What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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 · WA · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers — WA

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

Top suburb

Canning ValeWA

Leading count

4,293

% of population

12.4%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers

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

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 WA.

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 Canning Vale and #2 Scarborough 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	Canning Vale	WA	4,293	34,504	12.4%
2	Scarborough	WA	3,470	17,605	19.7%
3	Dianella	WA	3,235	24,169	13.4%
4	Como	WA	3,045	14,786	20.6%
5	Willetton	WA	3,036	19,262	15.8%
6	Perth	WA	3,021	13,670	22.1%
7	Baldivis	WA	2,836	37,697	7.5%
8	Subiaco	WA	2,676	9,940	26.9%
9	South Perth	WA	2,663	12,596	21.1%
10	Bayswater	WA	2,625	15,288	17.2%
11	Maylands	WA	2,590	13,199	19.6%
12	East Perth	WA	2,583	11,681	22.1%
13	Duncraig	WA	2,522	15,982	15.8%
14	Nedlands	WA	2,520	10,561	23.9%
15	Mount Lawley	WA	2,509	11,328	22.1%
16	Wembley	WA	2,489	12,061	20.6%
17	North Perth	WA	2,247	9,623	23.4%
18	Morley	WA	2,212	22,539	9.8%
19	Piara Waters	WA	2,140	15,029	14.2%
20	Yokine	WA	2,045	12,706	16.1%
21	East Victoria Park	WA	2,044	10,569	19.3%
22	Fremantle	WA	1,980	9,251	21.4%
23	Floreat	WA	1,910	8,621	22.2%
24	Victoria Park	WA	1,873	9,334	20.1%
25	Mount Hawthorn	WA	1,871	8,183	22.9%
26	Claremont	WA	1,846	9,248	20.0%
27	Leeming	WA	1,829	10,883	16.8%
28	Cottesloe	WA	1,797	7,750	23.2%
29	Innaloo	WA	1,776	9,592	18.5%
30	Doubleview	WA	1,765	9,205	19.2%
31	Thornlie	WA	1,742	23,665	7.4%
32	Mosman Park	WA	1,733	9,169	18.9%
33	Kingsley	WA	1,686	13,204	12.8%
34	West Perth	WA	1,679	6,102	27.5%
35	Hillarys	WA	1,673	11,200	14.9%
36	Karrinyup	WA	1,668	9,886	16.9%
37	Landsdale	WA	1,639	15,401	10.6%
38	Rivervale	WA	1,617	10,897	14.8%
39	Bassendean	WA	1,586	10,837	14.6%
40	Harrisdale	WA	1,558	11,667	13.4%
41	Stirling	WA	1,551	10,165	15.3%
42	Southern River	WA	1,539	12,852	12.0%
43	East Fremantle	WA	1,509	7,819	19.3%
44	Ellenbrook	WA	1,446	24,668	5.9%
45	Success	WA	1,433	11,340	12.6%
46	Mount Pleasant	WA	1,410	7,456	18.9%
47	Nollamara	WA	1,395	12,779	10.9%
48	Hamilton Hill	WA	1,378	11,327	12.2%
49	Kardinya	WA	1,352	9,137	14.8%
50	Applecross	WA	1,339	7,228	18.5%
51	Wellard	WA	1,334	14,127	9.4%
52	Wembley Downs	WA	1,334	6,743	19.8%
53	City Beach	WA	1,310	6,805	19.3%
54	Woodvale	WA	1,310	9,579	13.7%
55	Bull Creek	WA	1,308	8,030	16.3%
56	Palmyra	WA	1,308	7,585	17.2%
57	Greenwood	WA	1,278	9,861	13.0%
58	Ballajura	WA	1,251	18,459	6.8%
59	Tuart Hill	WA	1,244	7,541	16.5%
60	Balcatta	WA	1,206	10,813	11.2%
61	Inglewood	WA	1,203	5,837	20.6%
62	Carine	WA	1,190	7,330	16.2%
63	Aveley	WA	1,179	13,998	8.4%
64	Sorrento	WA	1,168	7,795	15.0%
65	Shenton Park	WA	1,162	4,638	25.1%
66	Byford	WA	1,158	18,878	6.1%
67	West Leederville	WA	1,157	4,340	26.7%
68	Atwell	WA	1,156	9,287	12.4%
69	Clarkson	WA	1,152	13,904	8.3%
70	Bicton	WA	1,121	6,961	16.1%
71	Secret Harbour	WA	1,101	12,474	8.8%
72	Padbury	WA	1,097	8,626	12.7%
73	Attadale	WA	1,089	6,638	16.4%
74	Halls Head	WA	1,082	14,474	7.5%
75	Carlisle	WA	1,075	6,733	16.0%
76	Mount Claremont	WA	1,070	4,999	21.4%
77	Australind	WA	1,066	15,988	6.7%
78	Joondalup	WA	1,066	9,193	11.6%
79	Winthrop	WA	1,066	6,020	17.7%
80	Leederville	WA	1,062	3,686	28.8%
81	Joondanna	WA	1,040	5,283	19.7%
82	Ocean Reef	WA	1,027	8,125	12.6%
83	Dalkeith	WA	1,012	4,398	23.0%
84	Melville	WA	1,001	6,204	16.1%
85	Lesmurdie	WA	992	8,413	11.8%
86	Hammond Park	WA	974	6,985	13.9%
87	Swanbourne	WA	962	4,592	20.9%
88	Aubin Grove	WA	957	6,786	14.1%
89	Spearwood	WA	952	10,944	8.7%
90	Bedford	WA	944	5,716	16.5%
91	Butler	WA	944	13,473	7.0%
92	Kensington	WA	939	4,627	20.3%
93	Beaconsfield	WA	936	5,315	17.6%
94	Booragoon	WA	932	5,684	16.4%
95	Alkimos	WA	930	10,203	9.1%
96	Tapping	WA	924	9,547	9.7%
97	Dalyellup	WA	922	9,770	9.4%
98	Wilson	WA	920	6,608	13.9%
99	North Fremantle	WA	914	3,947	23.2%
100	Beeliar	WA	913	8,617	10.6%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers FAQ

What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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.