What does this German ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest German 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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Ancestry · VIC · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by German Population — VIC

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

Top suburb

PakenhamVIC

Leading count

1,813

% of population

3.4%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by German Population

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

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by german 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 Pakenham and #2 Mildura 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	1,813	3.4%	54,118
2	Mildura	VIC	1,636	4.7%	34,565
3	Berwick	VIC	1,594	3.2%	50,298
4	Frankston	VIC	1,537	4.1%	37,331
5	Sunbury	VIC	1,533	3.9%	38,851
6	Horsham	VIC	1,523	10.1%	15,134
7	Wodonga	VIC	1,387	6.8%	20,259
8	Warrnambool	VIC	1,281	4.1%	31,308
9	Ferntree Gully	VIC	1,280	4.7%	27,398
10	Croydon	VIC	1,262	4.4%	28,608
11	Traralgon	VIC	1,169	4.3%	26,907
12	Brunswick	VIC	1,090	4.4%	24,896
13	Boronia	VIC	1,074	4.5%	23,607
14	Northcote	VIC	1,060	4.2%	25,276
15	West Wodonga	VIC	1,059	7.2%	14,794
16	Preston	VIC	1,020	3.0%	33,790
17	South Yarra	VIC	999	4.0%	25,028
18	Mooroolbark	VIC	986	4.3%	23,059
19	Mornington	VIC	981	3.8%	25,759
20	Glen Iris	VIC	960	3.7%	26,131
21	Langwarrin	VIC	951	4.0%	23,588
22	Highton	VIC	936	4.5%	20,736
23	St Kilda	VIC	930	4.8%	19,490
24	Brighton	VIC	923	4.0%	23,252
25	Shepparton	VIC	905	2.8%	32,067
26	Warragul	VIC	887	4.5%	19,856
27	Hawthorn	VIC	881	3.9%	22,322
28	Cheltenham	VIC	874	3.6%	23,992
29	Eltham	VIC	871	4.6%	18,847
30	Torquay	VIC	865	4.7%	18,534
31	Wangaratta	VIC	855	4.4%	19,214
32	Lara	VIC	832	4.4%	19,014
33	Ocean Grove	VIC	829	4.7%	17,714
34	Doreen	VIC	826	3.0%	27,122
35	Mount Martha	VIC	813	4.1%	19,846
36	Frankston South	VIC	811	4.3%	18,801
37	Greensborough	VIC	803	3.8%	21,070
38	Camberwell	VIC	798	3.6%	21,965
39	Kew	VIC	795	3.2%	24,499
40	Lilydale	VIC	794	4.6%	17,348
41	Grovedale	VIC	754	5.1%	14,869
42	Elwood	VIC	747	4.9%	15,153
43	Belmont	VIC	744	4.9%	15,066
44	Hamilton	VIC	742	7.2%	10,346
45	Seaford	VIC	735	4.3%	17,215
46	Mount Eliza	VIC	729	3.9%	18,734
47	Thornbury	VIC	721	3.8%	19,005
48	Carrum Downs	VIC	708	3.2%	21,976
49	Port Melbourne	VIC	689	3.9%	17,633
50	Brighton East	VIC	668	4.0%	16,757
51	Ringwood	VIC	666	3.5%	19,144
52	Drouin	VIC	660	4.3%	15,287
53	Caulfield North	VIC	651	3.9%	16,903
54	Leopold	VIC	647	4.9%	13,272
55	Yarraville	VIC	644	4.1%	15,636
56	Beaumaris	VIC	643	4.6%	13,947
57	Fitzroy North	VIC	634	5.0%	12,781
58	Echuca	VIC	619	4.1%	15,056
59	Bayswater	VIC	612	5.0%	12,262
60	St Kilda East	VIC	599	4.8%	12,571
61	Hampton	VIC	595	4.4%	13,518
62	Prahran	VIC	587	4.8%	12,203
63	Brunswick East	VIC	579	4.4%	13,279
64	Mitcham	VIC	574	3.4%	16,795
65	Portland	VIC	573	5.7%	10,016
66	Rosebud	VIC	569	4.0%	14,381
67	Hawthorn East	VIC	561	3.8%	14,834
68	Southbank	VIC	559	2.5%	22,631
69	Chirnside Park	VIC	554	4.7%	11,779
70	Blackburn	VIC	552	3.8%	14,478
71	Wallan	VIC	552	3.7%	15,004
72	Cranbourne	VIC	549	2.6%	21,281
73	Armstrong Creek	VIC	545	4.8%	11,247
74	Mount Evelyn	VIC	544	5.6%	9,799
75	Newport	VIC	540	4.0%	13,658
76	Sandringham	VIC	539	4.9%	10,926
77	Kilsyth	VIC	538	4.6%	11,699
78	Ascot Vale	VIC	535	3.5%	15,197
79	Williamstown	VIC	534	3.7%	14,407
80	Corio	VIC	531	3.4%	15,497
81	Benalla	VIC	524	4.8%	10,822
82	Brunswick West	VIC	522	3.5%	14,746
83	Surrey Hills	VIC	510	3.7%	13,655
84	Sale	VIC	507	3.5%	14,296
85	Morwell	VIC	504	3.5%	14,389
86	Kensington	VIC	500	4.7%	10,745
87	Officer	VIC	493	2.7%	18,503
88	Mentone	VIC	491	3.7%	13,197
89	Altona	VIC	490	4.3%	11,490
90	Diamond Creek	VIC	490	3.9%	12,503
91	Somerville	VIC	482	4.1%	11,767
92	Newtown	VIC	477	252.4%	189
93	Elsternwick	VIC	474	4.4%	10,887
94	Wyndham Vale	VIC	473	2.3%	20,518
95	Ararat	VIC	465	5.5%	8,500
96	Parkdale	VIC	465	3.8%	12,308
97	Alfredton	VIC	461	3.9%	11,822
98	Toorak	VIC	461	3.6%	12,817
99	Highett	VIC	452	3.8%	12,016
100	Ringwood East	VIC	448	4.2%	10,764

FAQ

Top Suburbs by German Population FAQ

What does this German ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest German 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.