Sunshine, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3020 · Brimbank City Council
Discover Sunshine with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
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Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.
Activities around Sunshine
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Browse sports, classes & activity providers
Sports & local clubs around Sunshine
Soccer around Sunshine
13 listed within 5 km of Sunshine
2 km from central Sunshine
2.2 km from central Sunshine
2.5 km from central Sunshine
Not finding it in Sunshine? Listed in Albion (1 · 1.6 km), Braybrook (2 · 2.2 km), St Albans (4 · 5.4 km)
See all 13 within 5 km
- Western Eagles Soccer Club · Albion · 2.7 km
- Western Suburbs Soccer Club · Sunshine West · 2.8 km
- Knights Stadium · Sunshine North · 2.9 km
- Melbourne Croatia Soccer Club · Sunshine North · 2.9 km
- Avondale Heights Soccer Club · Avondale Heights · 3.6 km
- Avondale Heights Football Club · Avondale Heights · 3.9 km
- North Sunshine Soccer Club · St Albans · 4.2 km
- Social Sport - Footscray · Footscray · 5 km
- Elite Football Training Facilities · Maribyrnong · 5 km
- Westside Fives · Maribyrnong · 5 km
Martial arts around Sunshine
9 listed within 5 km of Sunshine · 1 in Sunshine
In Sunshine
1.9 km from central Sunshine
2.2 km from central Sunshine
See all 9 within 5 km
- Samurai Karate Sunsh · Sunshine West · 3 km
- Jeongsin Taekwondo · Maidstone · 3.3 km
- Hanmu Taekwondo · Avondale Heights · 3.5 km
- GKR Karate · St Albans · 3.7 km
- V Team Taekwondo · St Albans · 4.6 km
- GKR Karate · Cairnlea · 4.7 km
Tennis around Sunshine
6 listed within 5 km of Sunshine · 1 in Sunshine
In Sunshine
1.3 km from central Sunshine
2.9 km from central Sunshine
See all 6 within 5 km
- RecWest Braybrook · Braybrook · 2.2 km
- Avondale Heights Tennis Club · Avondale Heights · 3.5 km
- Uno Tennis Australia · Brooklyn · 4.3 km
Gymnastics & cheer around Sunshine
3 listed within 5 km of Sunshine
1.6 km from central Sunshine
3.8 km from central Sunshine
Not finding it in Sunshine? Listed in Albion (1 · 1.6 km), Braybrook (1 · 2.2 km), Laverton North (1 · 4.1 km)
See all 3 within 5 km
- RecWest Braybrook · Braybrook · 2.2 km
More sports
- Other sports (2 within 5 km) — RecWest Braybrook (2.2 km)Not finding it in Sunshine? Listed in Braybrook (1 · 2.2 km), Laverton North (1 · 4.1 km), Altona North (4 · 5.5 km)
- Swimming (2 within 5 km) — Yarraville Swim Centre (4 km)Not finding it in Sunshine? Listed in West Footscray (2 · 4.2 km), Altona North (1 · 5.5 km), Airport West (1 · 8 km)
Schools within 3 km of Sunshine
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27 schools within 3 km of the Sunshine centre, 5 with a Sunshine address. See all schools with a Sunshine address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 8)
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Libraries (2)
Public pools (1)
Sports grounds (4 of 5)
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What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
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A look around Sunshine
Sunshine
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Sunshine: 32 kids' activities within 5 km, 5 schools in Sunshine, and parks and playgrounds.
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- Albion, Braybrook, and Cairnlea
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Browse mapped places (81)
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception SchoolSchool
- Sunshine CollegeSchool
- Sunshine Primary SchoolSchool
- Hester Hornbrook Academy LtdSchool
- St Theresa's Primary School - AlbionSchool
- Sunshine Harvester Primary SchoolSchool
- Albion Primary SchoolSchool
- Sunshine Heights Primary SchoolSchool
- Caroline Chisholm Catholic CollegeSchool
- St Bernadette’s Primary SchoolSchool
- Braybrook CollegeSchool
- Sunshine North Primary SchoolSchool
- St Peter’s Catholic Primary School - South West SunshineSchool
- Western English Language SchoolSchool
- Sunshine Christian SchoolSchool
- Glengala Primary SchoolSchool
- St Paul’s Primary School - Sunshine WestSchool
- Sunshine Special Developmental SchoolSchool
- Rosamond SchoolSchool
- Dinjerra Primary SchoolSchool
- Marian CollegeSchool
- Christ the King Primary SchoolSchool
- Albion North Primary SchoolSchool
- Ardeer South Primary SchoolSchool
- Furlong Park School For Deaf ChildrenSchool
- Mother of God SchoolSchool
- Ardeer Primary SchoolSchool
- Samurai Karate SunshineActivity
- Tennis Futures AustraliaActivity
- North Sunshine Tennis ClubActivity
- Westside GymnasticsActivity
- Hall's TaekwondoActivity
- Croxton Park Soccer ClubActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- RecWest BraybrookActivity
- Westgate Soccer ClubActivity
- Western Eagles Soccer ClubActivity
- Western Suburbs Soccer ClubActivity
- Melbourne Croatia Soccer ClubActivity
- Knights StadiumActivity
- Samurai Karate SunshActivity
- Jeongsin TaekwondoActivity
- Avondale Heights Tennis ClubActivity
- Hanmu TaekwondoActivity
- Avondale Heights Soccer ClubActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- Footscray City Gymnastics ClubActivity
- Avondale Heights Football ClubActivity
- Yarraville Swim CentreActivity
- Peak PlayActivity
- Elite SwimmingActivity
- North Sunshine Soccer ClubActivity
- Uno Tennis AustraliaActivity
- V Team TaekwondoActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- Wish Upon a Star Celebrations and GiftsActivity
- Social Sport - FootscrayActivity
- Elite Football Training FacilitiesActivity
- Westside FivesActivity
- RT Pollard GardensPark or community place
- Brimbank LibrariesPark or community place
- HV McKay Memorial GardensPark or community place
- Brimbank Library & Information ServicePark or community place
- MB Lynch Memorial GardensPark or community place
- J. R. Parsons ReservePark or community place
- Tom Obrien ParkPark or community place
- Matthew Hill ReservePark or community place
- Dempster ParkPark or community place
- Arthur Beachley ReservePark or community place
- Castley ReservePark or community place
- Buckingham ReservePark or community place
- Kinder Smith ReservePark or community place
- Selwyn ParkPark or community place
- Braybrook ParkPark or community place
- Lloyd ReservePark or community place
- Rampfest Indoor Skate ParkPark or community place
- Thompson Street ReservePark or community place
- Kidzmania Indoor Play CentrePark or community place
- Ralph ReservePark or community place
- Municipal ReservePark or community place
- Maribyrnong Aquatic CentrePark or community place
Your council & community
Sunshine within Brimbank City Council
2 of the council area’s 60 activity providers · 9th of 18 suburbs by number of providers
Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.
Homes with family context
Homes in and around Sunshine
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$885k
Median, houses
$530k
Median, units
Recently sold within 5 km of Sunshine
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Sunshine, VIC 3020
Property Type: Townhouse
Sunshine West, VIC 3020
Property Type: House
Sunshine, VIC 3020
Property Type: House
Albion, VIC 3020
Property Type: Townhouse
Sunshine, VIC 3020
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Sunshine West, VIC 3020
Property Type: House
Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Victorian Property Sales Report © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0
Nearby suburbs
Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.
Albion
2 activity providers · 1.6 km
Braybrook
3 activity providers · 2.2 km
Cairnlea
2 activity providers · 5.1 km
St Albans
12 activity providers · 5.4 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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Sunshine
Martial arts 1, Tennis 1
5 schools · 7 parks
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Albion1.6 km · same council
Gymnastics & cheer 1, Party entertainers 1, Soccer 1
2 schools · 1 park
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Braybrook2.2 km
Soccer 2, Basketball 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Martial arts 1 +4
6 schools · 4 parks
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Cairnlea5.1 km · same council
Martial arts 1, Party entertainers 1
1 school · 1 park
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St Albans5.4 km · same council
Martial arts 4, Soccer 4, Tennis 3, Tutoring & STEM 1
13 schools · 6 parks
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Avondale Heights3.9 km
Soccer 2, Martial arts 1, Tennis 1
2 schools · 6 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine | Martial arts 1, Tennis 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Albion1.6 km · same council | Gymnastics & cheer 1, Party entertainers 1, Soccer 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Braybrook2.2 km | Soccer 2, Basketball 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Martial arts 1 +4 | 6 | 4 |
| Cairnlea5.1 km · same council | Martial arts 1, Party entertainers 1 | 1 | 1 |
| St Albans5.4 km · same council | Martial arts 4, Soccer 4, Tennis 3, Tutoring & STEM 1 | 13 | 6 |
| Avondale Heights3.9 km | Soccer 2, Martial arts 1, Tennis 1 | 2 | 6 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.
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