What does this Irish ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Irish 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 Irish Population — VIC

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

Top suburb

WarrnamboolVIC

Leading count

5,932

% of population

18.9%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Irish Population

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Irish 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 irish 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 Warrnambool and #2 Sunbury 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	Warrnambool	VIC	5,932	18.9%	31,308
2	Sunbury	VIC	5,014	12.9%	38,851
3	Frankston	VIC	4,207	11.3%	37,331
4	Pakenham	VIC	4,124	7.6%	54,118
5	Northcote	VIC	4,077	16.1%	25,276
6	Richmond	VIC	4,060	14.2%	28,587
7	Berwick	VIC	3,930	7.8%	50,298
8	Reservoir	VIC	3,877	7.6%	51,096
9	Brunswick	VIC	3,852	15.5%	24,896
10	Preston	VIC	3,717	11.0%	33,790
11	Werribee	VIC	3,640	7.3%	50,027
12	Mornington	VIC	3,361	13.0%	25,759
13	Coburg	VIC	3,288	12.4%	26,574
14	South Yarra	VIC	3,275	13.1%	25,028
15	Glen Iris	VIC	3,243	12.4%	26,131
16	Kew	VIC	3,237	13.2%	24,499
17	Brighton	VIC	3,211	13.8%	23,252
18	Croydon	VIC	3,204	11.2%	28,608
19	Hawthorn	VIC	3,204	14.4%	22,322
20	Shepparton	VIC	3,192	10.0%	32,067
21	St Kilda	VIC	3,109	16.0%	19,490
22	Melbourne	VIC	2,986	5.4%	54,941
23	Ocean Grove	VIC	2,978	16.8%	17,714
24	Torquay	VIC	2,957	16.0%	18,534
25	Mildura	VIC	2,901	8.4%	34,565
26	Essendon	VIC	2,894	13.6%	21,240
27	Highton	VIC	2,833	13.7%	20,736
28	Camberwell	VIC	2,797	12.7%	21,965
29	Traralgon	VIC	2,744	10.2%	26,907
30	Point Cook	VIC	2,743	4.1%	66,781
31	Doreen	VIC	2,729	10.1%	27,122
32	Thornbury	VIC	2,729	14.4%	19,005
33	Wangaratta	VIC	2,723	14.2%	19,214
34	Ferntree Gully	VIC	2,715	9.9%	27,398
35	Mount Martha	VIC	2,694	13.6%	19,846
36	Greensborough	VIC	2,680	12.7%	21,070
37	Eltham	VIC	2,675	14.2%	18,847
38	Malvern East	VIC	2,651	11.9%	22,296
39	Cheltenham	VIC	2,634	11.0%	23,992
40	Bentleigh East	VIC	2,596	8.6%	30,159
41	Langwarrin	VIC	2,571	10.9%	23,588
42	Mount Eliza	VIC	2,427	13.0%	18,734
43	Elwood	VIC	2,403	15.9%	15,153
44	Rowville	VIC	2,400	7.1%	33,571
45	Wodonga	VIC	2,399	11.8%	20,259
46	Warragul	VIC	2,398	12.1%	19,856
47	Frankston South	VIC	2,297	12.2%	18,801
48	Belmont	VIC	2,274	15.1%	15,066
49	Mooroolbark	VIC	2,256	9.8%	23,059
50	Boronia	VIC	2,244	9.5%	23,607
51	Port Melbourne	VIC	2,232	12.7%	17,633
52	Yarraville	VIC	2,222	14.2%	15,636
53	Seaford	VIC	2,208	12.8%	17,215
54	Fitzroy North	VIC	2,204	17.2%	12,781
55	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	2,156	5.8%	37,216
56	Ascot Vale	VIC	2,136	14.1%	15,197
57	Moonee Ponds	VIC	2,100	12.9%	16,224
58	Mount Waverley	VIC	2,098	5.9%	35,340
59	Lara	VIC	2,086	11.0%	19,014
60	Williamstown	VIC	2,021	14.0%	14,407
61	Brunswick West	VIC	2,003	13.6%	14,746
62	Brunswick East	VIC	1,980	14.9%	13,279
63	Beaumaris	VIC	1,963	14.1%	13,947
64	Newport	VIC	1,926	14.1%	13,658
65	Brighton East	VIC	1,914	11.4%	16,757
66	Newtown	VIC	1,912	1011.6%	189
67	Hawthorn East	VIC	1,902	12.8%	14,834
68	Ivanhoe	VIC	1,869	14.0%	13,374
69	Carrum Downs	VIC	1,867	8.5%	21,976
70	Bundoora	VIC	1,845	6.6%	28,068
71	Hampton	VIC	1,825	13.5%	13,518
72	Parkdale	VIC	1,825	14.8%	12,308
73	Surrey Hills	VIC	1,822	13.3%	13,655
74	Echuca	VIC	1,805	12.0%	15,056
75	Bentleigh	VIC	1,800	10.0%	17,921
76	Craigieburn	VIC	1,799	2.8%	65,178
77	Mentone	VIC	1,781	13.5%	13,197
78	Ringwood	VIC	1,780	9.3%	19,144
79	Grovedale	VIC	1,771	11.9%	14,869
80	Lilydale	VIC	1,770	10.2%	17,348
81	Footscray	VIC	1,725	10.1%	17,131
82	Blackburn	VIC	1,703	11.8%	14,478
83	Rosebud	VIC	1,703	11.8%	14,381
84	Pascoe Vale	VIC	1,678	9.2%	18,171
85	Glen Waverley	VIC	1,672	3.9%	42,642
86	Drouin	VIC	1,671	10.9%	15,287
87	Diamond Creek	VIC	1,665	13.3%	12,503
88	Prahran	VIC	1,664	13.6%	12,203
89	Sale	VIC	1,664	11.6%	14,296
90	Alfredton	VIC	1,660	14.0%	11,822
91	West Wodonga	VIC	1,660	11.2%	14,794
92	Carnegie	VIC	1,649	9.2%	17,909
93	Kensington	VIC	1,637	15.2%	10,745
94	Mitcham	VIC	1,631	9.7%	16,795
95	Fitzroy	VIC	1,626	15.6%	10,431
96	Sandringham	VIC	1,626	14.9%	10,926
97	Leopold	VIC	1,614	12.2%	13,272
98	Horsham	VIC	1,557	10.3%	15,134
99	Benalla	VIC	1,517	14.0%	10,822
100	Highett	VIC	1,509	12.6%	12,016

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Irish Population FAQ

What does this Irish ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Irish 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.