Instant turf in Sunbury

Sunbury is a town located 42.4 kilometres north-west of Melbourne’s central business district, in the state of Victoria, Australia. Its local government area is the City of Hume. At the 2016 census, Sunbury had a population of 36,084. Statistically, Sunbury is considered part of Greater Melbourne.

Sunbury is a north-western suburb of Melbourne. The Victorian government’s 2009 decision to extend the Urban Growth Boundary saw Sunbury absorbed by Melbourne’s suburban expansion in 2011.

Sunbury’s residents represent diverse cultural backgrounds, partly due to the working-class background, and proximity to major manufacturing and transport hubs, with Melbourne Airport only being 17.5 kilometres  from the township. A recent trend for people who work in the Melbourne CBD to trade longer commute times for a more economic lifestyle (due to cheaper housing), has seen the population of Sunbury grow in number, with numerous new housing estates ringing the borders of the established township. Sunbury’s population was recorded as being 25,086 in the 2001 census, and is estimated at approximately 34,000 in 2006, making it the 38th largest urban centre by population in Australia.