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Sunshine vs Braybrook

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.9 km apart · Sunshine profile · Braybrook profile

Sunshine Braybrook

Braybrook and Sunshine are neighbouring areas with very different housing and transport profiles. Sunshine has far more separate houses, with 69.2% compared to 47.2% in Braybrook. It is also a major transport hub with 29 public transport routes and 10.27 stops per 1,000 people, while Braybrook has 8 routes and 4.46 stops. In contrast, Braybrook has a much larger school presence, with six schools and an average size of 667 students, compared to just three schools and an average size of 288 in Sunshine.

These two areas share many similarities, including nearly identical typical weekly household incomes of around $1,600 and a similar share of children under 15. Both areas are also very diverse, with a high percentage of people using a language other than English at home. While Braybrook has a slightly higher share of these residents, the gap between the two has narrowed since 2011. Similarly, the gap in the share of recent overseas arrivals has closed over the last decade.

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Where they differ most

Population: 9,623 larger in Braybrook Separate houses: 22.0 pts higher in Sunshine Owned outright: 7.4 pts higher in Sunshine Full-time: 3.2 pts higher in Braybrook 3+ bedrooms: 5.5 pts higher in Sunshine

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sunshinein Braybrook +9,623 larger in Braybrook gap widening
9,445 49th pct 19,068 88th pct
Median age in Sunshinein Braybrook +1 yrs older in Sunshine gap narrowing
35 yrs 21st pct 34 yrs 14th pct
First Nations in Sunshinein Braybrook +0.1 pts higher in Braybrook gap steady
0.6% 15th pct 0.7% 20th pct
Aged 65+ in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.5 pts higher in Sunshine gap narrowing
13.3% 27th pct 11.8% 21st pct
Under 15 in Sunshinein Braybrook +0.6 pts higher in Sunshine gap narrowing
16.2% 31st pct 15.6% 26th pct
De facto in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.9 pts higher in Braybrook gap widening
9.8% 26th pct 11.7% 45th pct

Age structure

36.9% Young adults (25–44) +2.3 pts ▸ 39.2%
22.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.1 pts 21.0%
16.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.6 pts 15.6%
13.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.5 pts 11.8%
11.5% Youth (15–24) +0.9 pts ▸ 12.4%

Marital status

42.2% Never married +4.5 pts ▸ 46.7%
41.1% Married ◂ +4.6 pts 36.4%
8.5% Divorced +0.6 pts ▸ 9.0%
4.8% Widowed ◂ +0.4 pts 4.4%
3.4% Separated even 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Sunshine Braybrook

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.8 pts higher in Braybrook gap steady
48.3% 91st pct 50.1% 92nd pct

Country of birth

45.8% Australia ◂ +1.6 pts 44.2%
13.5% Vietnam +4.6 pts ▸ 18.1%
4.7% India +0.9 pts ▸ 5.6%
3.7% Nepal ◂ +3.4 pts 0.3%
1.8% China +0.8 pts ▸ 2.6%
2.4% Philippines even 2.4%
1.4% New Zealand even 1.4%
1.1% England ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%
1.0% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%
0.1% South Africa even 0.2%

Ancestry

15.7% Vietnamese +6.8 pts ▸ 22.5%
17.0% English ◂ +2.6 pts 14.4%
15.7% Australian ◂ +2.4 pts 13.3%
7.4% Chinese +6.1 pts ▸ 13.5%
6.6% Irish ◂ +2.1 pts 4.5%
4.3% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.1% Scottish ◂ +0.8 pts 3.3%
3.6% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 3.4%
3.1% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.7% Greek ◂ +1.1 pts 1.6%
1.7% German ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%
0.7% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Language

Other language in Sunshinein Braybrook +4.2 pts higher in Braybrook gap narrowing
52.9% 91st pct 57.1% 93rd pct
Limited English in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.3 pts higher in Braybrook gap steady
12.4% 95th pct 13.6% 97th pct

Language used at home

40.6% English only ◂ +3.9 pts 36.7%
17.2% Vietnamese +6.7 pts ▸ 23.8%
2.5% Cantonese +2.4 pts ▸ 4.9%
2.1% Mandarin +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.9% Greek ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%
1.6% Punjabi ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%
1.3% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.4% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%
1.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.7% Hindi even 0.7%

Religion

No religion in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.9 pts higher in Braybrook gap steady
31.0% 20th pct 33.0% 24th pct

Religious affiliation

36.8% Christianity ◂ +3.8 pts 33.0%
31.0% No religion +1.9 pts ▸ 33.0%
10.2% Buddhism +4.3 pts ▸ 14.5%
7.8% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 7.2%
5.7% Islam +1.5 pts ▸ 7.1%
6.7% Hinduism ◂ +2.2 pts 4.5%
1.7% Other religions ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%
0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Sunshinein Braybrook +4.4 pts higher in Braybrook gap widening
62.8% 63rd pct 67.2% 71st pct
Bachelor+ in Sunshinein Braybrook +2.0 pts higher in Braybrook gap steady
29.8% 68th pct 31.8% 72nd pct
Schools in Sunshinein Braybrook +3 more in Braybrook
3 43rd pct 6 71st pct
Schools/1k kids in Sunshinein Braybrook +0.06 more in Braybrook
1.96 47th pct 2.01 48th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Sunshinein Braybrook +12 more in Braybrook
36 77th pct 48 87th pct
Students in Sunshinein Braybrook +3,138 more in Braybrook
865 32nd pct 4,003 87th pct
Avg size in Sunshinein Braybrook +379 larger in Braybrook
288 31st pct 667 77th pct
ICSEA in Sunshinein Braybrook +19 higher in Sunshine
1,015 50th pct 995 40th pct

Highest year of school

62.8% Year 12 +4.4 pts ▸ 67.2%
14.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.0 pts 12.5%
8.0% Year 10 ◂ +0.9 pts 7.2%
6.7% Year 11 ◂ +1.4 pts 5.3%

Highest qualification level

32.0% Bachelor degree +2.1 pts ▸ 34.1%
17.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.3 pts 14.3%
13.8% Postgraduate degree +1.0 pts ▸ 14.8%
13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.5 pts ▸ 13.7%
4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 3.6%
1.2% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Field of qualification

19.5% Management & commerce +1.3 pts ▸ 20.8%
11.5% Engineering & related ◂ +1.1 pts 10.4%
11.2% Society & culture +0.1 pts ▸ 11.3%
8.4% Health +0.4 pts ▸ 8.8%
7.7% Information technology +0.6 pts ▸ 8.4%
7.1% Education ◂ +1.8 pts 5.2%
5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 5.4%
4.9% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 5.1%
3.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%
2.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.8% Agriculture & environment even 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Sunshinein Braybrook +$21 higher in Braybrook gap narrowing
$706 30th pct $727 34th pct
Household income in Sunshinein Braybrook +$120 higher in Braybrook gap widening
$1,566 39th pct $1,686 46th pct
Family income in Sunshinein Braybrook +$141 higher in Braybrook gap widening
$1,806 32nd pct $1,947 41st pct
High earners in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.0 pts higher in Braybrook gap widening
8.2% 35th pct 9.2% 42nd pct
High-income homes in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.4 pts higher in Braybrook gap widening
19.2% 46th pct 20.6% 50th pct

Household income distribution

29.0% $1,500–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 30.4%
27.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.2 pts 24.5%
17.4% Under $650 +0.2 pts ▸ 17.6%
10.3% $3,000–$3,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 10.6%
8.9% $4,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

Personal income distribution

43.4% Under $650 ◂ +0.5 pts 42.8%
32.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.1 pts 30.4%
14.5% $1,500–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 16.4%
2.1% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Sunshinein Braybrook +0.8 pts higher in Sunshine
23.3% 22nd pct 22.5% 18th pct
Mental health in Sunshinein Braybrook +0.1 pts higher in Braybrook
7.3% 31st pct 7.4% 32nd pct
Needs assistance in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.2 pts higher in Sunshine gap steady
7.2% 77th pct 6.0% 60th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.4% Asthma +0.2 pts ▸ 7.6%
7.2% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%
7.3% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 7.4%
5.6% Arthritis ◂ +0.5 pts 5.1%
4.7% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%
2.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%
1.8% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%
1.1% Lung condition even 1.1%
1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%
0.5% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.8% None +1.1 pts ▸ 69.0%
16.9% One condition ◂ +1.0 pts 15.8%
4.2% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 4.6%
2.3% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.4 pts higher in Sunshine gap steady
9.5% 15th pct 8.1% 9th pct
Unpaid carers in Sunshinein Braybrook +0.5 pts higher in Sunshine gap steady
10.7% 27th pct 10.2% 22nd pct
Unpaid child care in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.3 pts higher in Sunshine gap widening
21.9% 22nd pct 20.6% 15th pct
Defence service in Sunshinein Braybrook +0.3 pts higher in Sunshine
1.1% 11th pct 0.8% 6th pct
Housework 15h+ in Sunshinein Braybrook +2.0 pts higher in Sunshine gap steady
16.4% 14th pct 14.4% 10th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Sunshinein Braybrook +84 larger in Braybrook
57 18th pct 141 43rd pct
Median age in Sunshinein Braybrook +2 yrs older in Braybrook
28 yrs 76th pct 30 yrs 86th pct
Year 12 in Sunshinein Braybrook +12.5 pts higher in Braybrook
32.5% 22nd pct 45.0% 54th pct
Unemployment in Sunshinein Braybrook
— 8.2% 38th pct
Median income in Sunshinein Braybrook +$88 higher in Braybrook
$388 3rd pct $476 14th pct
Household income in Sunshinein Braybrook +$202 higher in Braybrook
$1,062 8th pct $1,264 20th pct
Indigenous language in Sunshinein Braybrook +8.5 pts higher in Braybrook
0.0% 0th pct 8.5% 73rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sunshinein Braybrook even gap narrowing
2.6 57th pct 2.6 57th pct
One-parent in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.8 pts higher in Braybrook gap narrowing
18.0% 80th pct 19.7% 86th pct
Living alone in Sunshinein Braybrook +0.8 pts higher in Braybrook gap steady
25.5% 51st pct 26.3% 55th pct

Family composition

55.7% Couples with children ◂ +1.4 pts 54.3%
23.4% Couples without children ◂ +0.3 pts 23.1%
18.0% One-parent families +1.8 pts ▸ 19.7%
3.0% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

Household size

29.8% 2 people +0.5 pts ▸ 30.3%
25.5% 1 person +0.8 pts ▸ 26.3%
18.2% 3 people +0.7 pts ▸ 18.8%
15.1% 4 people ◂ +1.2 pts 13.8%
6.9% 5 people ◂ +0.1 pts 6.8%
4.0% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sunshinein Braybrook +$10 higher in Braybrook gap steady
$340 40th pct $350 43rd pct
Mortgage in Sunshinein Braybrook +$110 higher in Braybrook gap narrowing
$1,842 50th pct $1,952 57th pct
People / bedroom in Sunshinein Braybrook even gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Sunshinein Braybrook +4.7 pts higher in Braybrook gap narrowing
40.4% 79th pct 45.2% 86th pct
Owned outright in Sunshinein Braybrook +7.4 pts higher in Sunshine gap narrowing
27.1% 34th pct 19.7% 16th pct
Separate houses in Sunshinein Braybrook +22.0 pts higher in Sunshine gap widening
69.2% 27th pct 47.2% 13th pct
3+ bedrooms in Sunshinein Braybrook +5.5 pts higher in Sunshine gap steady
67.7% 25th pct 62.2% 19th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.4% Rented +4.7 pts ▸ 45.2%
28.6% Owned with a mortgage +3.1 pts ▸ 31.7%
27.1% Owned outright ◂ +7.4 pts 19.7%
2.1% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%
1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

69.2% Separate house ◂ +22.0 pts 47.2%
22.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +21.0 pts ▸ 43.1%
8.3% Flat or apartment +0.9 pts ▸ 9.2%
0.2% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

50.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.6 pts 42.7%
22.7% 2 bedrooms +6.4 pts ▸ 29.1%
14.6% 4 bedrooms +1.2 pts ▸ 15.8%
7.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.7 pts 6.7%
2.9% 5 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.1% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

45.0% $200–$349 ◂ +19.8 pts 25.2%
41.1% $350–$549 +1.7 pts ▸ 42.9%
7.4% Under $200 +14.2 pts ▸ 21.6%
1.2% $550–$749 +2.7 pts ▸ 4.0%
1.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.2% $1,800–$2,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 38.6%
27.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.5 pts 26.0%
17.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.7 pts 13.2%
16.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 14.7%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Sunshinein Braybrook +0.8 pts higher in Sunshine gap steady
12.3% 87th pct 11.4% 86th pct
Work from home in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.2 pts higher in Braybrook gap steady
24.1% 74th pct 25.4% 75th pct
PT commute in Sunshinein Braybrook +3.8 pts higher in Sunshine gap narrowing
7.7% 92nd pct 3.9% 75th pct
PT stops in Sunshinein Braybrook +12 more in Sunshine
97 86th pct 85 83rd pct
Stops/1k in Sunshinein Braybrook +5.81 more in Sunshine
10.27 88th pct 4.46 52nd pct
Departures/1k in Sunshinein Braybrook +3,332.3 more in Sunshine
5,547.3 90th pct 2,215.0 86th pct
PT routes in Sunshinein Braybrook +21 more in Sunshine
29 86th pct 8 52nd pct
Stop walk in Sunshinein Braybrook +1 longer in Braybrook
1 7th pct 2 14th pct
Drive to city in Sunshinein Braybrook even
14 23rd pct 14 23rd pct
Reach 30 min in Sunshinein Braybrook +67,296 more in Sunshine
95,809 89th pct 28,513 74th pct
Reach 45 min in Sunshinein Braybrook +165,946 more in Sunshine
291,459 88th pct 125,513 76th pct
Transit to city in Sunshinein Braybrook +17 longer in Braybrook
43 23rd pct 60 53rd pct

How people get to work

44.9% Car (driver) +2.5 pts ▸ 47.4%
24.1% Worked at home +1.2 pts ▸ 25.4%
5.4% Train ◂ +3.4 pts 2.0%
3.6% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.3% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%
1.5% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%
0.5% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

44.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.7 pts 43.0%
30.8% 2 vehicles +2.1 pts ▸ 32.9%
12.3% No vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 11.4%
8.5% 3 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 9.1%
3.6% 4 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.7 pts higher in Braybrook gap steady
41.5% 64th pct 43.2% 71st pct
Recent arrivals in Sunshinein Braybrook +5.3 pts higher in Sunshine gap narrowing
23.0% 87th pct 17.7% 77th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Sunshinein Braybrook +0.1 pts higher in Braybrook gap narrowing
7.7% 88th pct 7.9% 88th pct
Participation in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.8 pts higher in Braybrook gap steady
60.5% 45th pct 62.3% 53rd pct
Full-time in Sunshinein Braybrook +3.2 pts higher in Braybrook gap narrowing
56.4% 30th pct 59.6% 57th pct

Industries people work in

12.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.6 pts 12.2%
8.2% Retail trade +1.7 pts ▸ 9.9%
8.6% Education & training ◂ +1.9 pts 6.6%
7.5% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 8.1%
7.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.5 pts 7.4%
6.9% Professional & technical +0.9 pts ▸ 7.8%
7.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 7.3%
7.4% Construction ◂ +1.0 pts 6.3%
4.5% Finance & insurance +1.6 pts ▸ 6.1%
6.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 5.9%
4.9% Administrative & support ◂ +0.9 pts 4.0%
3.2% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

23.2% Professionals +2.0 pts ▸ 25.2%
12.6% Labourers ◂ +2.0 pts 10.7%
12.2% Clerical & administrative +0.4 pts ▸ 12.6%
12.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.1 pts 10.2%
11.6% Community & personal service ◂ +0.3 pts 11.3%
8.8% Managers +1.8 pts ▸ 10.6%
9.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.1 pts 8.7%
7.1% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Sunshinein Braybrook even
4 36th pct 4 36th pct
IRSD decile in Sunshinein Braybrook even
2 14th pct 2 14th pct
IER decile in Sunshinein Braybrook even
2 14th pct 2 14th pct
IEO decile in Sunshinein Braybrook +1 higher in Braybrook
5 43rd pct 6 57th pct
IRSAD score in Sunshinein Braybrook +8 higher in Braybrook
957 33rd pct 965 36th pct
ERP in Sunshinein Braybrook +10,765 higher in Braybrook
10,151 48th pct 20,916 87th pct
Growth in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.9 pts higher in Braybrook
6.1% 62nd pct 8.0% 73rd pct
Businesses in Sunshinein Braybrook +695 higher in Braybrook
1,280 69th pct 1,975 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sunshinein Braybrook even
588 17th pct 588 17th pct
Max temp in Sunshinein Braybrook even
20.4 20th pct 20.4 20th pct
Min temp in Sunshinein Braybrook even
11.0 39th pct 11.0 39th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sunshinein Braybrook +0.7 higher in Sunshine
8.3 90th pct 7.7 83rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Sunshinein Braybrook +0.1 more in Braybrook
7.6 86th pct 7.8 91st pct
15-min city in Sunshinein Braybrook +2.8 pts higher in Braybrook
96.6% 81st pct 99.3% 85th pct
Walk to shops in Sunshinein Braybrook +0.6 pts higher in Sunshine
97.9% 85th pct 97.4% 84th pct
Walk to transit in Sunshinein Braybrook even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 85th pct
Walk to school in Sunshinein Braybrook +3.8 pts higher in Braybrook
95.6% 77th pct 99.4% 88th pct
Walk to a park in Sunshinein Braybrook even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Sunshinein Braybrook +1.3 pts higher in Braybrook
89.0% 83rd pct 90.2% 84th pct
Amenities/1k in Sunshinein Braybrook +16.6 more in Sunshine
27.0 85th pct 10.4 26th pct
Intersections/km² in Sunshinein Braybrook +104 higher in Sunshine
499 93rd pct 395 89th pct
Mean slope in Sunshinein Braybrook even
2.9% 8th pct 2.9% 8th pct

Compare Sunshine with nearby areas

Braybrook Sunshine North Sunshine West Ardeer - Albion West Footscray - Tottenham Avondale Heights St Albans - South Altona North

Compare Braybrook with nearby areas

Sunshine West Footscray - Tottenham Avondale Heights Sunshine North Maribyrnong Seddon - Kingsville Yarraville Footscray

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sunshine vs Braybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/213011336/sunshine/vs/213031347/braybrook