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Sunshine VIC 3020

6,333 addresses · 148 streets

Fraser Electorate › Brimbank LGA › Sunshine · 12 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Sunshine is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 9,445 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,566 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 41% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Vietnamese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $820,000.

9,445Population
35Median age
$1,566Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Sunshine statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sunshine itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Sunshine, 200 m west · Tram stop: Stop 49: Central Park Avenue, 4.3 km north-east · Bus interchange: Sunshine Station, 200 m west · Ferry wharf: Spotswood, 7.2 km south-east · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 9 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

11 facilities recorded in Sunshine, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$820,000House · 2024
$470,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 5.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sunshine

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Sunshine VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.7% · Labour-force participation 60.5%

Population by age in Sunshine
Population by age, Sunshine VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4586
5-14948
15-19383
20-24707
25-341,982
35-441,503
45-541,147
55-64930
65-74640
75-84381
85+229
Dwelling types in Sunshine
Dwelling types, Sunshine VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,329
Townhouse742
Apartment279
Other6
Households by weekly income in Sunshine
Households by weekly income, Sunshine VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650586
$650-1,499932
$1,500-2,999977
$3,000+647
Top ancestries in Sunshine
Top ancestries, Sunshine VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other2,225
English1,608
Australian1,487
Vietnamese1,485
Ancestry NS765
Chinese699
Housing tenure in Sunshine
Housing tenure, Sunshine VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned912
Mortgage961
Rented1,361
Other56
Cars per household in Sunshine
Cars per household, Sunshine VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0403
11,469
21,011
3279
4+119
Commute to work in Sunshine
Commute to work, Sunshine VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,141
Train239
Bus102
Tram/ferry0
Walked66
Bicycle22
Home1,064
Top countries of birth in Sunshine
Top countries of birth, Sunshine VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam1,275
India444
Nepal354
Philippines227
China174
Myanmar174
Languages used at home in Sunshine
Languages used at home, Sunshine VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese1,620
Nepali335
Cantonese236
Mandarin201
Greek178
Spanish155

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

31,101 bird observations recorded near Sunshine — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sunshine

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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