Sunshine North, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3020 · Brimbank City Council
Discover Sunshine North with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
How Sunshine North rates for families
How we rate suburbs →Each factor is scored 0–5 against a fixed standard (not against other suburbs), and the overall is their average. Here is what we measured and why each scored what it did.
Average of the 7 factors scored so far.
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Kids' activities3.3/5
6 kinds within 3 km
12 kinds or more scores 5 · 5 kinds scores 3 · none scores 0
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School access3.4/5
46.1% of homes within an 800 m walk of a government primary school
70% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Public transport2.7/5
55% of homes near a frequent stop or station
95% of homes or more scores 5 · 60% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Parks & play0.7/5
16.8% of homes within a 400 m walk of a park
95% of homes or more scores 5 · 70% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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GP access1.4/5
19.2% of homes within 1 km of a GP
75% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Bushfire5.0/5
0% of homes in a bushfire-prone area
Under 5% of homes scores 5 · 20% of homes scores 3 · every home scores 0
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Hot days3.7/5
11.3 days a year at 35°C or hotter
5 days or less scores 5 · 15 days scores 3 · 40 days or more scores 0
- Not rated yet:
- Commute to the city (not measured yet)
- Everyday shopping (not measured yet)
- Flood (not rated anywhere yet)
Also known, not scored: Home internet — 100% of homes on fixed-line NBN (true of almost every city suburb, so it does not tell suburbs apart).
Data sources (9)
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3, CC BY 4.0 — ASGS Edition 3 allocation file: Suburbs and Localities 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, CC BY 4.0 — Census of Population and Housing: Mesh Block Counts, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- AroundSchools activity directory — AroundSchools activity directory (ACTIVE listings) (AroundSchools own data)
- © State of Victoria (Department of Education), CC BY 4.0 — School Locations 2026 (CC BY 4.0)
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL — OpenStreetMap extract (walking network, OSRM foot profile) (ODbL 1.0)
- © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0 — GTFS Schedule (CC BY 4.0)
- Geoscience Australia, National HealthDirect Health Facilities (from Healthdirect Australia's National Health Services Directory), CC BY 4.0 — National HealthDirect Health Facilities – General practice (CC BY 4.0)
- SILO climate data, Queensland Government, CC BY 4.0 — SILO gridded daily maximum temperature (CC BY 4.0)
- © NBN Co Limited, via data.gov.au, CC BY 4.0 — National Broadband Network: Broadband Service Footprints (fixed line) (CC BY 4.0)
Rated 28 October 2026 (method 0.4-draft).
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Sports
- Other sports (2 in Sunshine North · 0 within 5 km)
- Soccer (2 in Sunshine North · 0 within 5 km)
- Tennis (2 in Sunshine North · 0 within 5 km)
Schools within 3 km of Sunshine North
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At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Sunshine North: 5 schools in Sunshine North and parks and playgrounds.
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- 3 parks
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Sunshine North within Brimbank City Council
3 of the council area’s 60 activity providers · 6th of 18 suburbs by number of providers
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Homes with family context
Homes in and around Sunshine North
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$806k
Median, houses
$703k
Median, units
Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Victorian Property Sales Report © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0
Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 27 Oct 2026.
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