What does this Retail Trade ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Retail Trade 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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Industry · NSW · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers — NSW

NSW suburbs with the highest number of Retail Trade retail trade workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

BlacktownNSW

Leading count

2,226

% of population

4.4%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers

NSW suburbs with the highest number of Retail Trade retail trade workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — NSW

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by retail trade 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 NSW.

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 Blacktown and #2 Port Macquarie 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	Blacktown	NSW	2,226	50,961	4.4%
2	Port Macquarie	NSW	2,209	47,693	4.6%
3	Dubbo	NSW	2,087	43,516	4.8%
4	Orange	NSW	1,868	41,232	4.5%
5	Castle Hill	NSW	1,837	40,874	4.5%
6	Hurstville	NSW	1,737	31,162	5.6%
7	Baulkham Hills	NSW	1,570	37,415	4.2%
8	Auburn	NSW	1,506	39,333	3.8%
9	Dee Why	NSW	1,455	23,354	6.2%
10	Ryde	NSW	1,434	31,907	4.5%
11	Strathfield	NSW	1,350	25,915	5.2%
12	Quakers Hill	NSW	1,348	27,893	4.8%
13	Parramatta	NSW	1,346	30,211	4.5%
14	Glenmore Park	NSW	1,332	25,021	5.3%
15	Coffs Harbour	NSW	1,293	27,089	4.8%
16	Bankstown	NSW	1,276	34,933	3.7%
17	Kellyville	NSW	1,252	27,011	4.6%
18	Mascot	NSW	1,142	21,591	5.3%
19	Merrylands	NSW	1,138	32,472	3.5%
20	Goulburn	NSW	1,119	23,963	4.7%
21	Epping	NSW	1,083	29,551	3.7%
22	Campsie	NSW	1,071	26,132	4.1%
23	Marrickville	NSW	1,066	26,570	4.0%
24	Hornsby	NSW	1,057	22,462	4.7%
25	Liverpool	NSW	1,057	31,078	3.4%
26	Maroubra	NSW	1,028	30,722	3.3%
27	Wollongong	NSW	1,012	20,446	4.9%
28	Chatswood	NSW	1,009	25,553	3.9%
29	Griffith	NSW	1,005	19,505	5.2%
30	Carlingford	NSW	1,004	28,044	3.6%
31	Lidcombe	NSW	995	23,663	4.2%
32	Armidale	NSW	973	23,967	4.1%
33	Randwick	NSW	960	28,943	3.3%
34	Ashfield	NSW	945	23,012	4.1%
35	Mosman	NSW	943	28,329	3.3%
36	Greystanes	NSW	923	23,511	3.9%
37	Banora Point	NSW	904	16,460	5.5%
38	Greenacre	NSW	895	26,314	3.4%
39	Penrith	NSW	881	17,966	4.9%
40	Miranda	NSW	854	17,942	4.8%
41	Kogarah	NSW	847	16,416	5.2%
42	North Kellyville	NSW	829	17,401	4.8%
43	Oran Park	NSW	823	17,624	4.7%
44	Rockdale	NSW	821	15,475	5.3%
45	Seven Hills	NSW	817	20,095	4.1%
46	Burwood	NSW	805	18,224	4.4%
47	Sydney	NSW	799	16,667	4.8%
48	Bexley	NSW	795	19,646	4.0%
49	Punchbowl	NSW	789	3	26300.0%
50	Cranebrook	NSW	787	15,779	5.0%
51	Broken Hill	NSW	779	17,706	4.4%
52	Taree	NSW	779	16,715	4.7%
53	Granville	NSW	773	16,716	4.6%
54	Goonellabah	NSW	772	13,351	5.8%
55	Glenwood	NSW	755	15,829	4.8%
56	Cherrybrook	NSW	753	19,082	3.9%
57	Albion Park	NSW	748	13,826	5.4%
58	Cabramatta	NSW	735	21,142	3.5%
59	Campbelltown	NSW	733	16,577	4.4%
60	Eastwood	NSW	727	18,695	3.9%
61	St Ives	NSW	726	18,384	3.9%
62	Guildford	NSW	722	24,091	3.0%
63	Harrington Park	NSW	718	13,332	5.4%
64	Mount Druitt	NSW	710	16,986	4.2%
65	Earlwood	NSW	704	18,053	3.9%
66	Rooty Hill	NSW	697	16,176	4.3%
67	Waterloo	NSW	697	16,379	4.3%
68	Toongabbie	NSW	691	16,177	4.3%
69	Lavington	NSW	689	13,073	5.3%
70	Engadine	NSW	683	17,736	3.9%
71	Umina Beach	NSW	681	17,372	3.9%
72	Cronulla	NSW	679	17,899	3.8%
73	Yagoona	NSW	677	19,651	3.4%
74	Casula	NSW	675	16,584	4.1%
75	Schofields	NSW	674	15,213	4.4%
76	Mount Annan	NSW	667	11,784	5.7%
77	Prestons	NSW	667	15,694	4.3%
78	West Pennant Hills	NSW	666	16,620	4.0%
79	Rutherford	NSW	658	13,091	5.0%
80	Frenchs Forest	NSW	657	14,267	4.6%
81	Marsden Park	NSW	657	14,610	4.5%
82	The Ponds	NSW	657	16,315	4.0%
83	Lakemba	NSW	655	17,092	3.8%
84	Charlestown	NSW	654	13,601	4.8%
85	Surry Hills	NSW	654	15,828	4.1%
86	Rosebery	NSW	645	13,533	4.8%
87	Wentworthville	NSW	641	15,098	4.2%
88	Macquarie Park	NSW	635	11,071	5.7%
89	Thurgoona	NSW	624	11,028	5.7%
90	Forster	NSW	621	14,187	4.4%
91	Newtown	NSW	619	14,690	4.2%
92	Zetland	NSW	613	12,622	4.9%
93	Westmead	NSW	612	16,555	3.7%
94	Raymond Terrace	NSW	609	13,453	4.5%
95	Jordan Springs	NSW	608	11,772	5.2%
96	Cameron Park	NSW	605	9,977	6.1%
97	Rouse Hill	NSW	605	11,349	5.3%
98	Ingleburn	NSW	602	15,264	3.9%
99	Wentworth Point	NSW	600	12,703	4.7%
100	Penshurst	NSW	599	12,592	4.8%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers FAQ

What does this Retail Trade ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Retail Trade 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.