |
| England | 22 |
| South Africa | 20 |
| Sri Lanka | 11 |
| Vietnam | 11 |
Languages used at home in Sumner
| Punjabi | 20 |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese | 20 |
| Mandarin | 14 |
| Cantonese | 11 |
| Sinhalese | 9 |
| Italian | 7 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
96,573 bird observations recorded near Sumner — most often seen:
- Torresian Crow (6,046)
- Noisy Miner (5,412)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,243)
- Australian Magpie (4,552)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (4,017)
- Welcome Swallow (3,889)
- Willie Wagtail (3,826)
- Magpie-lark (3,806)
- Australian Wood Duck (3,588)
- Laughing Kookaburra (3,416)
- Pied Butcherbird (3,321)
- Masked Lapwing (3,302)
- Grey Butcherbird (3,294)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Sumner
- Australian White Ibis (3,105)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,065)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (3,060)
- Pied Currawong (3,022)
- Crested Pigeon (2,995)
- Australasian Figbird (2,741)
- Striated Pardalote (2,613)
- Brown Honeyeater (2,527)
- Australian Brush-turkey (2,513)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (2,499)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (2,456)
- Galah (2,310)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (2,272)
- Little Corella (2,042)
- Pale-headed Rosella (1,891)
- Common Myna (1,883)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,867)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Sumner:
- Jamboree Heights (0.9 km)
- Middle Park (1.6 km)
- Darra (1.8 km)
- Mount Ommaney (2 km)
- Riverhills (2.3 km)
- Westlake (2.8 km)
- Seventeen Mile Rocks (2.8 km)
- Sinnamon Park (2.9 km)
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Streets
- Argon Street (46)
- Boron Street (58)
- Bridle Court (6)
- Bronze Street (22)
- Brumby Circuit (40)
- Bullockhead Street (38)
- Clydesdale Place (25)
- Companhurst Place (1)
- Copmanhurst Place (44)
- Drovers Place (19)
- Eloise Place (15)
- Emily Place (19)
- Forge Close (49)
- Jijaws Street (248)
- Neon Street (54)
- Spine Street (174)
- Spurs Place (17)
- Stockwhip Place (40)
- Sumners Road (46)
- Wacol Station Road (4)
- Wolston Road (29)
