What does this English ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest English 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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Ancestry · VIC · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by English Population — VIC

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

Top suburb

PakenhamVIC

Leading count

18,112

% of population

33.5%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by English Population

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

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by english 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 Frankston 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	18,112	54,118	33.5%
2	Frankston	VIC	14,766	37,331	39.6%
3	Sunbury	VIC	14,714	38,851	37.9%
4	Berwick	VIC	14,630	50,298	29.1%
5	Warrnambool	VIC	12,828	31,308	41.0%
6	Werribee	VIC	12,736	50,027	25.5%
7	Mildura	VIC	12,262	34,565	35.5%
8	Mornington	VIC	11,788	25,759	45.8%
9	Traralgon	VIC	10,820	26,907	40.2%
10	Point Cook	VIC	10,762	66,781	16.1%
11	Croydon	VIC	10,628	28,608	37.2%
12	Langwarrin	VIC	10,625	23,588	45.0%
13	Shepparton	VIC	10,280	32,067	32.1%
14	Reservoir	VIC	9,785	51,096	19.2%
15	Ferntree Gully	VIC	9,774	27,398	35.7%
16	Mount Martha	VIC	9,442	19,846	47.6%
17	Richmond	VIC	9,351	28,587	32.7%
18	Mooroolbark	VIC	8,989	23,059	39.0%
19	Doreen	VIC	8,960	27,122	33.0%
20	Mount Eliza	VIC	8,857	18,734	47.3%
21	Rowville	VIC	8,708	33,571	25.9%
22	Brighton	VIC	8,707	23,252	37.4%
23	Northcote	VIC	8,668	25,276	34.3%
24	Warragul	VIC	8,523	19,856	42.9%
25	Glen Iris	VIC	8,408	26,131	32.2%
26	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	8,386	37,216	22.5%
27	Boronia	VIC	8,320	23,607	35.2%
28	Melbourne	VIC	8,219	54,941	15.0%
29	Wangaratta	VIC	8,197	19,214	42.7%
30	Frankston South	VIC	8,164	18,801	43.4%
31	Craigieburn	VIC	8,142	65,178	12.5%
32	Preston	VIC	8,093	33,790	24.0%
33	Torquay	VIC	7,998	18,534	43.2%
34	Highton	VIC	7,964	20,736	38.4%
35	Carrum Downs	VIC	7,960	21,976	36.2%
36	Wodonga	VIC	7,847	20,259	38.7%
37	South Yarra	VIC	7,845	25,028	31.3%
38	Brunswick	VIC	7,738	24,896	31.1%
39	Cheltenham	VIC	7,732	23,992	32.2%
40	Ocean Grove	VIC	7,706	17,714	43.5%
41	Hawthorn	VIC	7,647	22,322	34.3%
42	Eltham	VIC	7,633	18,847	40.5%
43	Lilydale	VIC	7,527	17,348	43.4%
44	Kew	VIC	7,127	24,499	29.1%
45	Greensborough	VIC	7,040	21,070	33.4%
46	Seaford	VIC	7,040	17,215	40.9%
47	Camberwell	VIC	7,003	21,965	31.9%
48	Bentleigh East	VIC	6,945	30,159	23.0%
49	Lara	VIC	6,870	19,014	36.1%
50	Drouin	VIC	6,794	15,287	44.4%
51	Malvern East	VIC	6,750	22,296	30.3%
52	Coburg	VIC	6,732	26,574	25.3%
53	Narre Warren South	VIC	6,667	30,909	21.6%
54	Mount Waverley	VIC	6,495	35,340	18.4%
55	Echuca	VIC	6,464	15,056	42.9%
56	St Kilda	VIC	6,335	19,490	32.5%
57	Narre Warren	VIC	6,239	27,689	22.5%
58	Horsham	VIC	6,238	15,134	41.2%
59	Rosebud	VIC	6,213	14,381	43.2%
60	Glen Waverley	VIC	6,114	42,642	14.3%
61	Belmont	VIC	6,064	15,066	40.2%
62	West Wodonga	VIC	6,010	14,794	40.6%
63	Grovedale	VIC	5,989	14,869	40.3%
64	Beaumaris	VIC	5,940	13,947	42.6%
65	Cranbourne	VIC	5,904	21,281	27.7%
66	Sale	VIC	5,847	14,296	40.9%
67	Port Melbourne	VIC	5,742	17,633	32.6%
68	Tarneit	VIC	5,714	56,370	10.1%
69	Essendon	VIC	5,649	21,240	26.6%
70	Thornbury	VIC	5,648	19,005	29.7%
71	Ringwood	VIC	5,620	19,144	29.4%
72	Somerville	VIC	5,619	11,767	47.8%
73	Leopold	VIC	5,604	13,272	42.2%
74	Elwood	VIC	5,560	15,153	36.7%
75	Hampton	VIC	5,508	13,518	40.7%
76	Bundoora	VIC	5,312	28,068	18.9%
77	Officer	VIC	5,305	18,503	28.7%
78	Williamstown	VIC	5,267	14,407	36.6%
79	Brighton East	VIC	5,261	16,757	31.4%
80	Morwell	VIC	5,217	14,389	36.3%
81	Yarraville	VIC	5,165	15,636	33.0%
82	Clyde North	VIC	5,091	31,681	16.1%
83	Diamond Creek	VIC	5,055	12,503	40.4%
84	Cranbourne East	VIC	4,980	24,679	20.2%
85	Corio	VIC	4,951	15,497	31.9%
86	Kangaroo Flat	VIC	4,935	11,328	43.6%
87	Wallan	VIC	4,917	15,004	32.8%
88	Mernda	VIC	4,907	23,369	21.0%
89	Mitcham	VIC	4,893	16,795	29.1%
90	Parkdale	VIC	4,871	12,308	39.6%
91	Cranbourne North	VIC	4,862	24,683	19.7%
92	Surrey Hills	VIC	4,843	13,655	35.5%
93	Kilsyth	VIC	4,800	11,699	41.0%
94	Epping	VIC	4,775	33,489	14.3%
95	Bentleigh	VIC	4,747	17,921	26.5%
96	Mentone	VIC	4,742	13,197	35.9%
97	Mill Park	VIC	4,711	28,712	16.4%
98	Fitzroy North	VIC	4,709	12,781	36.8%
99	South Morang	VIC	4,705	24,989	18.8%
100	Alfredton	VIC	4,703	11,822	39.8%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by English Population FAQ

What does this English ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest English 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.