What does this Accommodation & Food ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Accommodation & Food 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 Accommodation & Food Workers — VIC

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Accommodation & Food accommodation & food workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

MelbourneVIC

Leading count

5,774

% of population

10.5%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Accommodation & Food Workers

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Accommodation & Food accommodation & food workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — VIC

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by accommodation & food workers to locate employment clusters before deeper suburb work.

BEST FOR

Seeing where an industry has a visible local employment base.

This helps when you want a fast read on where one industry is concentrated in VIC.

READ IT AS

A local employment footprint, not a full market verdict.

Employment counts say something about local economic shape, but they do not tell you on their own whether prices, rents, or amenities make the area attractive.

NEXT STEP

Cross-check with prices and household data.

Use the ranking to narrow the field, then verify affordability, demand, schools, and transport before treating the area as a serious candidate.

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 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.

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# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Melbourne	VIC	5,774	10.5%	54,941
2	Craigieburn	VIC	1,718	2.6%	65,178
3	Southbank	VIC	1,642	7.3%	22,631
4	Reservoir	VIC	1,546	3.0%	51,096
5	Tarneit	VIC	1,504	2.7%	56,370
6	Pakenham	VIC	1,398	2.6%	54,118
7	Berwick	VIC	1,371	2.7%	50,298
8	Glen Waverley	VIC	1,354	3.2%	42,642
9	Preston	VIC	1,292	3.8%	33,790
10	Brunswick	VIC	1,246	5.0%	24,896
11	Warrnambool	VIC	1,230	3.9%	31,308
12	Carlton	VIC	1,209	7.5%	16,055
13	St Albans	VIC	1,154	3.0%	38,042
14	Mildura	VIC	1,136	3.3%	34,565
15	Richmond	VIC	1,118	3.9%	28,587
16	South Yarra	VIC	1,059	4.2%	25,028
17	Coburg	VIC	1,054	4.0%	26,574
18	Frankston	VIC	1,050	2.8%	37,331
19	Sunbury	VIC	1,047	2.7%	38,851
20	St Kilda	VIC	1,037	5.3%	19,490
21	Mount Waverley	VIC	1,031	2.9%	35,340
22	Clayton	VIC	1,004	5.3%	18,988
23	Doncaster East	VIC	992	3.2%	30,926
24	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	992	2.7%	37,216
25	Truganina	VIC	970	2.7%	36,305
26	Bundoora	VIC	950	3.4%	28,068
27	Glenroy	VIC	944	4.0%	23,792
28	Noble Park	VIC	938	2.9%	32,257
29	Rowville	VIC	927	2.8%	33,571
30	Keysborough	VIC	899	3.0%	30,018
31	Narre Warren South	VIC	894	2.9%	30,909
32	Footscray	VIC	883	5.2%	17,131
33	Doncaster	VIC	880	3.5%	25,020
34	Hawthorn	VIC	872	3.9%	22,322
35	Traralgon	VIC	872	3.2%	26,907
36	Shepparton	VIC	861	2.7%	32,067
37	Springvale	VIC	852	3.8%	22,174
38	Docklands	VIC	837	5.4%	15,495
39	Northcote	VIC	835	3.3%	25,276
40	Bentleigh East	VIC	830	2.8%	30,159
41	Box Hill	VIC	825	5.7%	14,353
42	Epping	VIC	823	2.5%	33,489
43	Clyde North	VIC	796	2.5%	31,681
44	Mornington	VIC	792	3.1%	25,759
45	North Melbourne	VIC	788	5.3%	14,953
46	Malvern East	VIC	786	3.5%	22,296
47	Kew	VIC	768	3.1%	24,499
48	Glen Iris	VIC	744	2.8%	26,131
49	Doreen	VIC	742	2.7%	27,122
50	Caroline Springs	VIC	731	3.0%	24,488
51	Highton	VIC	727	3.5%	20,736
52	Wangaratta	VIC	718	3.7%	19,214
53	Mount Martha	VIC	701	3.5%	19,846
54	Essendon	VIC	697	3.3%	21,240
55	Ferntree Gully	VIC	697	2.5%	27,398
56	Dandenong	VIC	694	2.3%	30,127
57	Croydon	VIC	670	2.3%	28,608
58	Echuca	VIC	670	4.5%	15,056
59	Thornbury	VIC	658	3.5%	19,005
60	Torquay	VIC	657	3.5%	18,534
61	Brunswick East	VIC	641	4.8%	13,279
62	Balwyn North	VIC	634	3.0%	21,302
63	Narre Warren	VIC	633	2.3%	27,689
64	Lalor	VIC	631	2.7%	23,219
65	Burwood	VIC	621	4.1%	15,147
66	Cranbourne East	VIC	618	2.5%	24,679
67	Brighton	VIC	617	2.7%	23,252
68	Wodonga	VIC	611	3.0%	20,259
69	Camberwell	VIC	609	2.8%	21,965
70	Carnegie	VIC	609	3.4%	17,909
71	Wollert	VIC	606	2.5%	24,407
72	Wantirna South	VIC	605	2.9%	20,754
73	Brunswick West	VIC	598	4.1%	14,746
74	West Melbourne	VIC	593	7.4%	8,025
75	Ringwood	VIC	590	3.1%	19,144
76	Hillside	VIC	584	201.4%	290
77	Ocean Grove	VIC	584	3.3%	17,714
78	Bentleigh	VIC	575	3.2%	17,921
79	Moonee Ponds	VIC	572	3.5%	16,224
80	Roxburgh Park	VIC	572	2.4%	24,129
81	Boronia	VIC	567	2.4%	23,607
82	Endeavour Hills	VIC	556	2.3%	24,455
83	Mount Eliza	VIC	555	3.0%	18,734
84	Mulgrave	VIC	555	2.8%	19,889
85	Wheelers Hill	VIC	555	2.7%	20,652
86	Belmont	VIC	554	3.7%	15,066
87	Langwarrin	VIC	554	2.3%	23,588
88	Mooroolbark	VIC	554	2.4%	23,059
89	Cranbourne North	VIC	552	2.2%	24,683
90	Hampton Park	VIC	552	2.1%	26,082
91	Pascoe Vale	VIC	541	3.0%	18,171
92	Cranbourne	VIC	540	2.5%	21,281
93	Thomastown	VIC	539	2.7%	20,234
94	Lara	VIC	535	2.8%	19,014
95	Parkville	VIC	535	7.6%	7,074
96	Elwood	VIC	534	3.5%	15,153
97	Carrum Downs	VIC	533	2.4%	21,976
98	Prahran	VIC	530	4.3%	12,203
99	Yarraville	VIC	509	3.3%	15,636
100	Dandenong North	VIC	507	2.2%	22,550

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Accommodation & Food Workers FAQ

What does this Accommodation & Food ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Accommodation & Food 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.