What does this Technicians & Trades ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Technicians & Trades 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 Technicians & Trades Workers — VIC

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Technicians & Trades technicians & trades workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

PakenhamVIC

Leading count

4,176

% of population

7.7%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Technicians & Trades Workers

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Technicians & Trades technicians & trades workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — VIC

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by technicians & trades 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.

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 Pakenham and #2 Craigieburn 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	Pakenham	VIC	4,176	54,118	7.7%
2	Craigieburn	VIC	4,127	65,178	6.3%
3	Berwick	VIC	3,447	50,298	6.9%
4	Sunbury	VIC	3,298	38,851	8.5%
5	Point Cook	VIC	3,288	66,781	4.9%
6	Werribee	VIC	3,268	50,027	6.5%
7	Reservoir	VIC	3,131	51,096	6.1%
8	Melbourne	VIC	3,021	54,941	5.5%
9	Tarneit	VIC	2,865	56,370	5.1%
10	Frankston	VIC	2,832	37,331	7.6%
11	Narre Warren South	VIC	2,554	30,909	8.3%
12	Rowville	VIC	2,539	33,571	7.6%
13	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	2,397	37,216	6.4%
14	Langwarrin	VIC	2,351	23,588	10.0%
15	Ferntree Gully	VIC	2,280	27,398	8.3%
16	Epping	VIC	2,204	33,489	6.6%
17	Narre Warren	VIC	2,195	27,689	7.9%
18	Clyde North	VIC	2,185	31,681	6.9%
19	Doreen	VIC	2,185	27,122	8.1%
20	Dandenong	VIC	2,133	30,127	7.1%
21	Mooroolbark	VIC	2,132	23,059	9.2%
22	Carrum Downs	VIC	2,064	21,976	9.4%
23	Mill Park	VIC	2,029	28,712	7.1%
24	Warrnambool	VIC	2,025	31,308	6.5%
25	St Albans	VIC	2,011	38,042	5.3%
26	Croydon	VIC	2,004	28,608	7.0%
27	Boronia	VIC	1,947	23,607	8.2%
28	Preston	VIC	1,938	33,790	5.7%
29	Noble Park	VIC	1,911	32,257	5.9%
30	Traralgon	VIC	1,902	26,907	7.1%
31	Hampton Park	VIC	1,897	26,082	7.3%
32	Mildura	VIC	1,887	34,565	5.5%
33	Bundoora	VIC	1,811	28,068	6.5%
34	South Morang	VIC	1,794	24,989	7.2%
35	Glen Waverley	VIC	1,786	42,642	4.2%
36	Keysborough	VIC	1,780	30,018	5.9%
37	Cranbourne North	VIC	1,747	24,683	7.1%
38	Truganina	VIC	1,734	36,305	4.8%
39	Mornington	VIC	1,707	25,759	6.6%
40	Endeavour Hills	VIC	1,680	24,455	6.9%
41	Shepparton	VIC	1,676	32,067	5.2%
42	Cranbourne East	VIC	1,666	24,679	6.8%
43	Cranbourne	VIC	1,629	21,281	7.7%
44	Glenroy	VIC	1,577	23,792	6.6%
45	Mernda	VIC	1,576	23,369	6.7%
46	Bentleigh East	VIC	1,575	30,159	5.2%
47	Wollert	VIC	1,573	24,407	6.4%
48	Lilydale	VIC	1,567	17,348	9.0%
49	Dandenong North	VIC	1,527	22,550	6.8%
50	Mount Waverley	VIC	1,522	35,340	4.3%
51	Cranbourne West	VIC	1,516	19,969	7.6%
52	Lara	VIC	1,490	19,014	7.8%
53	Caroline Springs	VIC	1,485	24,488	6.1%
54	Officer	VIC	1,460	18,503	7.9%
55	Coburg	VIC	1,457	26,574	5.5%
56	Greensborough	VIC	1,446	21,070	6.9%
57	Greenvale	VIC	1,442	21,274	6.8%
58	Seaford	VIC	1,431	17,215	8.3%
59	Wodonga	VIC	1,430	20,259	7.1%
60	Cheltenham	VIC	1,413	23,992	5.9%
61	Hillside	VIC	1,398	290	482.1%
62	Wallan	VIC	1,398	15,004	9.3%
63	Doncaster East	VIC	1,369	30,926	4.4%
64	Lalor	VIC	1,332	23,219	5.7%
65	Warragul	VIC	1,314	19,856	6.6%
66	Springvale	VIC	1,300	22,174	5.9%
67	Richmond	VIC	1,287	28,587	4.5%
68	Mount Martha	VIC	1,260	19,846	6.3%
69	Roxburgh Park	VIC	1,259	24,129	5.2%
70	Brunswick	VIC	1,242	24,896	5.0%
71	Altona Meadows	VIC	1,237	18,479	6.7%
72	Wyndham Vale	VIC	1,236	20,518	6.0%
73	Ocean Grove	VIC	1,234	17,714	7.0%
74	Frankston South	VIC	1,226	18,801	6.5%
75	Torquay	VIC	1,225	18,534	6.6%
76	Ringwood	VIC	1,220	19,144	6.4%
77	Thomastown	VIC	1,215	20,234	6.0%
78	St Kilda	VIC	1,204	19,490	6.2%
79	Wangaratta	VIC	1,193	19,214	6.2%
80	Eltham	VIC	1,184	18,847	6.3%
81	Somerville	VIC	1,177	11,767	10.0%
82	Pascoe Vale	VIC	1,171	18,171	6.4%
83	Doncaster	VIC	1,166	25,020	4.7%
84	Drouin	VIC	1,163	15,287	7.6%
85	Mickleham	VIC	1,149	17,452	6.6%
86	Highton	VIC	1,148	20,736	5.5%
87	Grovedale	VIC	1,146	14,869	7.7%
88	Southbank	VIC	1,132	22,631	5.0%
89	Rosebud	VIC	1,117	14,381	7.8%
90	Diamond Creek	VIC	1,112	12,503	8.9%
91	Mulgrave	VIC	1,106	19,889	5.6%
92	Northcote	VIC	1,106	25,276	4.4%
93	Wantirna South	VIC	1,097	20,754	5.3%
94	Leopold	VIC	1,090	13,272	8.2%
95	Belmont	VIC	1,077	15,066	7.1%
96	Echuca	VIC	1,075	15,056	7.1%
97	Taylors Lakes	VIC	1,075	15,174	7.1%
98	Kilsyth	VIC	1,066	11,699	9.1%
99	Mount Evelyn	VIC	1,060	9,799	10.8%
100	Essendon	VIC	1,056	21,240	5.0%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Technicians & Trades Workers FAQ

What does this Technicians & Trades ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Technicians & Trades 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.