What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Chinese 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 Chinese Population — VIC

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

Top suburb

MelbourneVIC

Leading count

16,763

% of population

30.5%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Chinese 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 chinese 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 Melbourne and #2 Glen Waverley 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	Melbourne	VIC	16,763	54,941	30.5%
2	Glen Waverley	VIC	16,188	42,642	38.0%
3	Doncaster East	VIC	11,748	30,926	38.0%
4	Point Cook	VIC	9,567	66,781	14.3%
5	Mount Waverley	VIC	9,426	35,340	26.7%
6	Doncaster	VIC	9,161	25,020	36.6%
7	Balwyn North	VIC	6,810	21,302	32.0%
8	Box Hill	VIC	6,684	14,353	46.6%
9	Wantirna South	VIC	5,952	20,754	28.7%
10	Keysborough	VIC	5,704	30,018	19.0%
11	Wheelers Hill	VIC	5,122	20,652	24.8%
12	Springvale	VIC	4,882	22,174	22.0%
13	Southbank	VIC	4,683	22,631	20.7%
14	Clayton	VIC	4,667	18,988	24.6%
15	Balwyn	VIC	4,640	13,495	34.4%
16	Rowville	VIC	4,500	33,571	13.4%
17	Box Hill North	VIC	4,258	12,337	34.5%
18	Templestowe	VIC	4,059	16,966	23.9%
19	Kew	VIC	3,974	24,499	16.2%
20	Carlton	VIC	3,964	16,055	24.7%
21	Bundoora	VIC	3,864	28,068	13.8%
22	Burwood	VIC	3,792	15,147	25.0%
23	Vermont South	VIC	3,596	11,954	30.1%
24	Camberwell	VIC	3,478	21,965	15.8%
25	Docklands	VIC	3,411	15,495	22.0%
26	Mulgrave	VIC	3,387	19,889	17.0%
27	Wantirna	VIC	3,334	14,237	23.4%
28	Burwood East	VIC	3,243	10,675	30.4%
29	Glen Iris	VIC	3,172	26,131	12.1%
30	Mitcham	VIC	3,166	16,795	18.9%
31	Reservoir	VIC	3,095	51,096	6.1%
32	Berwick	VIC	3,041	50,298	6.0%
33	Noble Park	VIC	3,005	32,257	9.3%
34	Templestowe Lower	VIC	2,979	14,098	21.1%
35	Bentleigh East	VIC	2,967	30,159	9.8%
36	Forest Hill	VIC	2,870	10,780	26.6%
37	Ringwood	VIC	2,853	19,144	14.9%
38	St Albans	VIC	2,799	38,042	7.4%
39	Clayton South	VIC	2,696	13,381	20.1%
40	Donvale	VIC	2,647	12,644	20.9%
41	Nunawading	VIC	2,610	12,413	21.0%
42	North Melbourne	VIC	2,593	14,953	17.3%
43	Vermont	VIC	2,577	10,993	23.4%
44	South Yarra	VIC	2,573	25,028	10.3%
45	Springvale South	VIC	2,573	12,766	20.2%
46	Blackburn	VIC	2,564	14,478	17.7%
47	Blackburn South	VIC	2,550	10,939	23.3%
48	Malvern East	VIC	2,516	22,296	11.3%
49	Preston	VIC	2,384	33,790	7.1%
50	Carnegie	VIC	2,269	17,909	12.7%
51	Bulleen	VIC	2,259	11,219	20.1%
52	Box Hill South	VIC	2,223	8,491	26.2%
53	Endeavour Hills	VIC	2,162	24,455	8.8%
54	Richmond	VIC	2,086	28,587	7.3%
55	Hawthorn	VIC	2,050	22,322	9.2%
56	Hawthorn East	VIC	2,042	14,834	13.8%
57	Ferntree Gully	VIC	2,031	27,398	7.4%
58	Surrey Hills	VIC	2,008	13,655	14.7%
59	Maribyrnong	VIC	1,974	12,573	15.7%
60	Bentleigh	VIC	1,943	17,921	10.8%
61	Boronia	VIC	1,934	23,607	8.2%
62	Mill Park	VIC	1,914	28,712	6.7%
63	Blackburn North	VIC	1,856	7,627	24.3%
64	Truganina	VIC	1,833	36,305	5.0%
65	Chadstone	VIC	1,812	9,552	19.0%
66	Croydon	VIC	1,769	28,608	6.2%
67	Tarneit	VIC	1,700	56,370	3.0%
68	West Melbourne	VIC	1,699	8,025	21.2%
69	Narre Warren	VIC	1,681	27,689	6.1%
70	Footscray	VIC	1,586	17,131	9.3%
71	Bayswater	VIC	1,579	12,262	12.9%
72	Canterbury	VIC	1,549	7,800	19.9%
73	Williams Landing	VIC	1,545	9,448	16.4%
74	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	1,544	37,216	4.1%
75	Narre Warren South	VIC	1,515	30,909	4.9%
76	Cheltenham	VIC	1,480	23,992	6.2%
77	Brighton	VIC	1,475	23,252	6.3%
78	Sunshine North	VIC	1,456	12,047	12.1%
79	Dandenong	VIC	1,422	30,127	4.7%
80	Toorak	VIC	1,419	12,817	11.1%
81	Knoxfield	VIC	1,417	7,645	18.5%
82	Werribee	VIC	1,400	50,027	2.8%
83	Braybrook	VIC	1,391	9,682	14.4%
84	Ashwood	VIC	1,383	7,154	19.3%
85	Mont Albert North	VIC	1,380	5,609	24.6%
86	Epping	VIC	1,374	33,489	4.1%
87	Sunshine West	VIC	1,350	18,552	7.3%
88	Caulfield North	VIC	1,323	16,903	7.8%
89	Oakleigh South	VIC	1,269	9,851	12.9%
90	Ivanhoe	VIC	1,257	13,374	9.4%
91	Cairnlea	VIC	1,244	10,038	12.4%
92	Dandenong North	VIC	1,223	22,550	5.4%
93	Hampton Park	VIC	1,204	26,082	4.6%
94	Deer Park	VIC	1,199	18,145	6.6%
95	Brunswick	VIC	1,191	24,896	4.8%
96	Maidstone	VIC	1,186	9,389	12.6%
97	Caroline Springs	VIC	1,182	24,488	4.8%
98	McKinnon	VIC	1,167	6,878	17.0%
99	Brighton East	VIC	1,164	16,757	6.9%
100	Kensington	VIC	1,128	10,745	10.5%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population FAQ

What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Chinese 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.