What does this Italian ranking show?

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

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

Top suburb

ReservoirVIC

Leading count

9,475

% of population

18.5%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Italian Population

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

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by italian 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 Reservoir and #2 Mill Park 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	Reservoir	VIC	9,475	51,096	18.5%
2	Mill Park	VIC	4,504	28,712	15.7%
3	Greenvale	VIC	4,402	21,274	20.7%
4	Coburg	VIC	4,380	26,574	16.5%
5	Preston	VIC	4,294	33,790	12.7%
6	South Morang	VIC	4,131	24,989	16.5%
7	Craigieburn	VIC	3,915	65,178	6.0%
8	Epping	VIC	3,857	33,489	11.5%
9	Werribee	VIC	3,740	50,027	7.5%
10	Keilor East	VIC	3,688	15,078	24.5%
11	Bundoora	VIC	3,491	28,068	12.4%
12	Essendon	VIC	3,464	21,240	16.3%
13	Pascoe Vale	VIC	3,433	18,171	18.9%
14	Avondale Heights	VIC	2,958	12,388	23.9%
15	Lalor	VIC	2,910	23,219	12.5%
16	Thomastown	VIC	2,798	20,234	13.8%
17	Moonee Ponds	VIC	2,658	16,224	16.4%
18	Sunbury	VIC	2,653	38,851	6.8%
19	Fawkner	VIC	2,640	14,274	18.5%
20	Taylors Lakes	VIC	2,617	15,174	17.2%
21	Doreen	VIC	2,593	27,122	9.6%
22	Brunswick	VIC	2,585	24,896	10.4%
23	Glenroy	VIC	2,572	23,792	10.8%
24	Pascoe Vale South	VIC	2,448	10,534	23.2%
25	Point Cook	VIC	2,437	66,781	3.6%
26	Thornbury	VIC	2,400	19,005	12.6%
27	Rowville	VIC	2,384	33,571	7.1%
28	Mildura	VIC	2,356	34,565	6.8%
29	Northcote	VIC	2,342	25,276	9.3%
30	Mernda	VIC	2,331	23,369	10.0%
31	Hillside	VIC	2,326	290	802.1%
32	Berwick	VIC	2,296	50,298	4.6%
33	Bulleen	VIC	2,250	11,219	20.1%
34	Greensborough	VIC	2,215	21,070	10.5%
35	Shepparton	VIC	2,202	32,067	6.9%
36	Doncaster East	VIC	2,189	30,926	7.1%
37	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	2,145	37,216	5.8%
38	Wollert	VIC	1,996	24,407	8.2%
39	Airport West	VIC	1,940	8,173	23.7%
40	Balwyn North	VIC	1,936	21,302	9.1%
41	Templestowe	VIC	1,933	16,966	11.4%
42	Brunswick West	VIC	1,887	14,746	12.8%
43	Bentleigh East	VIC	1,863	30,159	6.2%
44	Pakenham	VIC	1,847	54,118	3.4%
45	Kew	VIC	1,814	24,499	7.4%
46	Caroline Springs	VIC	1,711	24,488	7.0%
47	Templestowe Lower	VIC	1,707	14,098	12.1%
48	Doncaster	VIC	1,680	25,020	6.7%
49	Melbourne	VIC	1,609	54,941	2.9%
50	Strathmore	VIC	1,585	8,980	17.7%
51	Ascot Vale	VIC	1,567	15,197	10.3%
52	Brunswick East	VIC	1,565	13,279	11.8%
53	Eltham	VIC	1,551	18,847	8.2%
54	Mount Waverley	VIC	1,507	35,340	4.3%
55	Ivanhoe	VIC	1,505	13,374	11.3%
56	Richmond	VIC	1,479	28,587	5.2%
57	Brighton	VIC	1,456	23,252	6.3%
58	Altona Meadows	VIC	1,429	18,479	7.7%
59	Coburg North	VIC	1,416	8,327	17.0%
60	Mulgrave	VIC	1,397	19,889	7.0%
61	Taylors Hill	VIC	1,361	15,419	8.8%
62	Glen Iris	VIC	1,360	26,131	5.2%
63	Camberwell	VIC	1,358	21,965	6.2%
64	Frankston	VIC	1,351	37,331	3.6%
65	Cheltenham	VIC	1,345	23,992	5.6%
66	Wangaratta	VIC	1,326	19,214	6.9%
67	Malvern East	VIC	1,320	22,296	5.9%
68	South Yarra	VIC	1,319	25,028	5.3%
69	Wheelers Hill	VIC	1,313	20,652	6.4%
70	Altona North	VIC	1,284	12,962	9.9%
71	Traralgon	VIC	1,277	26,907	4.7%
72	Lilydale	VIC	1,253	17,348	7.2%
73	Ferntree Gully	VIC	1,230	27,398	4.5%
74	Hadfield	VIC	1,225	6,269	19.5%
75	Diamond Creek	VIC	1,218	12,503	9.7%
76	Dandenong North	VIC	1,216	22,550	5.4%
77	Fitzroy North	VIC	1,210	12,781	9.5%
78	Croydon	VIC	1,205	28,608	4.2%
79	Niddrie	VIC	1,205	5,901	20.4%
80	Mornington	VIC	1,192	25,759	4.6%
81	Hawthorn	VIC	1,179	22,322	5.3%
82	Mooroolbark	VIC	1,171	23,059	5.1%
83	Port Melbourne	VIC	1,159	17,633	6.6%
84	Narre Warren	VIC	1,156	27,689	4.2%
85	Endeavour Hills	VIC	1,145	24,455	4.7%
86	Narre Warren South	VIC	1,138	30,909	3.7%
87	Rosanna	VIC	1,134	8,616	13.2%
88	Donvale	VIC	1,130	12,644	8.9%
89	Bentleigh	VIC	1,126	17,921	6.3%
90	Tarneit	VIC	1,126	56,370	2.0%
91	Mickleham	VIC	1,118	17,452	6.4%
92	Macleod	VIC	1,109	9,892	11.2%
93	Wallan	VIC	1,106	15,004	7.4%
94	Gladstone Park	VIC	1,081	8,213	13.2%
95	St Kilda	VIC	1,073	19,490	5.5%
96	Williamstown	VIC	1,052	14,407	7.3%
97	Keilor Downs	VIC	1,042	9,857	10.6%
98	Yarraville	VIC	1,031	15,636	6.6%
99	Maribyrnong	VIC	1,023	12,573	8.1%
100	Elwood	VIC	1,019	15,153	6.7%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Italian Population FAQ

What does this Italian ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Italian 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.