What does this Manufacturing ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Manufacturing 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 Manufacturing Workers — VIC

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Manufacturing manufacturing workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

CraigieburnVIC

Leading count

2,771

% of population

4.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Manufacturing Workers

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Manufacturing manufacturing workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — VIC

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by manufacturing 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 Craigieburn and #2 Pakenham 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	Craigieburn	VIC	2,771	4.3%	65,178
2	Pakenham	VIC	2,672	4.9%	54,118
3	Noble Park	VIC	2,156	6.7%	32,257
4	Keysborough	VIC	2,110	7.0%	30,018
5	Berwick	VIC	2,093	4.2%	50,298
6	Point Cook	VIC	1,899	2.8%	66,781
7	Rowville	VIC	1,758	5.2%	33,571
8	Hampton Park	VIC	1,701	6.5%	26,082
9	Dandenong	VIC	1,642	5.5%	30,127
10	Reservoir	VIC	1,633	3.2%	51,096
11	Narre Warren South	VIC	1,621	5.2%	30,909
12	St Albans	VIC	1,586	4.2%	38,042
13	Tarneit	VIC	1,549	2.7%	56,370
14	Narre Warren	VIC	1,545	5.6%	27,689
15	Clyde North	VIC	1,533	4.8%	31,681
16	Werribee	VIC	1,533	3.1%	50,027
17	Springvale	VIC	1,394	6.3%	22,174
18	Cranbourne North	VIC	1,354	5.5%	24,683
19	Epping	VIC	1,348	4.0%	33,489
20	Warrnambool	VIC	1,343	4.3%	31,308
21	Frankston	VIC	1,283	3.4%	37,331
22	Glen Waverley	VIC	1,269	3.0%	42,642
23	Carrum Downs	VIC	1,264	5.8%	21,976
24	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	1,259	3.4%	37,216
25	Cranbourne East	VIC	1,246	5.0%	24,679
26	Sunbury	VIC	1,243	3.2%	38,851
27	Ferntree Gully	VIC	1,242	4.5%	27,398
28	Endeavour Hills	VIC	1,221	5.0%	24,455
29	Cranbourne West	VIC	1,191	6.0%	19,969
30	Mill Park	VIC	1,187	4.1%	28,712
31	Cranbourne	VIC	1,180	5.5%	21,281
32	Shepparton	VIC	1,173	3.7%	32,067
33	Dandenong North	VIC	1,158	5.1%	22,550
34	Croydon	VIC	1,091	3.8%	28,608
35	Springvale South	VIC	1,084	8.5%	12,766
36	Boronia	VIC	1,081	4.6%	23,607
37	Langwarrin	VIC	1,052	4.5%	23,588
38	Mooroolbark	VIC	1,049	4.5%	23,059
39	Truganina	VIC	1,011	2.8%	36,305
40	South Morang	VIC	1,004	4.0%	24,989
41	Mount Waverley	VIC	973	2.8%	35,340
42	Wodonga	VIC	969	4.8%	20,259
43	Wollert	VIC	965	4.0%	24,407
44	Preston	VIC	934	2.8%	33,790
45	Bundoora	VIC	932	3.3%	28,068
46	Lalor	VIC	927	4.0%	23,219
47	Doreen	VIC	900	3.3%	27,122
48	Caroline Springs	VIC	882	3.6%	24,488
49	Officer	VIC	879	4.8%	18,503
50	Bentleigh East	VIC	861	2.9%	30,159
51	Colac	VIC	857	9.3%	9,243
52	Thomastown	VIC	855	4.2%	20,234
53	Traralgon	VIC	852	3.2%	26,907
54	Mulgrave	VIC	825	4.1%	19,889
55	Mildura	VIC	803	2.3%	34,565
56	Wangaratta	VIC	801	4.2%	19,214
57	Greenvale	VIC	793	3.7%	21,274
58	Wantirna South	VIC	787	3.8%	20,754
59	Lilydale	VIC	786	4.5%	17,348
60	Mernda	VIC	776	3.3%	23,369
61	Roxburgh Park	VIC	773	3.2%	24,129
62	Cheltenham	VIC	763	3.2%	23,992
63	Sunshine West	VIC	731	3.9%	18,552
64	Doncaster East	VIC	728	2.4%	30,926
65	Mornington	VIC	728	2.8%	25,759
66	Deer Park	VIC	726	4.0%	18,145
67	West Wodonga	VIC	726	4.9%	14,794
68	Glenroy	VIC	701	2.9%	23,792
69	Mickleham	VIC	700	4.0%	17,452
70	Lara	VIC	699	3.7%	19,014
71	Wheelers Hill	VIC	684	3.3%	20,652
72	Frankston South	VIC	680	3.6%	18,801
73	Wallan	VIC	679	4.5%	15,004
74	Coburg	VIC	678	2.6%	26,574
75	Ringwood	VIC	669	3.5%	19,144
76	Seaford	VIC	669	3.9%	17,215
77	Echuca	VIC	663	4.4%	15,056
78	Wyndham Vale	VIC	660	3.2%	20,518
79	Clayton South	VIC	647	4.8%	13,381
80	Corio	VIC	647	4.2%	15,497
81	Hillside	VIC	647	223.1%	290
82	Clayton	VIC	640	3.4%	18,988
83	Altona Meadows	VIC	638	3.5%	18,479
84	Sunshine North	VIC	626	5.2%	12,047
85	Mount Martha	VIC	607	3.1%	19,846
86	Greensborough	VIC	605	2.9%	21,070
87	Portland	VIC	594	5.9%	10,016
88	Bayswater	VIC	593	4.8%	12,262
89	Clyde	VIC	593	5.3%	11,177
90	Kilsyth	VIC	593	5.1%	11,699
91	Mount Eliza	VIC	592	3.2%	18,734
92	Eltham	VIC	591	3.1%	18,847
93	Warragul	VIC	590	3.0%	19,856
94	Highton	VIC	578	2.8%	20,736
95	Kangaroo Flat	VIC	573	5.1%	11,328
96	Taylors Lakes	VIC	567	3.7%	15,174
97	Taylors Hill	VIC	559	3.6%	15,419
98	Hallam	VIC	552	4.9%	11,355
99	Doncaster	VIC	540	2.2%	25,020
100	Lynbrook	VIC	540	5.9%	9,121

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Manufacturing Workers FAQ

What does this Manufacturing ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Manufacturing 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.