Is Sunbury a nice place to live?

Sunbury centres on historic Rupertswood and a verandah-fronted civic centre, with a main street of cafés, shops and weekend markets and a semi-rural fringe of vineyards and reservoirs. Many households are buying their homes, and couple families with children make up 47.2% of families in Sunbury. Everyday amenity includes cafés, shops, community centres and sporting ovals on the main street, weekend markets and cellar doors, and links to the city by the Sunbury line and several arterial roads. The Sunbury Line Upgrade was completed, including platform extensions at Sunbury station to fit longer trains.

Is it expensive to live in Sunbury?

Compared with what local households earn, buying in Sunbury looks more stretched than renting. A typical local household earned about $1,925 a week at the most recent Census. On those figures, a house at $740,000 works out to about 7.4 times a typical local annual household income, while a unit at $530,000 is about 5.3 times that income. Rents are a smaller share: $540 a week for a house would take about 28% of a typical local household's weekly income, and $440 a week for a unit about 23%. So on the figures, renting takes a moderate share of local income while buying a house sits well above local incomes. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Sunbury a good place to invest?

House values in Sunbury rose a solid 7.6% in the last twelve months, while house rents edged up 1.9%. For houses, that puts capital growth ahead of rental income. Unit values rose a modest 3.9%. This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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Sunbury suburb profile

Sunbury is a town on Melbourne's fringe with a clear civic centre built around historic Rupertswood and verandah-fronted buildings. Tree-lined streets host a mix of interwar cottages and newer suburban homes, while surrounding greenbelt, vineyards and nearby reservoirs lend a semi-rural character.

The main street offers cafés, shops, community centres and sporting ovals, and weekend markets and cellar doors bring a regional leisure feel. Sunbury is linked to the city by the Sunbury line and several arterial roads, making it straightforward to combine regional recreation with urban services.

Sunbury property market performance

Current median dwelling price$635,000Past 3 months

Property growth+5.7%Past 12 months

Sunbury's median house price is $740,000, up 7.6% over 12 months, a notable rise. The median unit price is $530,000, up 3.9% over 12 months, a modest rise. House values rose faster than unit values, and houses sold more quickly: median days on market were 19 for houses and 27 for units.

In Sunbury, house rents rose slightly, increasing 1.9% over 12 months, while house values ran ahead of rents.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$740K	$530K
Change in value Past 12 months	7.6%	3.9%
Sold Past 3 months	208	14
Median days on market Past 12 months	19	27
Average rent Past 12 months	$540	$440
Change in rent Past 12 months	1.9%	N/A

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Sunbury demographics

Sunbury is a community with many households buying their homes.

Couple families with children are the largest family group at 47.2%, and 47.8% of homes are owned with a mortgage. At the 2021 Census 38,851 people lived in Sunbury.

Sunbury and Victoria

	Suburb	VIC
Median age years	38	38
Median household income weekly	$1,925	$1,759
Couples with children share of families	47.2%	45.5%
Couples without children share of families	34.5%	37.6%
One-parent families share of families	17.0%	15.2%
Homes owned outright share of homes	31.4%	33.2%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	47.8%	37.3%
Homes rented share of homes	20.8%	29.5%

Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Sunbury infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Sunbury's Sunbury Line Upgrade was completed in 2023, including platform extensions at Sunbury station to fit longer trains. The Sunbury Road Upgrade was completed in 2024, adding extra lanes and a new bridge over Jacksons Creek.

Hume City Council progressed the Sunbury Community, Arts and Cultural Precinct with community engagement in late 2023 and stakeholder workshops in early 2024, and noted construction was likely to start in 2025. The Sunbury South Precinct Structure Plan was amended and gazetted in 2022, applying to about 1,798 hectares to guide new urban development. The Sunbury Aquatic and Leisure Centre draft masterplan was under council review in 2026; the centre's new outdoor waterplay area was completed in 2025.

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How does Sunbury compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Sunbury’s median house price is 13.6% higher than Diggers Rest’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Sunbury have grown 5.2% higher than in Diggers Rest.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Sunbury have grown 0.8% higher than in Hillside.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Sunbury are selling 20.8% faster than in Diggers Rest.
Selling speed for units: Properties in nearby Hillside are selling 25.9% faster than in Sunbury.

Common questions about Sunbury

Is Sunbury a nice place to live?
Sunbury centres on historic Rupertswood and a verandah-fronted civic centre, with a main street of cafés, shops and weekend markets and a semi-rural fringe of vineyards and reservoirs.

Many households are buying their homes, and couple families with children make up 47.2% of families in Sunbury. Everyday amenity includes cafés, shops, community centres and sporting ovals on the main street, weekend markets and cellar doors, and links to the city by the Sunbury line and several arterial roads. The Sunbury Line Upgrade was completed, including platform extensions at Sunbury station to fit longer trains.
Is it expensive to live in Sunbury?
Compared with what local households earn, buying in Sunbury looks more stretched than renting. A typical local household earned about $1,925 a week at the most recent Census. On those figures, a house at $740,000 works out to about 7.4 times a typical local annual household income, while a unit at $530,000 is about 5.3 times that income. Rents are a smaller share: $540 a week for a house would take about 28% of a typical local household's weekly income, and $440 a week for a unit about 23%. So on the figures, renting takes a moderate share of local income while buying a house sits well above local incomes.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Sunbury a good place to invest?
House values in Sunbury rose a solid 7.6% in the last twelve months, while house rents edged up 1.9%. For houses, that puts capital growth ahead of rental income. Unit values rose a modest 3.9%.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

Choose the right real estate agents in Sunbury

Currently, there are 159 real estate agents working in Sunbury—but not all agents deliver the same results. The right agent could make a huge difference to your final sale price.

Only 5 out of these 159 agents sold 29.9% of all properties in Sunbury over the past year. Choosing one of these top-performing agents means tapping into proven expertise for a better sale outcome.

Real estate agents in Sunbury typically charge a commission of 2.21% to 2.5%. Negotiating a fair commission rate and the right structure can motivate your agent to work even harder, helping you sell for more and potentially saving you thousands of dollars.