Suburb profile · ABS Census 2021
Sunshine West suburb profile
Sunshine West, VIC · Postcode 3020
This Sunshine West suburb profile summarises official Australian Bureau of Statistics Census 2021 data for Sunshine West, VIC (postcode 3020). Use it as a free suburb report covering population, median rent, household income, age, housing tenure and employment, plus how those figures changed since Census 2016— then compare Sunshine West with nearby suburbs.
Sunshine West at a glance
Population
18,552
Median rent
$346/wk
Household income
$1,416/wk
Median age
38
Sunshine West trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+10.8% over 10 years
Population
18,552
was 18,580 in 2016
-28 · -0.2%
Median rent
$346/wk
was $300/wk in 2016
+$46 · +15.3%
Household income
$1,416/wk
was $1,147/wk in 2016
+$269 · +23.5%
Median age
38
was 36 in 2016
+2 · +5.6%
Dig deeper: Sunshine West population growth · Sunshine West then and now
Sunshine West people
- Population
- 18,552
- Median age
- 38
- Born overseas
- 51%
- Average household size
- 2.8
Total usual residents (Census 2021)
Median age of residents in years
Percentage born outside Australia
Average number of people per household
Sunshine West income
- Median household income
- $1,416/wk
- Median personal income
- $565/wk
Median total weekly household income
Median total weekly personal income
Sunshine West housing
- Median rent
- $346/wk
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,700/mo
- Separate houses
- 76.3%
- Flats & apartments
- 3%
- Owned outright
- 35.9%
- Mortgaged
- 27.1%
- Rented
- 25.6%
- Unoccupied dwellings
- 7.8%
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
Median monthly mortgage repayment
Percentage of dwellings that are separate houses
Percentage of dwellings that are flats or apartments
Percentage of dwellings owned without a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings with a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings rented
Percentage of private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Sunshine West work
- Employment to population
- 48.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.7%
- Year 12 or above
- 55%
Employed persons as a percentage of population aged 15+
Unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force
Percentage with Year 12 or equivalent as highest school level
Nearby suburb profiles (near 3020)
Compare Sunshine West with nearby suburbs
About this Sunshine West suburb profile
Figures are from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) for the Suburbs and Localities boundary matching Sunshine West. Where shown, 2016 values come from the 2016 State Suburbs (SSC) profile, linked via ABS geographic correspondence — boundaries are not always identical. Medians may be suppressed for very small areas. This is not financial or relocation advice — use it alongside current market data.
Source: ABS Census 2021. Methodology · Richest suburbs in Melbourne