How Sunshine voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Fraser · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Sunshine favoured Labor 72.2% (v Coalition 27.8%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 6.7 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 43.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 67.3 | Lab 65.5 | Lab 72.2 | Lab +6.7 |
| Labor | 49.9% | 42.2% | 43.6% | +1.3 |
| Coalition | 22.8% | 25.3% | 16.1% | -9.2 |
| Greens | 11.8% | 17.0% | 24.6% | +7.6 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.4% | 5.0% | +1.6 |
| Independents | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 9.2% | 12.1% | 10.6% | -1.4 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Sunshine | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,566 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 29.8% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 33.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 41.3% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 27.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 51.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 47.7% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 9,445 (7,672 aged 18+). "Typical area" is the median across all areas.
Where residents voted in 2025
| Polling place | Type | Share of residents' votes | In this area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine FRASER PPVC | PPVC | 49% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 16% | |
| Sunshine East | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Sunshine North | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Sunshine West Central | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Footscray FRASER PPVC | PPVC | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Fraser
- Ardeer - Albion
- Cairnlea
- Keilor Downs
- St Albans - North
- St Albans - South
- Sunshine North
- Sunshine West
- Deer Park
- Derrimut
- Altona North
- Newport
- Braybrook
- Footscray
- Maribyrnong
- Seddon - Kingsville
- West Footscray - Tottenham
- Yarraville
Sources: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) federal election results and votes-by-SA1 files, 2019–2025; Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 boundaries and 2021 Census DataPacks. Both © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Area results are estimates of how residents voted, not official counts — see the methods. Built 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.