Sunshine (VIC 3020): property prices & suburb profile

Brimbank LGA · Latest published data October 2025 · Page updated August 2026 · Public government records

Sunshine · VIC 3020 · typical house price · 12 months to 2025-Q4
$825,000+69.6%
vs 10 years ago (rolling year)
Sales-weighted average of the 4 quarterly medians to 2025-Q4 (137 sales) published by the Victorian Valuer-General. A single quarter in one suburb can turn on a handful of sales, so this page reports a rolling year.
Typical house price
$825,000
137 sales over 4 quarters
Typical unit price
$554,000
12 months to 2025-Q4, 75 sales
Sales in the last year
212
houses + units
SEIFA advantage decile
4 of 10
Sunshine
Schools in the suburb
5
ACARA registered

Sunshine property prices

The typical Sunshine house sold for around $825,000 in the year to 2025-Q4, +69.6% over 10 years and +13.9% over 5 years.

Property type
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
Houses
-0.7%
-5.7%
+13.9%
+69.6%
Units
+18.1%
-22.3%
+20.5%
+27.0%

Change in medians published by the Victorian Valuer-General · rolling year to 2025-Q4 for recent horizons, yearly medians to 2024 further back

Houses (yearly + recent quarters)
Units (yearly + recent quarters)
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PeriodHouses (yearly + recent quarters)Units (yearly + recent quarters)
2013$435,000$330,000
2014$483,500$370,000
2015$530,500$375,000
2016$675,000$385,000
2017$765,000$422,500
2018$742,000$336,000
2019$720,000$390,000
2020$750,000$550,000
2021$870,000$605,000
2022$856,500$414,000
2023$800,000$631,000
2024$820,000$470,000
Apr 2024$815,000$407,000
July 2024$800,000$453,000
Oct 2024$824,000$502,000
2025$750,000$547,000
Apr 2025$833,000$600,000
July 2025$826,000$529,400
Oct 2025$885,000$530,000
  • Medians are published by the Victorian Valuer-General per suburb; we do not have individual sale records for this state, so there is no street-level breakdown on this page (our New South Wales pages have one).
  • The headline figure is a sales-weighted average of the last four quarterly medians, not a median of individual sales, because one quiet quarter in a single suburb can move a quarterly median by more than the market did. The chart below plots each quarter as published.
  • The Victorian Valuer-General yearly file currently ends at 2024; newer points on the chart and the short-horizon changes come from the quarterly file.
  • Change over time reflects what sold in each period, not the value of any one home: a run of large or small homes moves it.
  • Periods with fewer than 5 recorded sales are excluded.

Sunshine medians by quarter

The most recent quarter on record for Sunshine is 2025-Q4.

Sunshine medians by quarter
2025-Q4Unit$530k17
2025-Q4House$885k36
2025-Q3Unit$529k18
2025-Q3House$826k36
2025-Q2Unit$600k22
2025-Q2House$833k32
2025-Q1Unit$547k18
2025-Q1House$750k33
2024-Q4Unit$502k13
2024-Q4House$824k35
2024-Q3Unit$453k28
2024-Q3House$800k
  • Sale counts are shown so you can judge how solid each median is.

Who lives in Sunshine

Sunshine has a median age of 35 and a median household income of $1,566 a week.

Population (Sunshine)
9,445
Median age (Sunshine)
35 years
Median household income (Sunshine)
$1,566/wk
People per square kilometre
1,996
Average taxable income (postcode, 2023)
$60,340
SEIFA advantage decile (Sunshine)
4 of 10
Addresses in the suburb (G-NAF)
6,464
Rooftop solar installs, 12 months (postcode)
243
How Sunshine homes are held
Owned outright
27.1% · 912
Owned with a mortgage
28.6% · 961
Rented
40.4% · 1,361
Sunshine homes by bedroom count
1 bedroom or studio
7.7% · 254
2 bedrooms
23.2% · 764
3 bedrooms
51.3% · 1,691
4 bedrooms
14.9% · 491
5 or more
2.9% · 97
ABS SEIFA 2021 deciles · 10 of 10 = most advantaged nationally
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)from income, education, occupation and housing
4 of 10
Relative disadvantage (IRSD)from low income, low education and unskilled occupations
2 of 10
Economic resources (IER)from household income, wealth and housing costs
1 of 10
Education and occupation (IEO)from qualifications and skilled work
6 of 10
  • Figures labelled Sunshine are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "Sunshine" and postcode 3020 both extend beyond Sunshine.
  • SEIFA decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australian areas on that index and 10 the highest. The four indices measure different things and often disagree, which is why all four are shown: a suburb can rank high on education and occupation while ranking mid on economic resources.

Schools in Sunshine

The 4 mainstream schools in Sunshine sit at the 56th percentile nationally on ACARA's socio-educational index.

Schools located in Sunshine
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception SchoolCatholicPrimary1,070
Sunshine Harvester Primary SchoolGovernmentPrimary965
Sunshine Heights Primary SchoolGovernmentPrimary1,029
Sunshine Primary SchoolGovernmentPrimary1,014
Sunshine Special Developmental SchoolGovernmentSpecial976
Median school percentile nationally · ICSEA score
Sunshine · 4 schools
56th · 1022
Brimbank LGA
44th · 994
Melbourne West
62nd · 1036
VIC
60th · 1030
Australia
51st · 1008
  • ICSEA is ACARA's socio-educational index (average 1000). It describes the family backgrounds of the students enrolled, NOT how well a school teaches: a lower ICSEA means a less advantaged intake, not a worse school.
  • Percentiles are ACARA's own national ranking, so the Australia bar is a published figure rather than our arithmetic. Each area shows the median of the mainstream schools sitting inside it; special schools are listed in the table but excluded from the medians.
  • Public school intake zones are not published in our dataset for this state, so confirm catchments with the school.

Suburbs near Sunshine

Sunshine's typical house price of $825,000 is the 24th highest of the 60 Melbourne West suburbs we cover.

All Melbourne West suburb research

Sunshine: common questions

How much does a house cost in Sunshine?
About $825,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4, from 137 recorded sales. That is a sales-weighted average of the four quarterly medians published by the Victorian Valuer-General: a single quarter in one suburb can swing on a handful of sales.
Have Sunshine prices gone up?
Prices have risen 69.6% over 10 years and moved +13.9% over 5 years, comparing the latest rolling year with the same window a decade earlier. These movements reflect the mix of homes sold, not the change in value of a specific property.
What do units cost in Sunshine?
The typical unit price was around $554,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4: a sales-weighted average of the quarterly unit medians, from 75 sales.
Can I see Sunshine prices street by street?
Not yet. VIC publishes suburb-level medians rather than individual sale records, so street-level medians are only available on our New South Wales pages.
Which schools are in Sunshine?
Sunshine has 5 ACARA-registered schools: Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School, Sunshine Harvester Primary School, Sunshine Heights Primary School, Sunshine Primary School, Sunshine Special Developmental School.
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Data sources

This page summarises public government datasets for general information. It is not financial, legal or property advice, figures can contain source errors, and postcode or SA2 statistics cover a wider area than the suburb itself. Flood and bushfire overlays are not yet loaded for VIC pages, so the absence of a risk section is a data gap, not an all-clear: always check the vendor statement and planning certificate. Verify anything material independently before acting on it.