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Sunbury vs Sunbury - West

Name: Sunbury vs Sunbury - West — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 9.3 km apart · Sunbury profile · Sunbury - West profile

Sunbury Sunbury - West

Sunbury and Sunbury - West are neighbouring areas with different levels of accessibility. Sunbury - West is much more walkable, with 47.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 11.1% in Sunbury. Public transport and school access are also far higher in Sunbury - West, where 93% of homes are near a school, while only 49.2% of Sunbury homes share that proximity. Sunbury is the more affluent and faster-growing of the two, with a population increase of 11.4% since 2021 and a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (26.8%).

Both areas share a very similar demographic profile, with nearly identical shares of children under 15 and people born overseas. They are also alike in their typical weekly household incomes, which both sit around $2,000 to $2,100. While Sunbury - West is generally more connected to services, both areas are dominated by separate houses, though this is slightly more common in Sunbury.

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Where they differ most

De facto: 3.4 pts higher in Sunbury - West Renting: 6.7 pts higher in Sunbury - West No religion: 4.5 pts higher in Sunbury - West Median age: 3 yrs older in Sunbury Population: 2,505 larger in Sunbury

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +2,505 larger in Sunbury

13,671 71st pct 11,166 59th pct

Median age in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +3 yrs older in Sunbury

39 yrs 48th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

25.3% Young adults (25–44) +3.5 pts ▸ 28.9%

28.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.9 pts 26.3%

19.1% Children (0–14) +0.2 pts ▸ 19.4%

14.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.0 pts 13.3%

12.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.8 pts 12.1%

Marital status

50.5% Married ◂ +4.6 pts 45.8%

35.5% Never married +2.3 pts ▸ 37.8%

7.5% Divorced +1.8 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.7% Widowed ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

2.9% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Sunbury Sunbury - West

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.5% Australia +0.2 pts ▸ 80.7%

3.2% England +0.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.4% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% India +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.6% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% China even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

37.2% English +1.9 pts ▸ 39.1%

38.0% Australian even 38.1%

12.5% Irish +1.3 pts ▸ 13.8%

9.8% Scottish +1.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

7.8% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 6.3%

3.9% German +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.5% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

1.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

1.3% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

1.1% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

87.2% English only +0.7 pts ▸ 87.9%

1.0% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.6% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.4% Mandarin even 0.5%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Hindi even 0.3%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.8% Christianity ◂ +3.9 pts 46.0%

41.0% No religion +4.5 pts ▸ 45.5%

5.3% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

1.4% Islam ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.7% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Other religions even 0.7%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +2 more in Sunbury

6 71st pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +0.45 more in Sunbury

2.29 56th pct 1.85 43rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +1 more in Sunbury

16 43rd pct 15 40th pct

Students in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +1,703 more in Sunbury

3,903 86th pct 2,200 66th pct

Avg size in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +101 larger in Sunbury

651 76th pct 550 67th pct

ICSEA in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +17 higher in Sunbury

1,034 58th pct 1,016 50th pct

Highest year of school

54.8% Year 12 +1.0 pts ▸ 55.8%

16.9% Year 10 ◂ +0.5 pts 16.4%

15.4% Year 11 even 15.4%

8.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.6 pts 8.0%

Highest qualification level

36.1% Certificate III / IV +1.4 pts ▸ 37.5%

20.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.9 pts 20.0%

18.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.7 pts 17.8%

5.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.5 pts 5.1%

3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

17.7% Management & commerce ◂ +0.7 pts 17.0%

17.1% Engineering & related ◂ +1.0 pts 16.1%

11.6% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.5% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 10.3%

9.2% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 7.8%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.2% Creative arts even 3.2%

2.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 2.1%

2.1% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.9% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +$33 higher in Sunbury - West

$850 59th pct $883 64th pct

Household income in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +$119 higher in Sunbury

$2,106 73rd pct $1,987 65th pct

Family income in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +$84 higher in Sunbury

$2,315 65th pct $2,231 60th pct

Household income distribution

34.1% $1,500–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 37.7%

22.5% $650–$1,499 +1.1 pts ▸ 23.5%

13.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 9.3%

13.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 12.6%

10.8% Under $650 even 10.8%

Personal income distribution

38.8% Under $650 ◂ +2.0 pts 36.9%

32.5% $650–$1,499 +2.4 pts ▸ 34.9%

19.9% $1,500–$2,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 20.1%

4.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 2.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.6% Mental health +1.0 pts ▸ 11.6%

11.2% Asthma even 11.2%

8.7% Arthritis +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.9% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 8.7%

4.8% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.6% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.9% Cancer even 2.9%

1.9% Lung condition even 1.8%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.3% None ◂ +0.8 pts 60.5%

22.3% One condition even 22.2%

6.5% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.1% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +27 larger in Sunbury

184 51st pct 157 46th pct

Median age in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +3 yrs older in Sunbury - West

22 yrs 29th pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +$4 higher in Sunbury - West

$752 70th pct $756 70th pct

Household income in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +$255 higher in Sunbury

$2,416 86th pct $2,161 76th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +0.1 larger in Sunbury

2.8 79th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

63.5% Couples with children ◂ +2.4 pts 61.1%

22.7% Couples without children +0.6 pts ▸ 23.3%

12.8% One-parent families +2.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Household size

33.5% 2 people ◂ +0.5 pts 33.0%

20.4% 4 people ◂ +1.5 pts 18.9%

16.2% 1 person +3.3 pts ▸ 19.5%

17.9% 3 people +1.3 pts ▸ 19.2%

8.5% 5 people ◂ +1.6 pts 7.0%

3.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +$5 higher in Sunbury - West

$371 50th pct $376 52nd pct

Mortgage in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +$56 higher in Sunbury

$1,789 47th pct $1,733 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Sunbury in Sunbury - West even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.3 pts 48.3%

33.5% Owned outright ◂ +4.0 pts 29.6%

13.7% Rented +6.7 pts ▸ 20.4%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Types of homes

98.8% Separate house ◂ +3.6 pts 95.2%

0.4% Flat or apartment +3.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

44.2% 3 bedrooms +5.4 pts ▸ 49.6%

43.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.0 pts 38.0%

9.0% 5 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 6.3%

2.4% 2 bedrooms +2.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.3% 1 bedroom even 0.3%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

55.0% $350–$549 +9.8 pts ▸ 64.8%

23.8% $200–$349 +1.8 pts ▸ 25.6%

7.7% Under $200 ◂ +4.9 pts 2.8%

6.3% $550–$749 ◂ +4.9 pts 1.3%

2.2% $750 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.6% $1,000–$1,799 +3.7 pts ▸ 36.3%

34.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 34.1%

14.4% Under $1,000 +1.5 pts ▸ 15.8%

11.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.1 pts 6.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +5 more in Sunbury - West

66 71st pct 71 74th pct

Stops/1k in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +1.53 more in Sunbury - West

4.83 58th pct 6.36 77th pct

Departures/1k in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +312.4 more in Sunbury - West

847.4 52nd pct 1,159.9 63rd pct

PT routes in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +1 more in Sunbury

5 36th pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +5 longer in Sunbury

57 95th pct 52 93rd pct

Drive to city in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +5 longer in Sunbury

40 68th pct 35 63rd pct

Reach 30 min in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +2,505 more in Sunbury

13,671 43rd pct 11,166 34th pct

Reach 45 min in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +2,505 more in Sunbury

13,671 21st pct 11,166 17th pct

How people get to work

56.1% Car (driver) +0.5 pts ▸ 56.6%

21.4% Worked at home ◂ +0.7 pts 20.7%

4.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.9 pts 3.2%

1.2% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

43.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.2 pts 43.5%

24.1% 1 vehicle +3.3 pts ▸ 27.5%

17.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.5 pts 17.1%

12.6% 4 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 9.7%

2.0% No vehicle +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.7% Construction ◂ +1.4 pts 13.3%

11.7% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 11.9%

9.9% Retail trade ◂ +1.1 pts 8.8%

9.4% Education & training +0.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.2% Transport & warehousing +0.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.3% Public administration & safety +0.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.0% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.2% Accommodation & food even 5.2%

5.1% Professional & technical ◂ +0.3 pts 4.9%

3.8% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%

2.6% Finance & insurance +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

17.8% Professionals ◂ +0.6 pts 17.2%

17.0% Technicians & trades +0.4 pts ▸ 17.4%

15.0% Clerical & administrative +0.6 pts ▸ 15.6%

11.7% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 12.6%

12.6% Managers ◂ +1.9 pts 10.7%

9.3% Sales workers ◂ +0.4 pts 8.9%

8.2% Labourers +0.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.8% Machinery operators & drivers +0.4 pts ▸ 7.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Sunbury in Sunbury - West even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Sunbury in Sunbury - West even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +1 higher in Sunbury

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Sunbury in Sunbury - West even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +16 higher in Sunbury

1,013 57th pct 997 50th pct

ERP in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +3,867 higher in Sunbury

15,364 73rd pct 11,497 55th pct

Growth in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +9.4 pts higher in Sunbury

11.4% 85th pct 2.0% 28th pct

Businesses in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +359 higher in Sunbury

980 54th pct 621 33rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +138 higher in Sunbury - West

619 22nd pct 758 40th pct

Max temp in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +1.1 higher in Sunbury

19.4 11th pct 18.3 7th pct

Min temp in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +0.7 higher in Sunbury

9.5 20th pct 8.9 14th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +1.7 higher in Sunbury - West

3.0 20th pct 4.8 40th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +1.8 more in Sunbury - West

2.6 16th pct 4.4 37th pct

15-min city in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +23.4 pts higher in Sunbury - West

8.7% 6th pct 32.0% 22nd pct

Walk to shops in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +36.6 pts higher in Sunbury - West

11.1% 7th pct 47.7% 36th pct

Walk to transit in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +26.2 pts higher in Sunbury - West

66.5% 31st pct 92.7% 52nd pct

Walk to school in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +43.8 pts higher in Sunbury - West

49.2% 30th pct 93.0% 72nd pct

Walk to a park in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +7.2 pts higher in Sunbury - West

90.3% 38th pct 97.5% 51st pct

Walk to health in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +11.9 pts higher in Sunbury - West

4.7% 10th pct 16.6% 22nd pct

Amenities/1k in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +1.6 more in Sunbury

16.8 62nd pct 15.1 56th pct

Intersections/km² in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +8 higher in Sunbury - West

15 29th pct 23 31st pct

Mean slope in Sunbury in Sunbury - West +2.2 pts higher in Sunbury - West

4.6% 37th pct 6.8% 71st pct

Compare Sunbury with nearby areas

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Compare Sunbury - West with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sunbury vs Sunbury - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/210041240/sunbury/vs/210041541/sunbury-west