What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Chinese resident 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 Chinese Population — VIC

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Chinese ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

MelbourneVIC

Leading count

16,763

% of population

30.5%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Chinese ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021. — VIC

100 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by chinese population to find concentration, not overall quality.

BEST FOR

Spotting where a community is most concentrated.

This list works best when you want to understand where a particular ancestry group has the largest visible footprint in VIC.

READ IT AS

A population count first, not a recommendation.

High counts usually reflect scale and concentration. They do not automatically mean better affordability, schools, safety, or investment quality.

NEXT STEP

Open the suburb pages before making a decision.

Use the ranking to find candidate suburbs, then confirm price levels, incomes, schools, transport, and other local tradeoffs on the suburb pages.

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 Glen Waverley 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	Melbourne	VIC	16,763	30.5%	54,941
2	Glen Waverley	VIC	16,188	38.0%	42,642
3	Doncaster East	VIC	11,748	38.0%	30,926
4	Point Cook	VIC	9,567	14.3%	66,781
5	Mount Waverley	VIC	9,426	26.7%	35,340
6	Doncaster	VIC	9,161	36.6%	25,020
7	Balwyn North	VIC	6,810	32.0%	21,302
8	Box Hill	VIC	6,684	46.6%	14,353
9	Wantirna South	VIC	5,952	28.7%	20,754
10	Keysborough	VIC	5,704	19.0%	30,018
11	Wheelers Hill	VIC	5,122	24.8%	20,652
12	Springvale	VIC	4,882	22.0%	22,174
13	Southbank	VIC	4,683	20.7%	22,631
14	Clayton	VIC	4,667	24.6%	18,988
15	Balwyn	VIC	4,640	34.4%	13,495
16	Rowville	VIC	4,500	13.4%	33,571
17	Box Hill North	VIC	4,258	34.5%	12,337
18	Templestowe	VIC	4,059	23.9%	16,966
19	Kew	VIC	3,974	16.2%	24,499
20	Carlton	VIC	3,964	24.7%	16,055
21	Bundoora	VIC	3,864	13.8%	28,068
22	Burwood	VIC	3,792	25.0%	15,147
23	Vermont South	VIC	3,596	30.1%	11,954
24	Camberwell	VIC	3,478	15.8%	21,965
25	Docklands	VIC	3,411	22.0%	15,495
26	Mulgrave	VIC	3,387	17.0%	19,889
27	Wantirna	VIC	3,334	23.4%	14,237
28	Burwood East	VIC	3,243	30.4%	10,675
29	Glen Iris	VIC	3,172	12.1%	26,131
30	Mitcham	VIC	3,166	18.9%	16,795
31	Reservoir	VIC	3,095	6.1%	51,096
32	Berwick	VIC	3,041	6.0%	50,298
33	Noble Park	VIC	3,005	9.3%	32,257
34	Templestowe Lower	VIC	2,979	21.1%	14,098
35	Bentleigh East	VIC	2,967	9.8%	30,159
36	Forest Hill	VIC	2,870	26.6%	10,780
37	Ringwood	VIC	2,853	14.9%	19,144
38	St Albans	VIC	2,799	7.4%	38,042
39	Clayton South	VIC	2,696	20.1%	13,381
40	Donvale	VIC	2,647	20.9%	12,644
41	Nunawading	VIC	2,610	21.0%	12,413
42	North Melbourne	VIC	2,593	17.3%	14,953
43	Vermont	VIC	2,577	23.4%	10,993
44	South Yarra	VIC	2,573	10.3%	25,028
45	Springvale South	VIC	2,573	20.2%	12,766
46	Blackburn	VIC	2,564	17.7%	14,478
47	Blackburn South	VIC	2,550	23.3%	10,939
48	Malvern East	VIC	2,516	11.3%	22,296
49	Preston	VIC	2,384	7.1%	33,790
50	Carnegie	VIC	2,269	12.7%	17,909
51	Bulleen	VIC	2,259	20.1%	11,219
52	Box Hill South	VIC	2,223	26.2%	8,491
53	Endeavour Hills	VIC	2,162	8.8%	24,455
54	Richmond	VIC	2,086	7.3%	28,587
55	Hawthorn	VIC	2,050	9.2%	22,322
56	Hawthorn East	VIC	2,042	13.8%	14,834
57	Ferntree Gully	VIC	2,031	7.4%	27,398
58	Surrey Hills	VIC	2,008	14.7%	13,655
59	Maribyrnong	VIC	1,974	15.7%	12,573
60	Bentleigh	VIC	1,943	10.8%	17,921
61	Boronia	VIC	1,934	8.2%	23,607
62	Mill Park	VIC	1,914	6.7%	28,712
63	Blackburn North	VIC	1,856	24.3%	7,627
64	Truganina	VIC	1,833	5.0%	36,305
65	Chadstone	VIC	1,812	19.0%	9,552
66	Croydon	VIC	1,769	6.2%	28,608
67	Tarneit	VIC	1,700	3.0%	56,370
68	West Melbourne	VIC	1,699	21.2%	8,025
69	Narre Warren	VIC	1,681	6.1%	27,689
70	Footscray	VIC	1,586	9.3%	17,131
71	Bayswater	VIC	1,579	12.9%	12,262
72	Canterbury	VIC	1,549	19.9%	7,800
73	Williams Landing	VIC	1,545	16.4%	9,448
74	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	1,544	4.1%	37,216
75	Narre Warren South	VIC	1,515	4.9%	30,909
76	Cheltenham	VIC	1,480	6.2%	23,992
77	Brighton	VIC	1,475	6.3%	23,252
78	Sunshine North	VIC	1,456	12.1%	12,047
79	Dandenong	VIC	1,422	4.7%	30,127
80	Toorak	VIC	1,419	11.1%	12,817
81	Knoxfield	VIC	1,417	18.5%	7,645
82	Werribee	VIC	1,400	2.8%	50,027
83	Braybrook	VIC	1,391	14.4%	9,682
84	Ashwood	VIC	1,383	19.3%	7,154
85	Mont Albert North	VIC	1,380	24.6%	5,609
86	Epping	VIC	1,374	4.1%	33,489
87	Sunshine West	VIC	1,350	7.3%	18,552
88	Caulfield North	VIC	1,323	7.8%	16,903
89	Oakleigh South	VIC	1,269	12.9%	9,851
90	Ivanhoe	VIC	1,257	9.4%	13,374
91	Cairnlea	VIC	1,244	12.4%	10,038
92	Dandenong North	VIC	1,223	5.4%	22,550
93	Hampton Park	VIC	1,204	4.6%	26,082
94	Deer Park	VIC	1,199	6.6%	18,145
95	Brunswick	VIC	1,191	4.8%	24,896
96	Maidstone	VIC	1,186	12.6%	9,389
97	Caroline Springs	VIC	1,182	4.8%	24,488
98	McKinnon	VIC	1,167	17.0%	6,878
99	Brighton East	VIC	1,164	6.9%	16,757
100	Kensington	VIC	1,128	10.5%	10,745

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population FAQ

What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Chinese resident 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.