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Sunshine North VIC 3020

7,802 addresses · 205 streets

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

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Living Here

Sunshine North is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 12,047 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,399 a week, with median rent near $341 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Vietnamese, Chinese, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $750,000.

12,047Population
37Median age
$1,399Median household income / wk
$341Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Albion, 1.7 km south-west · Tram stop: Stop 49: Central Park Avenue, 3.7 km east · Bus interchange: Sunshine Station, 2.5 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 7.1 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Sunshine North.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs3/10

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

$750,000House · 2024
$586,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 2.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sunshine North

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

Tree cover measures, Sunshine North VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.4% · Labour-force participation 53.9%

Population by age in Sunshine North
Population by age, Sunshine North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4695
5-141,309
15-19662
20-24867
25-342,046
35-441,548
45-541,501
55-641,441
65-741,026
75-84614
85+338
Dwelling types in Sunshine North
Dwelling types, Sunshine North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3,176
Townhouse497
Apartment163
Other16
Households by weekly income in Sunshine North
Households by weekly income, Sunshine North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650785
$650-1,4991,153
$1,500-2,9991,101
$3,000+560
Top ancestries in Sunshine North
Top ancestries, Sunshine North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese4,111
Other1,856
Chinese1,456
Ancestry NS1,217
Australian1,204
English1,057
Housing tenure in Sunshine North
Housing tenure, Sunshine North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,452
Mortgage1,104
Rented1,139
Other76
Cars per household in Sunshine North
Cars per household, Sunshine North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0334
11,346
21,310
3516
4+256
Commute to work in Sunshine North
Commute to work, Sunshine North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,171
Train107
Bus60
Tram/ferry0
Walked60
Bicycle18
Home786
Top countries of birth in Sunshine North
Top countries of birth, Sunshine North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam3,341
Malta418
India330
Philippines226
Myanmar213
Italy193
Languages used at home in Sunshine North
Languages used at home, Sunshine North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese4,696
Cantonese481
Italian229
Mandarin158
Arabic152
Spanish148

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

72,762 bird observations recorded near Sunshine North — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sunshine North

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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