Sunshine, Victoria
| Sunshine Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Sunshine town centre | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°46′52″S 144°49′55″E / 37.781°S 144.832°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 9,445 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,928/km2 (4,990/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3020 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 12 km (7 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brimbank | ||||||||||||||
| County | Bourke | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Laverton | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fraser | ||||||||||||||
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Sunshine is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Sunshine recorded a population of 9,445 at the 2021 census.
Sunshine, initially a town just outside Melbourne, is today a residential suburb with a mix of period and post-War homes, with a town centre that is an important retail centre in Melbourne's west. It is also one of Melbourne's principal places of employment outside the CBD with many industrial companies situated in the area, and is an important public transport hub with both V/Line and Metro services at Sunshine railway station and its adjacent major bus interchange.