What does this Public Admin & Safety ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Public Admin & Safety 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 Public Admin & Safety Workers — VIC

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Public Admin & Safety public admin & safety workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

ReservoirVIC

Leading count

1,683

% of population

3.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Public Admin & Safety Workers

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Public Admin & Safety public admin & safety workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — VIC

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by public admin & safety 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 Reservoir 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	Reservoir	VIC	1,683	51,096	3.3%
2	Sunbury	VIC	1,546	38,851	4.0%
3	Craigieburn	VIC	1,486	65,178	2.3%
4	Werribee	VIC	1,431	50,027	2.9%
5	Preston	VIC	1,413	33,790	4.2%
6	Melbourne	VIC	1,292	54,941	2.4%
7	Brunswick	VIC	1,246	24,896	5.0%
8	Northcote	VIC	1,233	25,276	4.9%
9	Berwick	VIC	1,225	50,298	2.4%
10	Coburg	VIC	1,186	26,574	4.5%
11	Traralgon	VIC	1,164	26,907	4.3%
12	Richmond	VIC	1,129	28,587	3.9%
13	Frankston	VIC	916	37,331	2.5%
14	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	903	37,216	2.4%
15	Essendon	VIC	880	21,240	4.1%
16	Hmas Cerberus	VIC	878	1,124	78.1%
17	Doreen	VIC	876	27,122	3.2%
18	Wodonga	VIC	857	20,259	4.2%
19	Thornbury	VIC	855	19,005	4.5%
20	Mildura	VIC	839	34,565	2.4%
21	Greensborough	VIC	837	21,070	4.0%
22	Warrnambool	VIC	837	31,308	2.7%
23	Mill Park	VIC	828	28,712	2.9%
24	Epping	VIC	822	33,489	2.5%
25	South Yarra	VIC	810	25,028	3.2%
26	Sale	VIC	805	14,296	5.6%
27	Brunswick East	VIC	778	13,279	5.9%
28	Footscray	VIC	768	17,131	4.5%
29	Croydon	VIC	762	28,608	2.7%
30	Bundoora	VIC	752	28,068	2.7%
31	Moonee Ponds	VIC	752	16,224	4.6%
32	South Morang	VIC	747	24,989	3.0%
33	Pascoe Vale	VIC	744	18,171	4.1%
34	Southbank	VIC	741	22,631	3.3%
35	Glenroy	VIC	739	23,792	3.1%
36	Yarraville	VIC	735	15,636	4.7%
37	Lara	VIC	733	19,014	3.9%
38	Cheltenham	VIC	729	23,992	3.0%
39	St Kilda	VIC	713	19,490	3.7%
40	Hawthorn	VIC	711	22,322	3.2%
41	Torquay	VIC	705	18,534	3.8%
42	Ferntree Gully	VIC	680	27,398	2.5%
43	Mernda	VIC	680	23,369	2.9%
44	Ascot Vale	VIC	670	15,197	4.4%
45	Glen Iris	VIC	669	26,131	2.6%
46	Highton	VIC	650	20,736	3.1%
47	Brunswick West	VIC	638	14,746	4.3%
48	Ocean Grove	VIC	636	17,714	3.6%
49	Fitzroy North	VIC	624	12,781	4.9%
50	Mooroolbark	VIC	619	23,059	2.7%
51	Eltham	VIC	614	18,847	3.3%
52	Newport	VIC	612	13,658	4.5%
53	Langwarrin	VIC	611	23,588	2.6%
54	West Wodonga	VIC	598	14,794	4.0%
55	Greenvale	VIC	594	21,274	2.8%
56	Yallambie	VIC	579	4,161	13.9%
57	Mornington	VIC	574	25,759	2.2%
58	Carnegie	VIC	568	17,909	3.2%
59	Kew	VIC	566	24,499	2.3%
60	Williamstown	VIC	566	14,407	3.9%
61	Boronia	VIC	564	23,607	2.4%
62	Mitcham	VIC	564	16,795	3.4%
63	Port Melbourne	VIC	561	17,633	3.2%
64	Wollert	VIC	558	24,407	2.3%
65	Altona Meadows	VIC	555	18,479	3.0%
66	Wyndham Vale	VIC	551	20,518	2.7%
67	Warragul	VIC	542	19,856	2.7%
68	Puckapunyal	VIC	535	1,108	48.3%
69	Shepparton	VIC	531	32,067	1.7%
70	North Melbourne	VIC	530	14,953	3.5%
71	West Footscray	VIC	527	11,729	4.5%
72	Kensington	VIC	526	10,745	4.9%
73	Officer	VIC	521	18,503	2.8%
74	Elwood	VIC	519	15,153	3.4%
75	Carrum Downs	VIC	517	21,976	2.4%
76	Frankston South	VIC	513	18,801	2.7%
77	Bentleigh	VIC	512	17,921	2.9%
78	Ringwood	VIC	503	19,144	2.6%
79	Taylors Lakes	VIC	501	15,174	3.3%
80	Altona	VIC	492	11,490	4.3%
81	Camberwell	VIC	490	21,965	2.2%
82	Lilydale	VIC	490	17,348	2.8%
83	Wallan	VIC	490	15,004	3.3%
84	Wangaratta	VIC	486	19,214	2.5%
85	Docklands	VIC	482	15,495	3.1%
86	Belmont	VIC	481	15,066	3.2%
87	Diamond Creek	VIC	480	12,503	3.8%
88	Maribyrnong	VIC	469	12,573	3.7%
89	Seaford	VIC	467	17,215	2.7%
90	Mentone	VIC	466	13,197	3.5%
91	Keilor East	VIC	460	15,078	3.1%
92	Mount Martha	VIC	460	19,846	2.3%
93	Armstrong Creek	VIC	448	11,247	4.0%
94	Blackburn	VIC	444	14,478	3.1%
95	Carlton	VIC	441	16,055	2.7%
96	Roxburgh Park	VIC	441	24,129	1.8%
97	Fitzroy	VIC	440	10,431	4.2%
98	Gisborne	VIC	430	10,142	4.2%
99	Horsham	VIC	428	15,134	2.8%
100	Ivanhoe	VIC	426	13,374	3.2%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Public Admin & Safety Workers FAQ

What does this Public Admin & Safety ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Public Admin & Safety 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.