What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Professionals 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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Occupation · NSW · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers — NSW

NSW suburbs with the highest number of Professionals professionals workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

RandwickNSW

Leading count

6,911

% of population

23.9%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers

NSW suburbs with the highest number of Professionals professionals workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — NSW

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by professionals workers to find workforce clusters, not finished shortlists.

BEST FOR

Finding suburbs with a strong concentration of one worker group.

This is useful when you want to see where a profession or worker cohort is clustered in NSW.

READ IT AS

A scale signal, not a suburb score.

Worker counts reflect concentration and population scale. They should be read alongside housing costs, incomes, and access, not in isolation.

NEXT STEP

Validate whether the cluster actually fits your goal.

Move into suburb detail if you need to judge whether the area is investable, livable, or simply large enough to dominate a count-based list.

Intent pathway · LIVABILITY-LED

I want safer or higher-quality local context.

Start with area-level safety and demographic screens, then use suburb pages for schools, services, and evidence depth.

Crime and demographics are area-level signals; verify the suburb page before treating them as local proof.

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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 Randwick and #2 Parramatta 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.

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# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Randwick	NSW	6,911	28,943	23.9%
2	Parramatta	NSW	6,760	30,211	22.4%
3	Castle Hill	NSW	6,722	40,874	16.4%
4	Epping	NSW	6,396	29,551	21.6%
5	Baulkham Hills	NSW	6,204	37,415	16.6%
6	Mosman	NSW	5,881	28,329	20.8%
7	Marrickville	NSW	5,749	26,570	21.6%
8	Ryde	NSW	5,572	31,907	17.5%
9	Maroubra	NSW	5,105	30,722	16.6%
10	Chatswood	NSW	4,821	25,553	18.9%
11	Port Macquarie	NSW	4,715	47,693	9.9%
12	Surry Hills	NSW	4,638	15,828	29.3%
13	Kellyville	NSW	4,528	27,011	16.8%
14	Strathfield	NSW	4,396	25,915	17.0%
15	Carlingford	NSW	4,365	28,044	15.6%
16	Orange	NSW	4,362	41,232	10.6%
17	Blacktown	NSW	4,341	50,961	8.5%
18	Ashfield	NSW	4,302	23,012	18.7%
19	Newtown	NSW	4,277	14,690	29.1%
20	Hornsby	NSW	4,151	22,462	18.5%
21	Dubbo	NSW	4,045	43,516	9.3%
22	Manly	NSW	3,986	16,296	24.5%
23	Coogee	NSW	3,930	14,634	26.9%
24	Waterloo	NSW	3,746	16,379	22.9%
25	Paddington	NSW	3,731	12,701	29.4%
26	Leichhardt	NSW	3,592	15,158	23.7%
27	Cherrybrook	NSW	3,546	19,082	18.6%
28	Mascot	NSW	3,538	21,591	16.4%
29	Dee Why	NSW	3,527	23,354	15.1%
30	Hurstville	NSW	3,497	31,162	11.2%
31	Quakers Hill	NSW	3,470	27,893	12.4%
32	Westmead	NSW	3,406	16,555	20.6%
33	Wollongong	NSW	3,349	20,446	16.4%
34	Wahroonga	NSW	3,328	17,853	18.6%
35	Erskineville	NSW	3,305	9,657	34.2%
36	Redfern	NSW	3,301	13,072	25.3%
37	Zetland	NSW	3,202	12,622	25.4%
38	St Ives	NSW	3,199	18,384	17.4%
39	Darlinghurst	NSW	3,165	10,615	29.8%
40	West Pennant Hills	NSW	3,150	16,620	19.0%
41	Sydney	NSW	3,124	16,667	18.7%
42	Bondi Beach	NSW	3,119	11,513	27.1%
43	Dulwich Hill	NSW	3,081	14,046	21.9%
44	Eastwood	NSW	3,059	18,695	16.4%
45	Alexandria	NSW	2,945	9,649	30.5%
46	Lidcombe	NSW	2,915	23,663	12.3%
47	Wentworth Point	NSW	2,899	12,703	22.8%
48	North Kellyville	NSW	2,896	17,401	16.6%
49	Lane Cove	NSW	2,894	12,363	23.4%
50	Rhodes	NSW	2,890	11,453	25.2%
51	Lane Cove North	NSW	2,879	11,773	24.5%
52	Camperdown	NSW	2,825	9,381	30.1%
53	North Ryde	NSW	2,824	14,043	20.1%
54	The Ponds	NSW	2,808	16,315	17.2%
55	Cronulla	NSW	2,782	17,899	15.5%
56	Armidale	NSW	2,781	23,967	11.6%
57	Cremorne	NSW	2,727	11,263	24.2%
58	Macquarie Park	NSW	2,724	11,071	24.6%
59	Rosebery	NSW	2,705	13,533	20.0%
60	Pyrmont	NSW	2,679	12,658	21.2%
61	Glenmore Park	NSW	2,658	25,021	10.6%
62	Turramurra	NSW	2,655	12,850	20.7%
63	Schofields	NSW	2,636	15,213	17.3%
64	Glebe	NSW	2,624	11,680	22.5%
65	Neutral Bay	NSW	2,585	10,090	25.6%
66	Glenwood	NSW	2,572	15,829	16.2%
67	Burwood	NSW	2,555	18,224	14.0%
68	Wentworthville	NSW	2,548	15,098	16.9%
69	North Sydney	NSW	2,530	8,964	28.2%
70	Pymble	NSW	2,529	11,775	21.5%
71	Bondi	NSW	2,524	10,411	24.2%
72	Bankstown	NSW	2,464	34,933	7.1%
73	Drummoyne	NSW	2,454	12,011	20.4%
74	Gladesville	NSW	2,450	12,867	19.0%
75	Wollstonecraft	NSW	2,439	8,115	30.1%
76	Balmain	NSW	2,438	10,454	23.3%
77	Earlwood	NSW	2,438	18,053	13.5%
78	Merewether	NSW	2,433	11,788	20.6%
79	Annandale	NSW	2,416	9,487	25.5%
80	Kingsford	NSW	2,416	13,492	17.9%
81	Bellevue Hill	NSW	2,397	10,590	22.6%
82	Kogarah	NSW	2,386	16,416	14.5%
83	Kensington	NSW	2,341	11,927	19.6%
84	St Leonards	NSW	2,336	7,212	32.4%
85	Wolli Creek	NSW	2,336	10,654	21.9%
86	West Ryde	NSW	2,335	13,171	17.7%
87	Lindfield	NSW	2,330	10,943	21.3%
88	Marsfield	NSW	2,299	12,492	18.4%
89	Roseville	NSW	2,258	10,340	21.8%
90	Bondi Junction	NSW	2,242	10,361	21.6%
91	Artarmon	NSW	2,227	9,417	23.6%
92	Homebush	NSW	2,224	11,660	19.1%
93	Seven Hills	NSW	2,203	20,095	11.0%
94	Merrylands	NSW	2,201	32,472	6.8%
95	Frenchs Forest	NSW	2,195	14,267	15.4%
96	Auburn	NSW	2,187	39,333	5.6%
97	Concord	NSW	2,180	14,551	15.0%
98	Miranda	NSW	2,164	17,942	12.1%
99	Marsden Park	NSW	2,152	14,610	14.7%
100	Bexley	NSW	2,138	19,646	10.9%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers FAQ

What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Professionals 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.