What does this Indian ranking show?

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

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

Top suburb

TarneitVIC

Leading count

15,199

% of population

27.0%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Indian Population

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Indian 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 indian 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 Tarneit and #2 Point Cook 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	Tarneit	VIC	15,199	56,370	27.0%
2	Point Cook	VIC	11,599	66,781	17.4%
3	Truganina	VIC	9,507	36,305	26.2%
4	Craigieburn	VIC	8,085	65,178	12.4%
5	Clyde North	VIC	5,822	31,681	18.4%
6	Wollert	VIC	4,631	24,407	19.0%
7	Glen Waverley	VIC	4,074	42,642	9.6%
8	Cranbourne East	VIC	4,000	24,679	16.2%
9	Berwick	VIC	3,738	50,298	7.4%
10	Melbourne	VIC	3,653	54,941	6.6%
11	Werribee	VIC	3,527	50,027	7.1%
12	Manor Lakes	VIC	3,239	12,675	25.6%
13	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	3,018	37,216	8.1%
14	Epping	VIC	2,920	33,489	8.7%
15	Pakenham	VIC	2,836	54,118	5.2%
16	Cranbourne North	VIC	2,778	24,683	11.3%
17	Mount Waverley	VIC	2,714	35,340	7.7%
18	Wyndham Vale	VIC	2,701	20,518	13.2%
19	Mernda	VIC	2,666	23,369	11.4%
20	Mickleham	VIC	2,601	17,452	14.9%
21	Clayton	VIC	2,556	18,988	13.5%
22	Cranbourne West	VIC	2,414	19,969	12.1%
23	Dandenong	VIC	2,389	30,127	7.9%
24	Noble Park	VIC	2,389	32,257	7.4%
25	Southbank	VIC	2,212	22,631	9.8%
26	Keysborough	VIC	2,195	30,018	7.3%
27	Williams Landing	VIC	2,151	9,448	22.8%
28	Narre Warren South	VIC	2,136	30,909	6.9%
29	Docklands	VIC	2,023	15,495	13.1%
30	South Morang	VIC	1,980	24,989	7.9%
31	Caroline Springs	VIC	1,899	24,488	7.8%
32	Reservoir	VIC	1,896	51,096	3.7%
33	Hampton Park	VIC	1,822	26,082	7.0%
34	Officer	VIC	1,740	18,503	9.4%
35	Aintree	VIC	1,735	7,982	21.7%
36	Lyndhurst	VIC	1,716	8,926	19.2%
37	Clyde	VIC	1,683	11,177	15.1%
38	Clayton South	VIC	1,643	13,381	12.3%
39	Rowville	VIC	1,612	33,571	4.8%
40	St Albans	VIC	1,586	38,042	4.2%
41	Carnegie	VIC	1,565	17,909	8.7%
42	Narre Warren	VIC	1,547	27,689	5.6%
43	Lynbrook	VIC	1,534	9,121	16.8%
44	Dandenong North	VIC	1,522	22,550	6.7%
45	Endeavour Hills	VIC	1,445	24,455	5.9%
46	Cranbourne	VIC	1,394	21,281	6.6%
47	Bentleigh East	VIC	1,350	30,159	4.5%
48	Wantirna South	VIC	1,324	20,754	6.4%
49	Glenroy	VIC	1,306	23,792	5.5%
50	Doreen	VIC	1,305	27,122	4.8%
51	Mulgrave	VIC	1,273	19,889	6.4%
52	Springvale	VIC	1,262	22,174	5.7%
53	Taylors Hill	VIC	1,224	15,419	7.9%
54	Lalor	VIC	1,186	23,219	5.1%
55	Mill Park	VIC	1,177	28,712	4.1%
56	Wheelers Hill	VIC	1,151	20,652	5.6%
57	Doncaster East	VIC	1,133	30,926	3.7%
58	Kalkallo	VIC	1,113	5,548	20.1%
59	Fraser Rise	VIC	1,093	9,097	12.0%
60	Thomastown	VIC	1,034	20,234	5.1%
61	Burwood	VIC	1,022	15,147	6.7%
62	Fawkner	VIC	929	14,274	6.5%
63	Shepparton	VIC	925	32,067	2.9%
64	Oakleigh South	VIC	885	9,851	9.0%
65	Hawthorn	VIC	872	22,322	3.9%
66	Roxburgh Park	VIC	870	24,129	3.6%
67	Sydenham	VIC	868	10,578	8.2%
68	Malvern East	VIC	866	22,296	3.9%
69	Balwyn North	VIC	864	21,302	4.1%
70	Sunbury	VIC	855	38,851	2.2%
71	Hillside	VIC	852	290	293.8%
72	Harkness	VIC	851	12,463	6.8%
73	Ferntree Gully	VIC	845	27,398	3.1%
74	Bentleigh	VIC	830	17,921	4.6%
75	Carrum Downs	VIC	813	21,976	3.7%
76	Wantirna	VIC	801	14,237	5.6%
77	Carlton	VIC	795	16,055	5.0%
78	Deer Park	VIC	793	18,145	4.4%
79	Boronia	VIC	785	23,607	3.3%
80	Burnside Heights	VIC	784	6,377	12.3%
81	Greenvale	VIC	769	21,274	3.6%
82	Doncaster	VIC	765	25,020	3.1%
83	Mitcham	VIC	754	16,795	4.5%
84	Pascoe Vale	VIC	746	18,171	4.1%
85	Essendon	VIC	745	21,240	3.5%
86	Clarinda	VIC	743	7,441	10.0%
87	Glen Huntly	VIC	730	4,905	14.9%
88	Footscray	VIC	722	17,131	4.2%
89	Brookfield	VIC	718	10,782	6.7%
90	Ringwood	VIC	708	19,144	3.7%
91	Blackburn	VIC	701	14,478	4.8%
92	Chadstone	VIC	691	9,552	7.2%
93	Nunawading	VIC	681	12,413	5.5%
94	Vermont	VIC	674	10,993	6.1%
95	Melton South	VIC	657	11,362	5.8%
96	Wallan	VIC	651	15,004	4.3%
97	Box Hill	VIC	650	14,353	4.5%
98	Murrumbeena	VIC	649	9,996	6.5%
99	Cobblebank	VIC	645	3,601	17.9%
100	Strathtulloh	VIC	622	3,997	15.6%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Indian Population FAQ

What does this Indian ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Indian 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.