What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows SA 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 · SA · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers — SA

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

Top suburb

AdelaideSA

Leading count

3,338

% of population

18.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers

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

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 SA.

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 Adelaide and #2 Prospect 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	Adelaide	SA	3,338	18,202	18.3%
2	Prospect	SA	2,596	14,584	17.8%
3	Mawson Lakes	SA	2,030	13,794	14.7%
4	Mount Barker	SA	1,900	18,330	10.4%
5	Mount Gambier	SA	1,696	25,591	6.6%
6	Magill	SA	1,593	9,693	16.4%
7	Hallett Cove	SA	1,547	12,512	12.4%
8	Flagstaff Hill	SA	1,408	10,184	13.8%
9	North Adelaide	SA	1,398	6,823	20.5%
10	Norwood	SA	1,354	6,354	21.3%
11	Athelstone	SA	1,349	9,601	14.1%
12	Aberfoyle Park	SA	1,331	11,234	11.8%
13	Morphett Vale	SA	1,272	24,002	5.3%
14	Rostrevor	SA	1,246	8,452	14.7%
15	Parkside	SA	1,148	5,126	22.4%
16	Happy Valley	SA	1,134	11,420	9.9%
17	Lightsview	SA	1,127	6,090	18.5%
18	Campbelltown	SA	1,126	9,263	12.2%
19	Golden Grove	SA	1,101	10,299	10.7%
20	Port Lincoln	SA	1,084	14,458	7.5%
21	Greenwith	SA	1,027	10,103	10.2%
22	Seaton	SA	970	10,877	8.9%
23	Woodcroft	SA	954	11,326	8.4%
24	Glenelg North	SA	952	6,594	14.4%
25	Parafield Gardens	SA	942	18,467	5.1%
26	Klemzig	SA	941	6,713	14.0%
27	Highbury	SA	938	6,956	13.5%
28	Henley Beach	SA	926	6,259	14.8%
29	Belair	SA	907	4,718	19.2%
30	Unley	SA	877	3,997	21.9%
31	Warradale	SA	846	5,801	14.6%
32	Wynn Vale	SA	844	7,865	10.7%
33	Paradise	SA	841	7,217	11.7%
34	Mile End	SA	838	4,536	18.5%
35	Lockleys	SA	830	5,987	13.9%
36	Plympton	SA	830	5,459	15.2%
37	Somerton Park	SA	818	5,811	14.1%
38	Glengowrie	SA	814	5,767	14.1%
39	Grange	SA	812	6,143	13.2%
40	Blackwood	SA	803	4,266	18.8%
41	Windsor Gardens	SA	791	5,827	13.6%
42	Coromandel Valley	SA	769	4,380	17.6%
43	Fullarton	SA	768	4,500	17.1%
44	Brompton	SA	761	3,729	20.4%
45	Paralowie	SA	759	17,504	4.3%
46	St Peters	SA	759	3,231	23.5%
47	Sheidow Park	SA	754	6,731	11.2%
48	Findon	SA	736	6,997	10.5%
49	Hope Valley	SA	723	8,184	8.8%
50	West Lakes	SA	717	6,768	10.6%
51	Fulham Gardens	SA	716	6,573	10.9%
52	West Beach	SA	696	5,175	13.4%
53	Bridgewater	SA	690	3,719	18.6%
54	Broadview	SA	687	4,450	15.4%
55	Torrensville	SA	682	4,110	16.6%
56	Tranmere	SA	682	4,136	16.5%
57	Flinders Park	SA	674	5,489	12.3%
58	Aldgate	SA	670	3,471	19.3%
59	Aldinga Beach	SA	669	10,667	6.3%
60	South Plympton	SA	664	4,721	14.1%
61	Blakeview	SA	658	8,979	7.3%
62	Mitchell Park	SA	655	5,754	11.4%
63	Modbury Heights	SA	631	6,995	9.0%
64	Goodwood	SA	625	2,823	22.1%
65	West Croydon	SA	625	4,242	14.7%
66	Colonel Light Gardens	SA	622	3,311	18.8%
67	Hawthorndene	SA	622	3,389	18.4%
68	Enfield	SA	618	6,204	10.0%
69	Ingle Farm	SA	609	9,543	6.4%
70	Edwardstown	SA	601	4,514	13.3%
71	Newton	SA	595	5,117	11.6%
72	Redwood Park	SA	593	5,367	11.0%
73	Stirling	SA	591	3,067	19.3%
74	Glenelg East	SA	590	3,855	15.3%
75	Burnside	SA	585	3,060	19.1%
76	Brooklyn Park	SA	584	5,040	11.6%
77	Valley View	SA	565	6,405	8.8%
78	Nairne	SA	557	5,327	10.5%
79	Brighton	SA	554	3,834	14.4%
80	Craigburn Farm	SA	554	3,099	17.9%
81	Hectorville	SA	554	4,241	13.1%
82	Walkerville	SA	554	2,867	19.3%
83	Torrens Park	SA	552	2,687	20.5%
84	Toorak Gardens	SA	548	2,604	21.0%
85	Dernancourt	SA	547	4,063	13.5%
86	Craigmore	SA	543	10,943	5.0%
87	Malvern	SA	540	2,713	19.9%
88	Plympton Park	SA	540	3,881	13.9%
89	Beaumont	SA	537	2,731	19.7%
90	Modbury North	SA	525	5,704	9.2%
91	Largs Bay	SA	518	4,104	12.6%
92	St Clair	SA	517	2,634	19.6%
93	Eden Hills	SA	513	3,020	17.0%
94	Clarence Park	SA	509	2,658	19.1%
95	Murray Bridge	SA	500	15,043	3.3%
96	Gawler East	SA	499	5,689	8.8%
97	Northgate	SA	496	3,184	15.6%
98	Myrtle Bank	SA	495	3,158	15.7%
99	Marion	SA	491	4,101	12.0%
100	Kensington Park	SA	490	2,627	18.7%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers FAQ

What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows SA 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.