What does this Retail Trade ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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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Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers — VIC

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

Top suburb

Point CookVIC

Leading count

2,879

% of population

4.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Retail Trade retail trade 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 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 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 Point Cook and #2 Melbourne 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	Point Cook	VIC	2,879	66,781	4.3%
2	Melbourne	VIC	2,799	54,941	5.1%
3	Pakenham	VIC	2,739	54,118	5.1%
4	Berwick	VIC	2,678	50,298	5.3%
5	Craigieburn	VIC	2,670	65,178	4.1%
6	Tarneit	VIC	2,563	56,370	4.5%
7	Werribee	VIC	2,326	50,027	4.6%
8	Reservoir	VIC	2,216	51,096	4.3%
9	Rowville	VIC	2,145	33,571	6.4%
10	Glen Waverley	VIC	1,980	42,642	4.6%
11	Sunbury	VIC	1,895	38,851	4.9%
12	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	1,828	37,216	4.9%
13	Warrnambool	VIC	1,773	31,308	5.7%
14	Frankston	VIC	1,769	37,331	4.7%
15	Narre Warren South	VIC	1,697	30,909	5.5%
16	Mount Waverley	VIC	1,684	35,340	4.8%
17	Preston	VIC	1,678	33,790	5.0%
18	Mildura	VIC	1,647	34,565	4.8%
19	Epping	VIC	1,639	33,489	4.9%
20	Mill Park	VIC	1,587	28,712	5.5%
21	Doncaster East	VIC	1,566	30,926	5.1%
22	Bentleigh East	VIC	1,559	30,159	5.2%
23	Clyde North	VIC	1,545	31,681	4.9%
24	Keysborough	VIC	1,489	30,018	5.0%
25	South Morang	VIC	1,480	24,989	5.9%
26	Ferntree Gully	VIC	1,472	27,398	5.4%
27	Truganina	VIC	1,455	36,305	4.0%
28	Bundoora	VIC	1,447	28,068	5.2%
29	Narre Warren	VIC	1,442	27,689	5.2%
30	Richmond	VIC	1,433	28,587	5.0%
31	Shepparton	VIC	1,414	32,067	4.4%
32	Croydon	VIC	1,354	28,608	4.7%
33	Langwarrin	VIC	1,349	23,588	5.7%
34	St Albans	VIC	1,337	38,042	3.5%
35	Doreen	VIC	1,303	27,122	4.8%
36	South Yarra	VIC	1,297	25,028	5.2%
37	Caroline Springs	VIC	1,290	24,488	5.3%
38	Doncaster	VIC	1,274	25,020	5.1%
39	Glen Iris	VIC	1,271	26,131	4.9%
40	Cranbourne North	VIC	1,256	24,683	5.1%
41	Noble Park	VIC	1,248	32,257	3.9%
42	Traralgon	VIC	1,235	26,907	4.6%
43	Southbank	VIC	1,220	22,631	5.4%
44	Boronia	VIC	1,218	23,607	5.2%
45	Coburg	VIC	1,209	26,574	4.5%
46	Cheltenham	VIC	1,208	23,992	5.0%
47	Carrum Downs	VIC	1,207	21,976	5.5%
48	Mernda	VIC	1,206	23,369	5.2%
49	Mooroolbark	VIC	1,186	23,059	5.1%
50	Endeavour Hills	VIC	1,170	24,455	4.8%
51	Cranbourne East	VIC	1,164	24,679	4.7%
52	Kew	VIC	1,147	24,499	4.7%
53	Malvern East	VIC	1,145	22,296	5.1%
54	Highton	VIC	1,144	20,736	5.5%
55	Hawthorn	VIC	1,139	22,322	5.1%
56	Brunswick	VIC	1,136	24,896	4.6%
57	Balwyn North	VIC	1,119	21,302	5.3%
58	Wantirna South	VIC	1,109	20,754	5.3%
59	Greenvale	VIC	1,102	21,274	5.2%
60	Mornington	VIC	1,099	25,759	4.3%
61	Hillside	VIC	1,089	290	375.5%
62	Essendon	VIC	1,062	21,240	5.0%
63	Northcote	VIC	1,051	25,276	4.2%
64	Hampton Park	VIC	1,040	26,082	4.0%
65	Officer	VIC	1,039	18,503	5.6%
66	Wodonga	VIC	1,036	20,259	5.1%
67	Camberwell	VIC	1,029	21,965	4.7%
68	Clayton	VIC	1,016	18,988	5.4%
69	Wollert	VIC	1,004	24,407	4.1%
70	Mulgrave	VIC	986	19,889	5.0%
71	Cranbourne	VIC	982	21,281	4.6%
72	Dandenong	VIC	981	30,127	3.3%
73	Brighton	VIC	974	23,252	4.2%
74	Carnegie	VIC	964	17,909	5.4%
75	Cranbourne West	VIC	960	19,969	4.8%
76	Ringwood	VIC	951	19,144	5.0%
77	Lalor	VIC	932	23,219	4.0%
78	Dandenong North	VIC	931	22,550	4.1%
79	Templestowe	VIC	927	16,966	5.5%
80	Bentleigh	VIC	923	17,921	5.2%
81	Springvale	VIC	919	22,174	4.1%
82	Frankston South	VIC	918	18,801	4.9%
83	St Kilda	VIC	917	19,490	4.7%
84	Glenroy	VIC	916	23,792	3.9%
85	Wangaratta	VIC	915	19,214	4.8%
86	Roxburgh Park	VIC	912	24,129	3.8%
87	Wheelers Hill	VIC	912	20,652	4.4%
88	Mount Martha	VIC	910	19,846	4.6%
89	Wyndham Vale	VIC	909	20,518	4.4%
90	Grovedale	VIC	887	14,869	6.0%
91	Taylors Lakes	VIC	881	15,174	5.8%
92	Lara	VIC	876	19,014	4.6%
93	Lilydale	VIC	866	17,348	5.0%
94	Torquay	VIC	856	18,534	4.6%
95	Mount Eliza	VIC	855	18,734	4.6%
96	Greensborough	VIC	851	21,070	4.0%
97	Burwood	VIC	843	15,147	5.6%
98	Horsham	VIC	838	15,134	5.5%
99	Altona Meadows	VIC	833	18,479	4.5%
100	Thornbury	VIC	833	19,005	4.4%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers FAQ

What does this Retail Trade ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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.