Sunshine
VIC 3020 · Brimbank
9,445 (2021) → 10,021 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Sunshine is a moderate growth suburb in Brimbank, VIC 3020, about 12km from Melbourne CBD. Its median house price of $827K is around the same as the VIC average. The suburb has 6 schools, a transport score of 100/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Sunshine has an overall score of 89/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 32/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: Vietnam (13.5%), India (4.7%), Nepal (3.75%), Philippines (2.4%), China (1.84%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (17.15%), Nepali (3.55%), Cantonese (2.5%), Mandarin (2.13%), Greek (1.88%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: Valuer-General Victoria (DTF) · Updated 2024
Residential Safety
Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1045 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1060
- Sunshine Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1036
- Sunshine Harvester Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 969
- Sunshine College-Sunshine Work Education Training UnitSecondary · Government
- Hester Hornbrook Academy - Sunshine CampusSecondary · Independent
- SEDA College (Victoria) - AFL - SunshineSecondary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Caroline Chisholm Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 1030
- Caroline Chisholm Catholic College - Sacred Heart CampusSecondary · Catholic · 1.4km
- Sunshine Heights Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 1013
- St Theresa's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.5kmICSEA 1076
- SEDA College (Victoria) - Basketball BraybrookSecondary · Independent · 1.5km
- Western English Language SchoolCombined · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 951
- Braybrook CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 969
- Albion Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1017
- Sunshine College-North Sunshine CampusSecondary · Government · 1.8km
- St Peter's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 987
- Sunshine CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 952
- Sunshine North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 962
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Sunshine
Is Sunshine safe?
Sunshine has a residential safety score of 32/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 18,846 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Sunshine?
In Sunshine, the .
How far is Sunshine from Melbourne CBD?
Sunshine is about 11.6 km from Melbourne CBD, an estimated 31 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Sunshine?
Sunshine has 6 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1022 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Sunshine?
Sunshine has a transport score of 100/100, including 1 train station and 95 bus stops.