What does this Professional Services ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Professional Services 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 Professional Services Workers — VIC

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Professional Services professional services workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

MelbourneVIC

Leading count

5,436

% of population

9.9%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Professional Services Workers

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Professional Services professional services workers, 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 professional services 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 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	Melbourne	VIC	5,436	54,941	9.9%
2	Point Cook	VIC	3,720	66,781	5.6%
3	Richmond	VIC	3,361	28,587	11.8%
4	South Yarra	VIC	3,230	25,028	12.9%
5	Southbank	VIC	2,868	22,631	12.7%
6	Brunswick	VIC	2,460	24,896	9.9%
7	Northcote	VIC	2,444	25,276	9.7%
8	Glen Waverley	VIC	2,387	42,642	5.6%
9	Glen Iris	VIC	2,307	26,131	8.8%
10	Mount Waverley	VIC	2,280	35,340	6.5%
11	Hawthorn	VIC	2,247	22,322	10.1%
12	Docklands	VIC	2,124	15,495	13.7%
13	Reservoir	VIC	1,973	51,096	3.9%
14	Kew	VIC	1,925	24,499	7.9%
15	Brighton	VIC	1,915	23,252	8.2%
16	Preston	VIC	1,911	33,790	5.7%
17	St Kilda	VIC	1,862	19,490	9.6%
18	Berwick	VIC	1,859	50,298	3.7%
19	Bentleigh East	VIC	1,855	30,159	6.2%
20	Tarneit	VIC	1,828	56,370	3.2%
21	Camberwell	VIC	1,753	21,965	8.0%
22	Malvern East	VIC	1,709	22,296	7.7%
23	Coburg	VIC	1,698	26,574	6.4%
24	Doncaster East	VIC	1,625	30,926	5.3%
25	Port Melbourne	VIC	1,551	17,633	8.8%
26	Hawthorn East	VIC	1,534	14,834	10.3%
27	Fitzroy North	VIC	1,530	12,781	12.0%
28	Brunswick East	VIC	1,476	13,279	11.1%
29	Carnegie	VIC	1,458	17,909	8.1%
30	Thornbury	VIC	1,457	19,005	7.7%
31	Elwood	VIC	1,447	15,153	9.5%
32	Caulfield North	VIC	1,441	16,903	8.5%
33	Prahran	VIC	1,431	12,203	11.7%
34	North Melbourne	VIC	1,410	14,953	9.4%
35	Rowville	VIC	1,392	33,571	4.1%
36	Werribee	VIC	1,368	50,027	2.7%
37	Carlton	VIC	1,367	16,055	8.5%
38	Essendon	VIC	1,336	21,240	6.3%
39	Balwyn North	VIC	1,331	21,302	6.2%
40	Bentleigh	VIC	1,312	17,921	7.3%
41	South Melbourne	VIC	1,311	11,548	11.4%
42	Doncaster	VIC	1,302	25,020	5.2%
43	Cheltenham	VIC	1,290	23,992	5.4%
44	Fitzroy	VIC	1,278	10,431	12.3%
45	Moonee Ponds	VIC	1,262	16,224	7.8%
46	Truganina	VIC	1,259	36,305	3.5%
47	Collingwood	VIC	1,195	9,179	13.0%
48	Brighton East	VIC	1,186	16,757	7.1%
49	Yarraville	VIC	1,162	15,636	7.4%
50	Croydon	VIC	1,141	28,608	4.0%
51	Footscray	VIC	1,141	17,131	6.7%
52	Hampton	VIC	1,134	13,518	8.4%
53	Toorak	VIC	1,121	12,817	8.7%
54	Surrey Hills	VIC	1,113	13,655	8.2%
55	Blackburn	VIC	1,105	14,478	7.6%
56	Brunswick West	VIC	1,101	14,746	7.5%
57	Kensington	VIC	1,100	10,745	10.2%
58	Mitcham	VIC	1,098	16,795	6.5%
59	Pakenham	VIC	1,095	54,118	2.0%
60	Abbotsford	VIC	1,089	9,088	12.0%
61	Ascot Vale	VIC	1,087	15,197	7.2%
62	St Kilda East	VIC	1,051	12,571	8.4%
63	Eltham	VIC	1,040	18,847	5.5%
64	Ferntree Gully	VIC	1,006	27,398	3.7%
65	Bundoora	VIC	1,001	28,068	3.6%
66	Ivanhoe	VIC	996	13,374	7.4%
67	Caulfield South	VIC	989	12,328	8.0%
68	Williamstown	VIC	986	14,407	6.8%
69	Wantirna South	VIC	984	20,754	4.7%
70	Elsternwick	VIC	983	10,887	9.0%
71	Greensborough	VIC	979	21,070	4.6%
72	Pascoe Vale	VIC	973	18,171	5.4%
73	Ringwood	VIC	968	19,144	5.1%
74	Armadale	VIC	962	9,368	10.3%
75	Templestowe	VIC	950	16,966	5.6%
76	West Melbourne	VIC	948	8,025	11.8%
77	Keysborough	VIC	941	30,018	3.1%
78	Wheelers Hill	VIC	939	20,652	4.5%
79	Beaumaris	VIC	937	13,947	6.7%
80	Mount Eliza	VIC	937	18,734	5.0%
81	Boronia	VIC	917	23,607	3.9%
82	Newport	VIC	914	13,658	6.7%
83	Frankston	VIC	907	37,331	2.4%
84	Clyde North	VIC	888	31,681	2.8%
85	Mulgrave	VIC	885	19,889	4.4%
86	Mill Park	VIC	876	28,712	3.1%
87	Malvern	VIC	863	9,929	8.7%
88	Highett	VIC	853	12,016	7.1%
89	Glenroy	VIC	852	23,792	3.6%
90	Sandringham	VIC	850	10,926	7.8%
91	Balwyn	VIC	847	13,495	6.3%
92	Doreen	VIC	816	27,122	3.0%
93	Clayton	VIC	804	18,988	4.2%
94	Highton	VIC	797	20,736	3.8%
95	Carlton North	VIC	791	6,177	12.8%
96	Mentone	VIC	791	13,197	6.0%
97	Mooroolbark	VIC	784	23,059	3.4%
98	South Morang	VIC	783	24,989	3.1%
99	Windsor	VIC	778	7,273	10.7%
100	Manor Lakes	VIC	762	12,675	6.0%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Professional Services Workers FAQ

What does this Professional Services ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Professional Services 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.