9,445 ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,838
- 2016: 9,768
- 2021: 9,445
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sunshine · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sunshine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Sunshine is noticeably younger than the state and national average. This suburb is one of the largest in its area, with 9,445 people and a population profile that leans heavily towards working-age adults.
9,445
▲ +6.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sunshine — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 35, which is much lower than most similar areas and three years younger than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up 36.9% of the population. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at 13.3%.
13.3% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▲ +0.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sunshine, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 42.2% of residents have never been married, while 9.8% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little below the national figure. Only 0.6% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.6% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% ▲ +39.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Sunshine splits fairly evenly between Never married (42%) and Married (41%), with Divorced at 8%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sunshine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22395/sunshine/topic/demographics-identity