What does this Italian ranking show?

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

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

Top suburb

ReservoirVIC

Leading count

9,475

% of population

18.5%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Italian Population

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Italian 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 italian 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 Reservoir and #2 Mill Park 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	Reservoir	VIC	9,475	18.5%	51,096
2	Mill Park	VIC	4,504	15.7%	28,712
3	Greenvale	VIC	4,402	20.7%	21,274
4	Coburg	VIC	4,380	16.5%	26,574
5	Preston	VIC	4,294	12.7%	33,790
6	South Morang	VIC	4,131	16.5%	24,989
7	Craigieburn	VIC	3,915	6.0%	65,178
8	Epping	VIC	3,857	11.5%	33,489
9	Werribee	VIC	3,740	7.5%	50,027
10	Keilor East	VIC	3,688	24.5%	15,078
11	Bundoora	VIC	3,491	12.4%	28,068
12	Essendon	VIC	3,464	16.3%	21,240
13	Pascoe Vale	VIC	3,433	18.9%	18,171
14	Avondale Heights	VIC	2,958	23.9%	12,388
15	Lalor	VIC	2,910	12.5%	23,219
16	Thomastown	VIC	2,798	13.8%	20,234
17	Moonee Ponds	VIC	2,658	16.4%	16,224
18	Sunbury	VIC	2,653	6.8%	38,851
19	Fawkner	VIC	2,640	18.5%	14,274
20	Taylors Lakes	VIC	2,617	17.2%	15,174
21	Doreen	VIC	2,593	9.6%	27,122
22	Brunswick	VIC	2,585	10.4%	24,896
23	Glenroy	VIC	2,572	10.8%	23,792
24	Pascoe Vale South	VIC	2,448	23.2%	10,534
25	Point Cook	VIC	2,437	3.6%	66,781
26	Thornbury	VIC	2,400	12.6%	19,005
27	Rowville	VIC	2,384	7.1%	33,571
28	Mildura	VIC	2,356	6.8%	34,565
29	Northcote	VIC	2,342	9.3%	25,276
30	Mernda	VIC	2,331	10.0%	23,369
31	Hillside	VIC	2,326	802.1%	290
32	Berwick	VIC	2,296	4.6%	50,298
33	Bulleen	VIC	2,250	20.1%	11,219
34	Greensborough	VIC	2,215	10.5%	21,070
35	Shepparton	VIC	2,202	6.9%	32,067
36	Doncaster East	VIC	2,189	7.1%	30,926
37	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	2,145	5.8%	37,216
38	Wollert	VIC	1,996	8.2%	24,407
39	Airport West	VIC	1,940	23.7%	8,173
40	Balwyn North	VIC	1,936	9.1%	21,302
41	Templestowe	VIC	1,933	11.4%	16,966
42	Brunswick West	VIC	1,887	12.8%	14,746
43	Bentleigh East	VIC	1,863	6.2%	30,159
44	Pakenham	VIC	1,847	3.4%	54,118
45	Kew	VIC	1,814	7.4%	24,499
46	Caroline Springs	VIC	1,711	7.0%	24,488
47	Templestowe Lower	VIC	1,707	12.1%	14,098
48	Doncaster	VIC	1,680	6.7%	25,020
49	Melbourne	VIC	1,609	2.9%	54,941
50	Strathmore	VIC	1,585	17.7%	8,980
51	Ascot Vale	VIC	1,567	10.3%	15,197
52	Brunswick East	VIC	1,565	11.8%	13,279
53	Eltham	VIC	1,551	8.2%	18,847
54	Mount Waverley	VIC	1,507	4.3%	35,340
55	Ivanhoe	VIC	1,505	11.3%	13,374
56	Richmond	VIC	1,479	5.2%	28,587
57	Brighton	VIC	1,456	6.3%	23,252
58	Altona Meadows	VIC	1,429	7.7%	18,479
59	Coburg North	VIC	1,416	17.0%	8,327
60	Mulgrave	VIC	1,397	7.0%	19,889
61	Taylors Hill	VIC	1,361	8.8%	15,419
62	Glen Iris	VIC	1,360	5.2%	26,131
63	Camberwell	VIC	1,358	6.2%	21,965
64	Frankston	VIC	1,351	3.6%	37,331
65	Cheltenham	VIC	1,345	5.6%	23,992
66	Wangaratta	VIC	1,326	6.9%	19,214
67	Malvern East	VIC	1,320	5.9%	22,296
68	South Yarra	VIC	1,319	5.3%	25,028
69	Wheelers Hill	VIC	1,313	6.4%	20,652
70	Altona North	VIC	1,284	9.9%	12,962
71	Traralgon	VIC	1,277	4.7%	26,907
72	Lilydale	VIC	1,253	7.2%	17,348
73	Ferntree Gully	VIC	1,230	4.5%	27,398
74	Hadfield	VIC	1,225	19.5%	6,269
75	Diamond Creek	VIC	1,218	9.7%	12,503
76	Dandenong North	VIC	1,216	5.4%	22,550
77	Fitzroy North	VIC	1,210	9.5%	12,781
78	Croydon	VIC	1,205	4.2%	28,608
79	Niddrie	VIC	1,205	20.4%	5,901
80	Mornington	VIC	1,192	4.6%	25,759
81	Hawthorn	VIC	1,179	5.3%	22,322
82	Mooroolbark	VIC	1,171	5.1%	23,059
83	Port Melbourne	VIC	1,159	6.6%	17,633
84	Narre Warren	VIC	1,156	4.2%	27,689
85	Endeavour Hills	VIC	1,145	4.7%	24,455
86	Narre Warren South	VIC	1,138	3.7%	30,909
87	Rosanna	VIC	1,134	13.2%	8,616
88	Donvale	VIC	1,130	8.9%	12,644
89	Bentleigh	VIC	1,126	6.3%	17,921
90	Tarneit	VIC	1,126	2.0%	56,370
91	Mickleham	VIC	1,118	6.4%	17,452
92	Macleod	VIC	1,109	11.2%	9,892
93	Wallan	VIC	1,106	7.4%	15,004
94	Gladstone Park	VIC	1,081	13.2%	8,213
95	St Kilda	VIC	1,073	5.5%	19,490
96	Williamstown	VIC	1,052	7.3%	14,407
97	Keilor Downs	VIC	1,042	10.6%	9,857
98	Yarraville	VIC	1,031	6.6%	15,636
99	Maribyrnong	VIC	1,023	8.1%	12,573
100	Elwood	VIC	1,019	6.7%	15,153

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Italian Population FAQ

What does this Italian ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Italian 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.