What does this Manufacturing ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Manufacturing 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 Manufacturing Workers — VIC

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Manufacturing manufacturing workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

CraigieburnVIC

Leading count

2,771

% of population

4.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Manufacturing Workers

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Manufacturing manufacturing workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — VIC

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by manufacturing 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 Craigieburn and #2 Pakenham 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	Craigieburn	VIC	2,771	65,178	4.3%
2	Pakenham	VIC	2,672	54,118	4.9%
3	Noble Park	VIC	2,156	32,257	6.7%
4	Keysborough	VIC	2,110	30,018	7.0%
5	Berwick	VIC	2,093	50,298	4.2%
6	Point Cook	VIC	1,899	66,781	2.8%
7	Rowville	VIC	1,758	33,571	5.2%
8	Hampton Park	VIC	1,701	26,082	6.5%
9	Dandenong	VIC	1,642	30,127	5.5%
10	Reservoir	VIC	1,633	51,096	3.2%
11	Narre Warren South	VIC	1,621	30,909	5.2%
12	St Albans	VIC	1,586	38,042	4.2%
13	Tarneit	VIC	1,549	56,370	2.7%
14	Narre Warren	VIC	1,545	27,689	5.6%
15	Clyde North	VIC	1,533	31,681	4.8%
16	Werribee	VIC	1,533	50,027	3.1%
17	Springvale	VIC	1,394	22,174	6.3%
18	Cranbourne North	VIC	1,354	24,683	5.5%
19	Epping	VIC	1,348	33,489	4.0%
20	Warrnambool	VIC	1,343	31,308	4.3%
21	Frankston	VIC	1,283	37,331	3.4%
22	Glen Waverley	VIC	1,269	42,642	3.0%
23	Carrum Downs	VIC	1,264	21,976	5.8%
24	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	1,259	37,216	3.4%
25	Cranbourne East	VIC	1,246	24,679	5.0%
26	Sunbury	VIC	1,243	38,851	3.2%
27	Ferntree Gully	VIC	1,242	27,398	4.5%
28	Endeavour Hills	VIC	1,221	24,455	5.0%
29	Cranbourne West	VIC	1,191	19,969	6.0%
30	Mill Park	VIC	1,187	28,712	4.1%
31	Cranbourne	VIC	1,180	21,281	5.5%
32	Shepparton	VIC	1,173	32,067	3.7%
33	Dandenong North	VIC	1,158	22,550	5.1%
34	Croydon	VIC	1,091	28,608	3.8%
35	Springvale South	VIC	1,084	12,766	8.5%
36	Boronia	VIC	1,081	23,607	4.6%
37	Langwarrin	VIC	1,052	23,588	4.5%
38	Mooroolbark	VIC	1,049	23,059	4.5%
39	Truganina	VIC	1,011	36,305	2.8%
40	South Morang	VIC	1,004	24,989	4.0%
41	Mount Waverley	VIC	973	35,340	2.8%
42	Wodonga	VIC	969	20,259	4.8%
43	Wollert	VIC	965	24,407	4.0%
44	Preston	VIC	934	33,790	2.8%
45	Bundoora	VIC	932	28,068	3.3%
46	Lalor	VIC	927	23,219	4.0%
47	Doreen	VIC	900	27,122	3.3%
48	Caroline Springs	VIC	882	24,488	3.6%
49	Officer	VIC	879	18,503	4.8%
50	Bentleigh East	VIC	861	30,159	2.9%
51	Colac	VIC	857	9,243	9.3%
52	Thomastown	VIC	855	20,234	4.2%
53	Traralgon	VIC	852	26,907	3.2%
54	Mulgrave	VIC	825	19,889	4.1%
55	Mildura	VIC	803	34,565	2.3%
56	Wangaratta	VIC	801	19,214	4.2%
57	Greenvale	VIC	793	21,274	3.7%
58	Wantirna South	VIC	787	20,754	3.8%
59	Lilydale	VIC	786	17,348	4.5%
60	Mernda	VIC	776	23,369	3.3%
61	Roxburgh Park	VIC	773	24,129	3.2%
62	Cheltenham	VIC	763	23,992	3.2%
63	Sunshine West	VIC	731	18,552	3.9%
64	Doncaster East	VIC	728	30,926	2.4%
65	Mornington	VIC	728	25,759	2.8%
66	Deer Park	VIC	726	18,145	4.0%
67	West Wodonga	VIC	726	14,794	4.9%
68	Glenroy	VIC	701	23,792	2.9%
69	Mickleham	VIC	700	17,452	4.0%
70	Lara	VIC	699	19,014	3.7%
71	Wheelers Hill	VIC	684	20,652	3.3%
72	Frankston South	VIC	680	18,801	3.6%
73	Wallan	VIC	679	15,004	4.5%
74	Coburg	VIC	678	26,574	2.6%
75	Ringwood	VIC	669	19,144	3.5%
76	Seaford	VIC	669	17,215	3.9%
77	Echuca	VIC	663	15,056	4.4%
78	Wyndham Vale	VIC	660	20,518	3.2%
79	Clayton South	VIC	647	13,381	4.8%
80	Corio	VIC	647	15,497	4.2%
81	Hillside	VIC	647	290	223.1%
82	Clayton	VIC	640	18,988	3.4%
83	Altona Meadows	VIC	638	18,479	3.5%
84	Sunshine North	VIC	626	12,047	5.2%
85	Mount Martha	VIC	607	19,846	3.1%
86	Greensborough	VIC	605	21,070	2.9%
87	Portland	VIC	594	10,016	5.9%
88	Bayswater	VIC	593	12,262	4.8%
89	Clyde	VIC	593	11,177	5.3%
90	Kilsyth	VIC	593	11,699	5.1%
91	Mount Eliza	VIC	592	18,734	3.2%
92	Eltham	VIC	591	18,847	3.1%
93	Warragul	VIC	590	19,856	3.0%
94	Highton	VIC	578	20,736	2.8%
95	Kangaroo Flat	VIC	573	11,328	5.1%
96	Taylors Lakes	VIC	567	15,174	3.7%
97	Taylors Hill	VIC	559	15,419	3.6%
98	Hallam	VIC	552	11,355	4.9%
99	Doncaster	VIC	540	25,020	2.2%
100	Lynbrook	VIC	540	9,121	5.9%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Manufacturing Workers FAQ

What does this Manufacturing ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Manufacturing 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.