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Sunshine North

Victoria · Brimbank · Melbourne - West

This profile uses the ABS Sunshine North statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Sunshine North is a locality in the Brimbank area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Sunshine North SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 1043 (gov)
Childcare
37
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
1,088
-13% vs prior year
Median house
$755,000
-0.3% YoY
Population
12,751
+2.3% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Sunshine North SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

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Sunshine North Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Sunshine North.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 234
ICSEA 966
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Sunshine North (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Bernadette's School
Catholic 333 students
ICSEA 1005 intake context
Sunshine Christian School
Independent 94 students
ICSEA 934 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Sunshine North

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • East Sunshine Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 62 places · Sunshine
    Exceeding NQS
  • Killeen Street Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Sunshine
    Exceeding NQS
  • Fairbairn Road Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Sunshine West
    Exceeding NQS
  • Dorothy Carlton Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Sunshine North
    Exceeding NQS
  • South Sunshine Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 29 places · Sunshine
    Exceeding NQS
  • Camp Australia - Sunshine Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 167 places · Sunshine
    Meeting NQS
  • Jigsaw Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 159 places · Sunshine
    Meeting NQS
  • Alexandra Avenue Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 129 places · Sunshine
    Meeting NQS
  • The Hive Early Learning Centre Sunshine
    Centre-Based Care · 128 places · Sunshine North
    Meeting NQS
  • Rose Garden Sunshine Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Sunshine West
    Meeting NQS
  • Anderson Road Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 95 places · Albion
    Meeting NQS
  • Glen Gala Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 93 places · Sunshine West
    Meeting NQS

+ 25 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
1,088
vs previous year
-13%
vs 2021
1,127
  • Property and deception offences 829
  • Crimes against the person 99
  • Justice procedures offences 87
  • Drug offences 39
  • Public order and security offences 34

Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
0
Parks
16
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Sunshine North SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Flood overlay
Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 2.7% of the SA2

This shows whether the Sunshine North SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$755,000
House price YoY
-0.3%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
12,751
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+2.30%
2024→25
Net change
+289
people / yr
Density
1,589
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+289
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+52
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+40
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+197

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Sunshine North
+2.30%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%