What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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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Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers — VIC

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

Top suburb

MelbourneVIC

Leading count

11,597

% of population

21.1%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers

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

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 VIC.

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 Melbourne and #2 Point Cook 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	Melbourne	VIC	11,597	54,941	21.1%
2	Point Cook	VIC	9,245	66,781	13.8%
3	Richmond	VIC	8,028	28,587	28.1%
4	South Yarra	VIC	7,430	25,028	29.7%
5	Brunswick	VIC	7,002	24,896	28.1%
6	Northcote	VIC	6,680	25,276	26.4%
7	Glen Waverley	VIC	6,492	42,642	15.2%
8	Reservoir	VIC	6,366	51,096	12.5%
9	Preston	VIC	6,170	33,790	18.3%
10	Southbank	VIC	5,997	22,631	26.5%
11	Berwick	VIC	5,956	50,298	11.8%
12	Mount Waverley	VIC	5,826	35,340	16.5%
13	Glen Iris	VIC	5,715	26,131	21.9%
14	Hawthorn	VIC	5,627	22,322	25.2%
15	Kew	VIC	5,281	24,499	21.6%
16	Coburg	VIC	5,266	26,574	19.8%
17	Tarneit	VIC	5,154	56,370	9.1%
18	Bentleigh East	VIC	4,754	30,159	15.8%
19	Craigieburn	VIC	4,556	65,178	7.0%
20	St Kilda	VIC	4,504	19,490	23.1%
21	Malvern East	VIC	4,478	22,296	20.1%
22	Camberwell	VIC	4,399	21,965	20.0%
23	Thornbury	VIC	4,350	19,005	22.9%
24	Doncaster East	VIC	4,314	30,926	13.9%
25	Rowville	VIC	4,212	33,571	12.5%
26	Brighton	VIC	4,127	23,252	17.7%
27	Brunswick East	VIC	4,076	13,279	30.7%
28	Werribee	VIC	4,015	50,027	8.0%
29	Docklands	VIC	3,988	15,495	25.7%
30	Essendon	VIC	3,912	21,240	18.4%
31	Pakenham	VIC	3,801	54,118	7.0%
32	Carnegie	VIC	3,789	17,909	21.2%
33	Fitzroy North	VIC	3,762	12,781	29.4%
34	Caulfield North	VIC	3,714	16,903	22.0%
35	Elwood	VIC	3,693	15,153	24.4%
36	North Melbourne	VIC	3,692	14,953	24.7%
37	Doncaster	VIC	3,645	25,020	14.6%
38	Hawthorn East	VIC	3,644	14,834	24.6%
39	Balwyn North	VIC	3,591	21,302	16.9%
40	Sunbury	VIC	3,591	38,851	9.2%
41	Cheltenham	VIC	3,576	23,992	14.9%
42	Croydon	VIC	3,535	28,608	12.4%
43	Carlton	VIC	3,513	16,055	21.9%
44	Port Melbourne	VIC	3,492	17,633	19.8%
45	Truganina	VIC	3,481	36,305	9.6%
46	Frankston	VIC	3,449	37,331	9.2%
47	Moonee Ponds	VIC	3,438	16,224	21.2%
48	Brunswick West	VIC	3,406	14,746	23.1%
49	Prahran	VIC	3,350	12,203	27.5%
50	Footscray	VIC	3,289	17,131	19.2%
51	Yarraville	VIC	3,266	15,636	20.9%
52	Clyde North	VIC	3,249	31,681	10.3%
53	Bentleigh	VIC	3,224	17,921	18.0%
54	Bundoora	VIC	3,224	28,068	11.5%
55	Highton	VIC	3,209	20,736	15.5%
56	Warrnambool	VIC	3,119	31,308	10.0%
57	Greensborough	VIC	3,073	21,070	14.6%
58	Mitcham	VIC	3,070	16,795	18.3%
59	Eltham	VIC	3,027	18,847	16.1%
60	Ascot Vale	VIC	2,997	15,197	19.7%
61	Ivanhoe	VIC	2,972	13,374	22.2%
62	Pascoe Vale	VIC	2,966	18,171	16.3%
63	Ferntree Gully	VIC	2,952	27,398	10.8%
64	Fitzroy	VIC	2,949	10,431	28.3%
65	Surrey Hills	VIC	2,937	13,655	21.5%
66	Wantirna South	VIC	2,904	20,754	14.0%
67	Keysborough	VIC	2,893	30,018	9.6%
68	St Kilda East	VIC	2,889	12,571	23.0%
69	Kensington	VIC	2,852	10,745	26.5%
70	Mill Park	VIC	2,817	28,712	9.8%
71	Collingwood	VIC	2,806	9,179	30.6%
72	Blackburn	VIC	2,802	14,478	19.4%
73	Wheelers Hill	VIC	2,790	20,652	13.5%
74	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	2,761	37,216	7.4%
75	Ringwood	VIC	2,758	19,144	14.4%
76	Doreen	VIC	2,745	27,122	10.1%
77	Torquay	VIC	2,740	18,534	14.8%
78	Abbotsford	VIC	2,733	9,088	30.1%
79	Mildura	VIC	2,724	34,565	7.9%
80	Brighton East	VIC	2,714	16,757	16.2%
81	South Melbourne	VIC	2,679	11,548	23.2%
82	Clayton	VIC	2,667	18,988	14.0%
83	Toorak	VIC	2,650	12,817	20.7%
84	Boronia	VIC	2,621	23,607	11.1%
85	Caroline Springs	VIC	2,620	24,488	10.7%
86	Glenroy	VIC	2,607	23,792	11.0%
87	South Morang	VIC	2,534	24,989	10.1%
88	Mulgrave	VIC	2,533	19,889	12.7%
89	Newport	VIC	2,525	13,658	18.5%
90	Mount Eliza	VIC	2,524	18,734	13.5%
91	Traralgon	VIC	2,524	26,907	9.4%
92	Williamstown	VIC	2,511	14,407	17.4%
93	Shepparton	VIC	2,510	32,067	7.8%
94	Epping	VIC	2,469	33,489	7.4%
95	Caulfield South	VIC	2,460	12,328	20.0%
96	Mooroolbark	VIC	2,435	23,059	10.6%
97	Mornington	VIC	2,435	25,759	9.5%
98	Narre Warren South	VIC	2,427	30,909	7.9%
99	Elsternwick	VIC	2,419	10,887	22.2%
100	Hampton	VIC	2,411	13,518	17.8%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers FAQ

What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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.