Census 2011 → 2021
Sunshine population growth
How the population of Sunshine, VIC (3020) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+6.9% over 10 years
2011 population
8,838
2016 population
9,768
2021 population
9,445
2011 → 2021
+6.9%
-323 since 2016
Sunshine trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
9,445
was 9,768 in 2016
-323 · -3.3%
Median rent
$340/wk
was $300/wk in 2016
+$40 · +13.3%
Household income
$1,566/wk
was $1,185/wk in 2016
+$381 · +32.2%
Median age
35
was 34 in 2016
+1 · +2.9%
Dig deeper: Sunshine population growth · Sunshine then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology