Sunshine West

Statistical Area in Melbourne

Contents: Population

The population development of Sunshine West as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

Name	Status	Population Estimate 1991-06-30	Population Estimate 1996-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2011-06-30	Population Estimate 2016-06-30	Population Estimate 2021-06-30	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Sunshine West	Statistical Area	16,950	16,207	16,700	16,450	17,512	19,533	18,770	18,790
Melbourne	Significant Urban Area	3,133,337	3,239,061	3,428,284	3,684,467	4,087,822	4,622,029	4,874,520	5,245,182

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: All areas according to the definition of 2021. The population structure presents census results; unlike the estimates, they are not adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males	9,385
Females	9,173

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years	3,675
18-64 years	11,503
65+ years	3,380

Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years	126
80-89 years	801
70-79 years	1,615
60-69 years	1,779
50-59 years	2,155
40-49 years	2,315
30-39 years	2,910
20-29 years	2,779
10-19 years	1,983
0-9 years	2,095

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Australia	7,978
New Zealand	253
British Isles	198
Chinese Asia	353
South Asia	1,118
South-East Asia	3,621
Other country	3,922

Language (C 2021)
English	5,877
Other language	11,485

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Indigenous	97
Non-Indigenous	17,478

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	8,438
Muslims	1,777
Buddhists	2,183
Hindus	499
Jews	10
Other religion / belief	145
Secular / no religion	4,147

Located in:

Melbourne significant urban area

Related to:

Brimbank city