What does this German ranking show?

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

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

Top suburb

PakenhamVIC

Leading count

1,813

% of population

3.4%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by German Population

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

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by german 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 Mildura 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	1,813	54,118	3.4%
2	Mildura	VIC	1,636	34,565	4.7%
3	Berwick	VIC	1,594	50,298	3.2%
4	Frankston	VIC	1,537	37,331	4.1%
5	Sunbury	VIC	1,533	38,851	3.9%
6	Horsham	VIC	1,523	15,134	10.1%
7	Wodonga	VIC	1,387	20,259	6.8%
8	Warrnambool	VIC	1,281	31,308	4.1%
9	Ferntree Gully	VIC	1,280	27,398	4.7%
10	Croydon	VIC	1,262	28,608	4.4%
11	Traralgon	VIC	1,169	26,907	4.3%
12	Brunswick	VIC	1,090	24,896	4.4%
13	Boronia	VIC	1,074	23,607	4.5%
14	Northcote	VIC	1,060	25,276	4.2%
15	West Wodonga	VIC	1,059	14,794	7.2%
16	Preston	VIC	1,020	33,790	3.0%
17	South Yarra	VIC	999	25,028	4.0%
18	Mooroolbark	VIC	986	23,059	4.3%
19	Mornington	VIC	981	25,759	3.8%
20	Glen Iris	VIC	960	26,131	3.7%
21	Langwarrin	VIC	951	23,588	4.0%
22	Highton	VIC	936	20,736	4.5%
23	St Kilda	VIC	930	19,490	4.8%
24	Brighton	VIC	923	23,252	4.0%
25	Shepparton	VIC	905	32,067	2.8%
26	Warragul	VIC	887	19,856	4.5%
27	Hawthorn	VIC	881	22,322	3.9%
28	Cheltenham	VIC	874	23,992	3.6%
29	Eltham	VIC	871	18,847	4.6%
30	Torquay	VIC	865	18,534	4.7%
31	Wangaratta	VIC	855	19,214	4.4%
32	Lara	VIC	832	19,014	4.4%
33	Ocean Grove	VIC	829	17,714	4.7%
34	Doreen	VIC	826	27,122	3.0%
35	Mount Martha	VIC	813	19,846	4.1%
36	Frankston South	VIC	811	18,801	4.3%
37	Greensborough	VIC	803	21,070	3.8%
38	Camberwell	VIC	798	21,965	3.6%
39	Kew	VIC	795	24,499	3.2%
40	Lilydale	VIC	794	17,348	4.6%
41	Grovedale	VIC	754	14,869	5.1%
42	Elwood	VIC	747	15,153	4.9%
43	Belmont	VIC	744	15,066	4.9%
44	Hamilton	VIC	742	10,346	7.2%
45	Seaford	VIC	735	17,215	4.3%
46	Mount Eliza	VIC	729	18,734	3.9%
47	Thornbury	VIC	721	19,005	3.8%
48	Carrum Downs	VIC	708	21,976	3.2%
49	Port Melbourne	VIC	689	17,633	3.9%
50	Brighton East	VIC	668	16,757	4.0%
51	Ringwood	VIC	666	19,144	3.5%
52	Drouin	VIC	660	15,287	4.3%
53	Caulfield North	VIC	651	16,903	3.9%
54	Leopold	VIC	647	13,272	4.9%
55	Yarraville	VIC	644	15,636	4.1%
56	Beaumaris	VIC	643	13,947	4.6%
57	Fitzroy North	VIC	634	12,781	5.0%
58	Echuca	VIC	619	15,056	4.1%
59	Bayswater	VIC	612	12,262	5.0%
60	St Kilda East	VIC	599	12,571	4.8%
61	Hampton	VIC	595	13,518	4.4%
62	Prahran	VIC	587	12,203	4.8%
63	Brunswick East	VIC	579	13,279	4.4%
64	Mitcham	VIC	574	16,795	3.4%
65	Portland	VIC	573	10,016	5.7%
66	Rosebud	VIC	569	14,381	4.0%
67	Hawthorn East	VIC	561	14,834	3.8%
68	Southbank	VIC	559	22,631	2.5%
69	Chirnside Park	VIC	554	11,779	4.7%
70	Blackburn	VIC	552	14,478	3.8%
71	Wallan	VIC	552	15,004	3.7%
72	Cranbourne	VIC	549	21,281	2.6%
73	Armstrong Creek	VIC	545	11,247	4.8%
74	Mount Evelyn	VIC	544	9,799	5.6%
75	Newport	VIC	540	13,658	4.0%
76	Sandringham	VIC	539	10,926	4.9%
77	Kilsyth	VIC	538	11,699	4.6%
78	Ascot Vale	VIC	535	15,197	3.5%
79	Williamstown	VIC	534	14,407	3.7%
80	Corio	VIC	531	15,497	3.4%
81	Benalla	VIC	524	10,822	4.8%
82	Brunswick West	VIC	522	14,746	3.5%
83	Surrey Hills	VIC	510	13,655	3.7%
84	Sale	VIC	507	14,296	3.5%
85	Morwell	VIC	504	14,389	3.5%
86	Kensington	VIC	500	10,745	4.7%
87	Officer	VIC	493	18,503	2.7%
88	Mentone	VIC	491	13,197	3.7%
89	Altona	VIC	490	11,490	4.3%
90	Diamond Creek	VIC	490	12,503	3.9%
91	Somerville	VIC	482	11,767	4.1%
92	Newtown	VIC	477	189	252.4%
93	Elsternwick	VIC	474	10,887	4.4%
94	Wyndham Vale	VIC	473	20,518	2.3%
95	Ararat	VIC	465	8,500	5.5%
96	Parkdale	VIC	465	12,308	3.8%
97	Alfredton	VIC	461	11,822	3.9%
98	Toorak	VIC	461	12,817	3.6%
99	Highett	VIC	452	12,016	3.8%
100	Ringwood East	VIC	448	10,764	4.2%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by German Population FAQ

What does this German ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest German 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.