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Sunbury VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Sunbury, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Sunbury VIC is 38,851 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Sunbury is $854 per week ($44,408 per year). Median rent in Sunbury is $361 per week ($1,564 per month). Sunbury has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Sunbury has a population density of 293.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Sunbury is England. The most common religion is No Religion (46% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Sunbury is $1,733.

There were 2,892 recorded offences in Sunbury in 2025-25, a rate of 74 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (1,047 offences).

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Sunbury Population

residents (Census 2021)

Sunbury Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$854/wk

$44,408 per year

#2718 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$361/wk

$1,564 per month

#2899 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

38years

Same as than national median

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Mortgage

$1,733/mo

Avg household size: 2.6 · 0.8 per bedroom

Sunbury Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.8% (18,963) Female 51.2% (19,885)

Population Density

293.8

people per km²

38,851 people · 132.2 km²

Households

2.6

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$2,239

Family income/wk

Sunbury Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Sunbury Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

39.6% 4,342 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

60.4% 6,612 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Sunbury Country of Birth

Australia

92.4%

England

3.9%

India

2.0%

Germany

0.5%

China

0.3%

Croatia

0.3%

Greece

0.2%

Bangladesh

0.1%

Fiji

0.1%

Canada

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Sunbury Religion

No Religion

46.0%

Catholic

30.3%

Anglican

9.3%

Not stated

5.9%

Uniting Church

3.0%

Christian (other)

2.4%

Eastern Orthodox

1.6%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Sunbury Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

60.7%

Year 10 or equivalent

17.6%

Year 11 or equivalent

16.2%

Year 9 or equivalent

5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Sunbury Languages Spoken at Home

Other

26.4%

Italian

16.8%

IAL Punjabi

14.9%

SAL Tot

11.6%

Mandarin

8.9%

Hindi

7.8%

Greek

6.9%

Arabic

6.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Sunbury Employment

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Employed full-time

42.4% 12,226 people

⏰

Employed part-time

21.9% 6,325 people

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Unemployed

3.3% 944 people

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Not in labour force

32.4% 9,332 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Sunbury Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

40.9%

Bachelor Degree

24.4%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

21.0%

Postgraduate Degree

6.4%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

5.0%

Certificate I/II

2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Sunbury Occupation

Professionals

25.0%

Technicians & Trade Workers

19.3%

Community & Personal Service

14.1%

Clerical & Administrative

13.2%

Managers

12.9%

Sales Workers

5.4%

Labourers

5.1%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

5.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Sunbury Field of Study

Management & Commerce

19.6%

Engineering

17.3%

Society & Culture

13.7%

Health

11.6%

Education

10.9%

Architecture & Building

9.0%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

6.0%

Creative Arts

3.9%

Information Technology

3.2%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.6%

Agriculture & Environment

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Sunbury Dwelling Types

Separate house

95.5%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

3.1%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Sunbury Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.7%

$1-$149/wk

0.4%

$150-$299/wk

0.8%

$300-$399/wk

1.7%

$400-$499/wk

5.1%

$500-$649/wk

3.9%

$650-$799/wk

5.0%

$800-$999/wk

5.9%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

6.9%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.6%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.5%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.2%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

14.1%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

10.3%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

7.9%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

4.9%

$4,000+/wk

11.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Sunbury Marital Status

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Married

47.0% 14,815

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Separated

3.5% 1,098

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Divorced

8.9% 2,818

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Widowed

4.5% 1,404

👤

Never married

36.1% 11,356

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Sunbury Ancestry

English

29.5%

Australian

29.2%

Irish

10.1%

Scottish

8.2%

Other

6.4%

Italian

5.3%

German

3.1%

Maltese

3.0%

Indian

1.7%

Dutch

1.5%

Greek

1.0%

Chinese

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Sunbury School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

28.2%

Secondary — Government

19.9%

Primary — Catholic

12.7%

Vocational Education

12.5%

Pre-school

11.6%

Secondary — Catholic

9.5%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

3.6%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Sunbury Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

6.8% 5,029

✅

No need for assistance

93.2% 69,395

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Sunbury Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

12.1% 3,655

—

Not a volunteer

87.9% 26,465

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Sunbury Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

4.6%

$300-$449/mo

1.9%

$450-$599/mo

1.5%

$600-$799/mo

3.5%

$800-$999/mo

4.7%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

15.6%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

22.2%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

28.7%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

10.7%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

6.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Sunbury How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

72.9%

Did not go to work

17.0%

Car (passenger)

4.7%

Train

2.1%

Walked only

1.2%

Truck

0.9%

Other

0.4%

Bus

0.4%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.2%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.1%

Bicycle

0.1%

Ferry

0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Sunbury Car Ownership

0 vehicles

3.8%

1 vehicle

30.1%

2 vehicles

41.5%

3 vehicles

15.2%

4+ vehicles

9.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Sunbury Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

1.0%

2 bedrooms

8.8%

3 bedrooms

44.9%

4 bedrooms

38.7%

5 bedrooms

5.8%

6+ bedrooms

0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Sunbury Population Mobility

11.6%

moved in the last year

37.8%

moved in the last 5 years

4.5%

unemployment rate (Census)

66.4%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Sunbury Indigenous Population

1.3%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

945

Indigenous residents

73,930

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Sunbury Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

4,495

Asthma

1,922

Arthritis

1,251

Diabetes

1,065

Heart disease

946

Lung condition

751

Cancer

583

Kidney disease

389

Stroke

363

Dementia

107

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Sunbury Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

11.1%

$1-$149/wk

4.1%

$150-$299/wk

5.5%

$300-$399/wk

3.4%

$400-$499/wk

3.1%

$500-$649/wk

3.1%

$650-$799/wk

8.6%

$800-$999/wk

10.2%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

12.4%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

9.9%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

8.6%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.2%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

9.7%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.8%

$3,500+/wk

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Sunbury Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

42.0%

Couple — no children

23.6%

Couple — no children under 15

19.6%

One parent — children under 15

7.5%

One parent — no children under 15

7.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Sunbury Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.1% 19

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.1% 25

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Previously served

2.6% 795

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Never served

97.2% 29,402

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Sunbury Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

15.5% 4,649

—

Did not provide

84.5% 25,390

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Sunbury Children Ever Born

No children

32.0%

1 child

13.1%

2 children

30.8%

3 children

16.9%

4 children

5.9%

5+ children

1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Sunbury When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

116

1951–1960

556

1961–1970

878

1971–1980

700

1981–1990

815

1991–2000

557

2001–2010

1,317

2011–2015

874

2016

158

2017

139

2018

103

2019

139

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Sunbury Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

22.2%

5–14 hours

30.1%

15–29 hours

13.3%

30+ hours

9.8%

Did not do domestic work

24.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Sunbury Household Size

1 person

21.9%

2 persons

32.5%

3 persons

17.9%

4 persons

18.1%

5 persons

7.0%

6+ persons

2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Sunbury Where Residents Moved From

Same address

32,599

Moved from VIC

3,134

Moved — same area (SA2)

840

Moved from overseas

111

Moved from NSW

Moved from QLD

Moved from WA

Moved from TAS

Moved from NT

Moved from SA

Moved from ACT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Sunbury Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

87.4%

Step family — no other children

7.4%

Blended family — no other children

4.1%

Intact family — other children present

0.5%

Other couple — children only

0.4%

Step family — other children present

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Sunbury Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 2,892 total

Theft

1,047

Justice Procedures

486

Assault

475

Property Damage

236

Break & Enter

207

Drug Offences

152

Fraud

119

Weapons

Public Order

Robbery

Other

Traffic

Offence trend by year:

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Sunbury Schools

schools nearby

government

1020

avg ICSEA score

3,278

total students

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 299 students

1061

ICSEA

St Anne's School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 599 students

1059

ICSEA

Kismet Park Primary School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 358 students

1023

ICSEA

Killara Primary School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 317 students

1017

ICSEA

Sunbury West Primary School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 230 students

1004

ICSEA

Sunbury College Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 980 students

993

ICSEA

Sunbury Heights Primary School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 495 students

983

ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Sunbury Rent Prices & Affordability

19%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,925/wk

Median Rent $361/wk

Rent-to-Income 18.8%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Sunbury

Your weekly income

≈ $8,342/month

Median rent $361/wk

Left after rent $1,564/wk

Rent share 18.8%

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Sunbury vs State & National Average

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Pop: 19,490 Income: $1,214/wk Rent: $381/wk

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Pop: 19,846 Income: $846/wk Rent: $496/wk

Warragul

Pop: 19,856 Income: $754/wk Rent: $321/wk

Mulgrave (Vic.)

Pop: 19,889 Income: $746/wk Rent: $430/wk

Cranbourne West

Pop: 19,969 Income: $822/wk Rent: $375/wk

Thomastown

Pop: 20,234 Income: $502/wk Rent: $350/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Sunbury

What is the population of Sunbury VIC?

The population of Sunbury VIC is 38,851 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 293.8 people per km².Sunbury is ranked #16 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Sunbury?

The median personal income in Sunbury VIC is $854 per week, or $44,408 per year.The median household income is $1,925 per week.Family income is $2,239 per week.Sunbury is ranked #2,718 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Sunbury?

Median rent in Sunbury VIC is $361 per week ($1,564 per month).Rent represents 18.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Sunbury ranks #2,899 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Sunbury?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Sunbury VIC is $1,733. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Sunbury?

The median age in Sunbury VIC is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Sunbury a good suburb to live in?

Sunbury is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 38,851.The median income is $854/wk, which is above the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (18.8% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 22391. All dollar figures in AUD.