What does this Accommodation & Food ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Accommodation & Food worker 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 Accommodation & Food Workers — VIC

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Accommodation & Food accommodation & food workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

MelbourneVIC

Leading count

5,774

% of population

10.5%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Accommodation & Food Workers

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Accommodation & Food accommodation & food workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — VIC

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by accommodation & food workers to locate employment clusters before deeper suburb work.

BEST FOR

Seeing where an industry has a visible local employment base.

This helps when you want a fast read on where one industry is concentrated in VIC.

READ IT AS

A local employment footprint, not a full market verdict.

Employment counts say something about local economic shape, but they do not tell you on their own whether prices, rents, or amenities make the area attractive.

NEXT STEP

Cross-check with prices and household data.

Use the ranking to narrow the field, then verify affordability, demand, schools, and transport before treating the area as a serious candidate.

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 Melbourne and #2 Craigieburn 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	Melbourne	VIC	5,774	54,941	10.5%
2	Craigieburn	VIC	1,718	65,178	2.6%
3	Southbank	VIC	1,642	22,631	7.3%
4	Reservoir	VIC	1,546	51,096	3.0%
5	Tarneit	VIC	1,504	56,370	2.7%
6	Pakenham	VIC	1,398	54,118	2.6%
7	Berwick	VIC	1,371	50,298	2.7%
8	Glen Waverley	VIC	1,354	42,642	3.2%
9	Preston	VIC	1,292	33,790	3.8%
10	Brunswick	VIC	1,246	24,896	5.0%
11	Warrnambool	VIC	1,230	31,308	3.9%
12	Carlton	VIC	1,209	16,055	7.5%
13	St Albans	VIC	1,154	38,042	3.0%
14	Mildura	VIC	1,136	34,565	3.3%
15	Richmond	VIC	1,118	28,587	3.9%
16	South Yarra	VIC	1,059	25,028	4.2%
17	Coburg	VIC	1,054	26,574	4.0%
18	Frankston	VIC	1,050	37,331	2.8%
19	Sunbury	VIC	1,047	38,851	2.7%
20	St Kilda	VIC	1,037	19,490	5.3%
21	Mount Waverley	VIC	1,031	35,340	2.9%
22	Clayton	VIC	1,004	18,988	5.3%
23	Doncaster East	VIC	992	30,926	3.2%
24	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	992	37,216	2.7%
25	Truganina	VIC	970	36,305	2.7%
26	Bundoora	VIC	950	28,068	3.4%
27	Glenroy	VIC	944	23,792	4.0%
28	Noble Park	VIC	938	32,257	2.9%
29	Rowville	VIC	927	33,571	2.8%
30	Keysborough	VIC	899	30,018	3.0%
31	Narre Warren South	VIC	894	30,909	2.9%
32	Footscray	VIC	883	17,131	5.2%
33	Doncaster	VIC	880	25,020	3.5%
34	Hawthorn	VIC	872	22,322	3.9%
35	Traralgon	VIC	872	26,907	3.2%
36	Shepparton	VIC	861	32,067	2.7%
37	Springvale	VIC	852	22,174	3.8%
38	Docklands	VIC	837	15,495	5.4%
39	Northcote	VIC	835	25,276	3.3%
40	Bentleigh East	VIC	830	30,159	2.8%
41	Box Hill	VIC	825	14,353	5.7%
42	Epping	VIC	823	33,489	2.5%
43	Clyde North	VIC	796	31,681	2.5%
44	Mornington	VIC	792	25,759	3.1%
45	North Melbourne	VIC	788	14,953	5.3%
46	Malvern East	VIC	786	22,296	3.5%
47	Kew	VIC	768	24,499	3.1%
48	Glen Iris	VIC	744	26,131	2.8%
49	Doreen	VIC	742	27,122	2.7%
50	Caroline Springs	VIC	731	24,488	3.0%
51	Highton	VIC	727	20,736	3.5%
52	Wangaratta	VIC	718	19,214	3.7%
53	Mount Martha	VIC	701	19,846	3.5%
54	Essendon	VIC	697	21,240	3.3%
55	Ferntree Gully	VIC	697	27,398	2.5%
56	Dandenong	VIC	694	30,127	2.3%
57	Croydon	VIC	670	28,608	2.3%
58	Echuca	VIC	670	15,056	4.5%
59	Thornbury	VIC	658	19,005	3.5%
60	Torquay	VIC	657	18,534	3.5%
61	Brunswick East	VIC	641	13,279	4.8%
62	Balwyn North	VIC	634	21,302	3.0%
63	Narre Warren	VIC	633	27,689	2.3%
64	Lalor	VIC	631	23,219	2.7%
65	Burwood	VIC	621	15,147	4.1%
66	Cranbourne East	VIC	618	24,679	2.5%
67	Brighton	VIC	617	23,252	2.7%
68	Wodonga	VIC	611	20,259	3.0%
69	Camberwell	VIC	609	21,965	2.8%
70	Carnegie	VIC	609	17,909	3.4%
71	Wollert	VIC	606	24,407	2.5%
72	Wantirna South	VIC	605	20,754	2.9%
73	Brunswick West	VIC	598	14,746	4.1%
74	West Melbourne	VIC	593	8,025	7.4%
75	Ringwood	VIC	590	19,144	3.1%
76	Hillside	VIC	584	290	201.4%
77	Ocean Grove	VIC	584	17,714	3.3%
78	Bentleigh	VIC	575	17,921	3.2%
79	Moonee Ponds	VIC	572	16,224	3.5%
80	Roxburgh Park	VIC	572	24,129	2.4%
81	Boronia	VIC	567	23,607	2.4%
82	Endeavour Hills	VIC	556	24,455	2.3%
83	Mount Eliza	VIC	555	18,734	3.0%
84	Mulgrave	VIC	555	19,889	2.8%
85	Wheelers Hill	VIC	555	20,652	2.7%
86	Belmont	VIC	554	15,066	3.7%
87	Langwarrin	VIC	554	23,588	2.3%
88	Mooroolbark	VIC	554	23,059	2.4%
89	Cranbourne North	VIC	552	24,683	2.2%
90	Hampton Park	VIC	552	26,082	2.1%
91	Pascoe Vale	VIC	541	18,171	3.0%
92	Cranbourne	VIC	540	21,281	2.5%
93	Thomastown	VIC	539	20,234	2.7%
94	Lara	VIC	535	19,014	2.8%
95	Parkville	VIC	535	7,074	7.6%
96	Elwood	VIC	534	15,153	3.5%
97	Carrum Downs	VIC	533	21,976	2.4%
98	Prahran	VIC	530	12,203	4.3%
99	Yarraville	VIC	509	15,636	3.3%
100	Dandenong North	VIC	507	22,550	2.2%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Accommodation & Food Workers FAQ

What does this Accommodation & Food ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Accommodation & Food worker 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.