What does this Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Australian resident counts, based on Census 2021 demographic data.

Should I choose a suburb just because it ranks highly here?

No. Demographic rankings explain local context, not investment quality by themselves. Use them with price, rent, income, schools, transport, and detail-page evidence before shortlisting.

Why does QuickProperty show count and percentage of population?

The count shows the size of the local group, while the percentage helps avoid overreading large suburbs that rank highly only because they have more residents overall.

What is the next step after this demographic ranking?

Open the suburb detail pages for the strongest candidates, save realistic matches to your shortlist, and compare them against affordability and local evidence before making a decision.

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Top Suburbs by Australian Population — VIC

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Australian ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

PakenhamVIC

Leading count

17,407

% of population

32.2%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Australian Population

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Australian ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021. — VIC

100 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by australian population to find concentration, not overall quality.

BEST FOR

Spotting where a community is most concentrated.

This list works best when you want to understand where a particular ancestry group has the largest visible footprint in VIC.

READ IT AS

A population count first, not a recommendation.

High counts usually reflect scale and concentration. They do not automatically mean better affordability, schools, safety, or investment quality.

NEXT STEP

Open the suburb pages before making a decision.

Use the ranking to find candidate suburbs, then confirm price levels, incomes, schools, transport, and other local tradeoffs on the suburb pages.

AVAILABLE evidence

Census concentration signal

This ranking is backed by demographic counts. It is good for finding clusters, not for deciding suburb quality alone.

CLUSTER SCREEN

This ranking finds concentration, not suburb quality.

Use top rows as research leads, then test affordability, services, and evidence depth before shortlisting.

Shortlist flow

Use #1 Pakenham and #2 Sunbury as the first compare pair.

Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.

Compare top 2Open #1 detail Open #2 detail

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Pakenham	VIC	17,407	54,118	32.2%
2	Sunbury	VIC	14,557	38,851	37.5%
3	Berwick	VIC	13,520	50,298	26.9%
4	Werribee	VIC	12,685	50,027	25.4%
5	Frankston	VIC	12,491	37,331	33.5%
6	Warrnambool	VIC	12,085	31,308	38.6%
7	Mildura	VIC	11,835	34,565	34.2%
8	Traralgon	VIC	10,481	26,907	39.0%
9	Craigieburn	VIC	9,743	65,178	14.9%
10	Doreen	VIC	9,673	27,122	35.7%
11	Langwarrin	VIC	9,661	23,588	41.0%
12	Shepparton	VIC	9,635	32,067	30.0%
13	Reservoir	VIC	9,521	51,096	18.6%
14	Croydon	VIC	9,325	28,608	32.6%
15	Mornington	VIC	9,323	25,759	36.2%
16	Ferntree Gully	VIC	9,297	27,398	33.9%
17	Point Cook	VIC	9,248	66,781	13.8%
18	Mooroolbark	VIC	8,667	23,059	37.6%
19	Rowville	VIC	8,486	33,571	25.3%
20	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	8,339	37,216	22.4%
21	Wodonga	VIC	8,052	20,259	39.7%
22	Warragul	VIC	7,868	19,856	39.6%
23	Boronia	VIC	7,627	23,607	32.3%
24	Wangaratta	VIC	7,547	19,214	39.3%
25	Carrum Downs	VIC	7,455	21,976	33.9%
26	Glen Iris	VIC	7,436	26,131	28.5%
27	Ocean Grove	VIC	7,340	17,714	41.4%
28	Preston	VIC	7,262	33,790	21.5%
29	Narre Warren South	VIC	7,147	30,909	23.1%
30	Richmond	VIC	7,132	28,587	24.9%
31	Mount Martha	VIC	7,131	19,846	35.9%
32	Highton	VIC	7,129	20,736	34.4%
33	Torquay	VIC	7,090	18,534	38.3%
34	Bentleigh East	VIC	7,065	30,159	23.4%
35	Greensborough	VIC	7,027	21,070	33.4%
36	Northcote	VIC	6,963	25,276	27.5%
37	Lara	VIC	6,874	19,014	36.2%
38	Cheltenham	VIC	6,814	23,992	28.4%
39	Lilydale	VIC	6,763	17,348	39.0%
40	Frankston South	VIC	6,665	18,801	35.5%
41	Mount Eliza	VIC	6,611	18,734	35.3%
42	Eltham	VIC	6,513	18,847	34.6%
43	Drouin	VIC	6,435	15,287	42.1%
44	Echuca	VIC	6,432	15,056	42.7%
45	Brighton	VIC	6,416	23,252	27.6%
46	West Wodonga	VIC	6,302	14,794	42.6%
47	Brunswick	VIC	6,266	24,896	25.2%
48	Narre Warren	VIC	6,256	27,689	22.6%
49	Horsham	VIC	6,202	15,134	41.0%
50	Seaford	VIC	6,052	17,215	35.2%
51	Sale	VIC	6,021	14,296	42.1%
52	Coburg	VIC	6,013	26,574	22.6%
53	Tarneit	VIC	5,989	56,370	10.6%
54	Hawthorn	VIC	5,961	22,322	26.7%
55	Grovedale	VIC	5,838	14,869	39.3%
56	Kew	VIC	5,837	24,499	23.8%
57	Malvern East	VIC	5,812	22,296	26.1%
58	Cranbourne	VIC	5,661	21,281	26.6%
59	Rosebud	VIC	5,585	14,381	38.8%
60	South Morang	VIC	5,540	24,989	22.2%
61	Mount Waverley	VIC	5,508	35,340	15.6%
62	Camberwell	VIC	5,473	21,965	24.9%
63	Belmont	VIC	5,421	15,066	36.0%
64	Epping	VIC	5,397	33,489	16.1%
65	Mill Park	VIC	5,386	28,712	18.8%
66	Mernda	VIC	5,357	23,369	22.9%
67	Wallan	VIC	5,309	15,004	35.4%
68	Bundoora	VIC	5,237	28,068	18.7%
69	Leopold	VIC	5,185	13,272	39.1%
70	Officer	VIC	5,184	18,503	28.0%
71	Clyde North	VIC	5,172	31,681	16.3%
72	Cranbourne North	VIC	5,167	24,683	20.9%
73	South Yarra	VIC	5,158	25,028	20.6%
74	Melbourne	VIC	5,065	54,941	9.2%
75	Essendon	VIC	5,030	21,240	23.7%
76	Corio	VIC	5,023	15,497	32.4%
77	Somerville	VIC	4,971	11,767	42.2%
78	Ringwood	VIC	4,955	19,144	25.9%
79	Morwell	VIC	4,939	14,389	34.3%
80	Cranbourne East	VIC	4,933	24,679	20.0%
81	Wyndham Vale	VIC	4,781	20,518	23.3%
82	Diamond Creek	VIC	4,720	12,503	37.8%
83	Thornbury	VIC	4,714	19,005	24.8%
84	Glen Waverley	VIC	4,697	42,642	11.0%
85	Cranbourne West	VIC	4,615	19,969	23.1%
86	Beaumaris	VIC	4,601	13,947	33.0%
87	Yarraville	VIC	4,545	15,636	29.1%
88	Mitcham	VIC	4,538	16,795	27.0%
89	Brighton East	VIC	4,514	16,757	26.9%
90	Kilsyth	VIC	4,480	11,699	38.3%
91	Alfredton	VIC	4,454	11,822	37.7%
92	Hamilton	VIC	4,451	10,346	43.0%
93	Altona Meadows	VIC	4,444	18,479	24.0%
94	Kangaroo Flat	VIC	4,392	11,328	38.8%
95	Wendouree	VIC	4,334	10,376	41.8%
96	Swan Hill	VIC	4,327	11,186	38.7%
97	Hastings	VIC	4,302	10,369	41.5%
98	Bentleigh	VIC	4,297	17,921	24.0%
99	Parkdale	VIC	4,286	12,308	34.8%
100	Benalla	VIC	4,281	10,822	39.6%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Australian Population FAQ

What does this Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Australian resident counts, based on Census 2021 demographic data.
Should I choose a suburb just because it ranks highly here?

No. Demographic rankings explain local context, not investment quality by themselves. Use them with price, rent, income, schools, transport, and detail-page evidence before shortlisting.
Why does QuickProperty show count and percentage of population?

The count shows the size of the local group, while the percentage helps avoid overreading large suburbs that rank highly only because they have more residents overall.
What is the next step after this demographic ranking?

Open the suburb detail pages for the strongest candidates, save realistic matches to your shortlist, and compare them against affordability and local evidence before making a decision.