What does this Irish ranking show?

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

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

Top suburb

WarrnamboolVIC

Leading count

5,932

% of population

18.9%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Irish Population

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Irish 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 irish 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 Warrnambool 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	Warrnambool	VIC	5,932	31,308	18.9%
2	Sunbury	VIC	5,014	38,851	12.9%
3	Frankston	VIC	4,207	37,331	11.3%
4	Pakenham	VIC	4,124	54,118	7.6%
5	Northcote	VIC	4,077	25,276	16.1%
6	Richmond	VIC	4,060	28,587	14.2%
7	Berwick	VIC	3,930	50,298	7.8%
8	Reservoir	VIC	3,877	51,096	7.6%
9	Brunswick	VIC	3,852	24,896	15.5%
10	Preston	VIC	3,717	33,790	11.0%
11	Werribee	VIC	3,640	50,027	7.3%
12	Mornington	VIC	3,361	25,759	13.0%
13	Coburg	VIC	3,288	26,574	12.4%
14	South Yarra	VIC	3,275	25,028	13.1%
15	Glen Iris	VIC	3,243	26,131	12.4%
16	Kew	VIC	3,237	24,499	13.2%
17	Brighton	VIC	3,211	23,252	13.8%
18	Croydon	VIC	3,204	28,608	11.2%
19	Hawthorn	VIC	3,204	22,322	14.4%
20	Shepparton	VIC	3,192	32,067	10.0%
21	St Kilda	VIC	3,109	19,490	16.0%
22	Melbourne	VIC	2,986	54,941	5.4%
23	Ocean Grove	VIC	2,978	17,714	16.8%
24	Torquay	VIC	2,957	18,534	16.0%
25	Mildura	VIC	2,901	34,565	8.4%
26	Essendon	VIC	2,894	21,240	13.6%
27	Highton	VIC	2,833	20,736	13.7%
28	Camberwell	VIC	2,797	21,965	12.7%
29	Traralgon	VIC	2,744	26,907	10.2%
30	Point Cook	VIC	2,743	66,781	4.1%
31	Doreen	VIC	2,729	27,122	10.1%
32	Thornbury	VIC	2,729	19,005	14.4%
33	Wangaratta	VIC	2,723	19,214	14.2%
34	Ferntree Gully	VIC	2,715	27,398	9.9%
35	Mount Martha	VIC	2,694	19,846	13.6%
36	Greensborough	VIC	2,680	21,070	12.7%
37	Eltham	VIC	2,675	18,847	14.2%
38	Malvern East	VIC	2,651	22,296	11.9%
39	Cheltenham	VIC	2,634	23,992	11.0%
40	Bentleigh East	VIC	2,596	30,159	8.6%
41	Langwarrin	VIC	2,571	23,588	10.9%
42	Mount Eliza	VIC	2,427	18,734	13.0%
43	Elwood	VIC	2,403	15,153	15.9%
44	Rowville	VIC	2,400	33,571	7.1%
45	Wodonga	VIC	2,399	20,259	11.8%
46	Warragul	VIC	2,398	19,856	12.1%
47	Frankston South	VIC	2,297	18,801	12.2%
48	Belmont	VIC	2,274	15,066	15.1%
49	Mooroolbark	VIC	2,256	23,059	9.8%
50	Boronia	VIC	2,244	23,607	9.5%
51	Port Melbourne	VIC	2,232	17,633	12.7%
52	Yarraville	VIC	2,222	15,636	14.2%
53	Seaford	VIC	2,208	17,215	12.8%
54	Fitzroy North	VIC	2,204	12,781	17.2%
55	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	2,156	37,216	5.8%
56	Ascot Vale	VIC	2,136	15,197	14.1%
57	Moonee Ponds	VIC	2,100	16,224	12.9%
58	Mount Waverley	VIC	2,098	35,340	5.9%
59	Lara	VIC	2,086	19,014	11.0%
60	Williamstown	VIC	2,021	14,407	14.0%
61	Brunswick West	VIC	2,003	14,746	13.6%
62	Brunswick East	VIC	1,980	13,279	14.9%
63	Beaumaris	VIC	1,963	13,947	14.1%
64	Newport	VIC	1,926	13,658	14.1%
65	Brighton East	VIC	1,914	16,757	11.4%
66	Newtown	VIC	1,912	189	1011.6%
67	Hawthorn East	VIC	1,902	14,834	12.8%
68	Ivanhoe	VIC	1,869	13,374	14.0%
69	Carrum Downs	VIC	1,867	21,976	8.5%
70	Bundoora	VIC	1,845	28,068	6.6%
71	Hampton	VIC	1,825	13,518	13.5%
72	Parkdale	VIC	1,825	12,308	14.8%
73	Surrey Hills	VIC	1,822	13,655	13.3%
74	Echuca	VIC	1,805	15,056	12.0%
75	Bentleigh	VIC	1,800	17,921	10.0%
76	Craigieburn	VIC	1,799	65,178	2.8%
77	Mentone	VIC	1,781	13,197	13.5%
78	Ringwood	VIC	1,780	19,144	9.3%
79	Grovedale	VIC	1,771	14,869	11.9%
80	Lilydale	VIC	1,770	17,348	10.2%
81	Footscray	VIC	1,725	17,131	10.1%
82	Blackburn	VIC	1,703	14,478	11.8%
83	Rosebud	VIC	1,703	14,381	11.8%
84	Pascoe Vale	VIC	1,678	18,171	9.2%
85	Glen Waverley	VIC	1,672	42,642	3.9%
86	Drouin	VIC	1,671	15,287	10.9%
87	Diamond Creek	VIC	1,665	12,503	13.3%
88	Prahran	VIC	1,664	12,203	13.6%
89	Sale	VIC	1,664	14,296	11.6%
90	Alfredton	VIC	1,660	11,822	14.0%
91	West Wodonga	VIC	1,660	14,794	11.2%
92	Carnegie	VIC	1,649	17,909	9.2%
93	Kensington	VIC	1,637	10,745	15.2%
94	Mitcham	VIC	1,631	16,795	9.7%
95	Fitzroy	VIC	1,626	10,431	15.6%
96	Sandringham	VIC	1,626	10,926	14.9%
97	Leopold	VIC	1,614	13,272	12.2%
98	Horsham	VIC	1,557	15,134	10.3%
99	Benalla	VIC	1,517	10,822	14.0%
100	Highett	VIC	1,509	12,016	12.6%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Irish Population FAQ

What does this Irish ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Irish 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.