What does this Professional Services ranking show?

This ranking shows Australian suburbs with the highest Professional Services 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 Professional Services Workers

Australian suburbs with the highest number of Professional Services professional services workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

MelbourneVIC

Leading count

5,436

% of population

9.9%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Professional Services Workers

Australian suburbs with the highest number of Professional Services professional services workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

100 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by professional services 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.

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 Point Cook 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	Melbourne	VIC	5,436	9.9%	54,941
2	Point Cook	VIC	3,720	5.6%	66,781
3	Richmond	VIC	3,361	11.8%	28,587
4	Parramatta	NSW	3,351	11.1%	30,211
5	South Yarra	VIC	3,230	12.9%	25,028
6	Southbank	VIC	2,868	12.7%	22,631
7	Mosman	NSW	2,848	10.1%	28,329
8	Castle Hill	NSW	2,524	6.2%	40,874
9	Randwick	NSW	2,517	8.7%	28,943
10	Brunswick	VIC	2,460	9.9%	24,896
11	Northcote	VIC	2,444	9.7%	25,276
12	Epping	NSW	2,394	8.1%	29,551
13	Glen Waverley	VIC	2,387	5.6%	42,642
14	Glen Iris	VIC	2,307	8.8%	26,131
15	Mount Waverley	VIC	2,280	6.5%	35,340
16	Hawthorn	VIC	2,247	10.1%	22,322
17	Surry Hills	NSW	2,232	14.1%	15,828
18	Ryde	NSW	2,176	6.8%	31,907
19	Manly	NSW	2,149	13.2%	16,296
20	Docklands	VIC	2,124	13.7%	15,495
21	Baulkham Hills	NSW	2,088	5.6%	37,415
22	Chatswood	NSW	2,078	8.1%	25,553
23	Marrickville	NSW	2,060	7.8%	26,570
24	Reservoir	VIC	1,973	3.9%	51,096
25	Kew	VIC	1,925	7.9%	24,499
26	Brighton	VIC	1,915	8.2%	23,252
27	Preston	VIC	1,911	5.7%	33,790
28	Maroubra	NSW	1,871	6.1%	30,722
29	St Kilda	VIC	1,862	9.6%	19,490
30	Berwick	VIC	1,859	3.7%	50,298
31	Bentleigh East	VIC	1,855	6.2%	30,159
32	Tarneit	VIC	1,828	3.2%	56,370
33	Paddington	NSW	1,824	14.4%	12,701
34	Camberwell	VIC	1,753	8.0%	21,965
35	Malvern East	VIC	1,709	7.7%	22,296
36	Coburg	VIC	1,698	6.4%	26,574
37	Waterloo	NSW	1,677	10.2%	16,379
38	Newtown	NSW	1,673	11.4%	14,690
39	Doncaster East	VIC	1,625	5.3%	30,926
40	Bondi Beach	NSW	1,603	13.9%	11,513
41	Hornsby	NSW	1,585	7.1%	22,462
42	Darlinghurst	NSW	1,583	14.9%	10,615
43	Kellyville	NSW	1,577	5.8%	27,011
44	Coogee	NSW	1,574	10.8%	14,634
45	Port Melbourne	VIC	1,551	8.8%	17,633
46	Hawthorn East	VIC	1,534	10.3%	14,834
47	Sydney	NSW	1,530	9.2%	16,667
48	Fitzroy North	VIC	1,530	12.0%	12,781
49	Carlingford	NSW	1,484	5.3%	28,044
50	Mascot	NSW	1,482	6.9%	21,591
51	Redfern	NSW	1,480	11.3%	13,072
52	Brunswick East	VIC	1,476	11.1%	13,279
53	Carnegie	VIC	1,458	8.1%	17,909
54	Thornbury	VIC	1,457	7.7%	19,005
55	Strathfield	NSW	1,454	5.6%	25,915
56	Ashfield	NSW	1,449	6.3%	23,012
57	Erskineville	NSW	1,448	15.0%	9,657
58	Elwood	VIC	1,447	9.5%	15,153
59	Dee Why	NSW	1,443	6.2%	23,354
60	Caulfield North	VIC	1,441	8.5%	16,903
61	Pyrmont	NSW	1,432	11.3%	12,658
62	Prahran	VIC	1,431	11.7%	12,203
63	Leichhardt	NSW	1,429	9.4%	15,158
64	North Melbourne	VIC	1,410	9.4%	14,953
65	Coorparoo	QLD	1,408	7.8%	18,132
66	St Ives	NSW	1,407	7.7%	18,384
67	Cherrybrook	NSW	1,399	7.3%	19,082
68	Rowville	VIC	1,392	4.1%	33,571
69	Wahroonga	NSW	1,372	7.7%	17,853
70	Werribee	VIC	1,368	2.7%	50,027
71	Carlton	VIC	1,367	8.5%	16,055
72	Westmead	NSW	1,366	8.3%	16,555
73	New Farm	QLD	1,344	11.0%	12,197
74	Essendon	VIC	1,336	6.3%	21,240
75	Balwyn North	VIC	1,331	6.2%	21,302
76	Bentleigh	VIC	1,312	7.3%	17,921
77	South Melbourne	VIC	1,311	11.4%	11,548
78	Adelaide	SA	1,310	7.2%	18,202
79	Zetland	NSW	1,307	10.4%	12,622
80	Blacktown	NSW	1,303	2.6%	50,961
81	Doncaster	VIC	1,302	5.2%	25,020
82	Cheltenham	VIC	1,290	5.4%	23,992
83	Neutral Bay	NSW	1,289	12.8%	10,090
84	Lane Cove North	NSW	1,288	10.9%	11,773
85	Canning Vale	WA	1,285	3.7%	34,504
86	Fitzroy	VIC	1,278	12.3%	10,431
87	Perth	WA	1,266	9.3%	13,670
88	Alexandria	NSW	1,262	13.1%	9,649
89	Moonee Ponds	VIC	1,262	7.8%	16,224
90	Cremorne	NSW	1,260	11.2%	11,263
91	Truganina	VIC	1,259	3.5%	36,305
92	North Sydney	NSW	1,239	13.8%	8,964
93	Hurstville	NSW	1,230	3.9%	31,162
94	West Pennant Hills	NSW	1,219	7.3%	16,620
95	Collingwood	VIC	1,195	13.0%	9,179
96	Toowong	QLD	1,193	9.5%	12,556
97	Brighton East	VIC	1,186	7.1%	16,757
98	Bondi	NSW	1,179	11.3%	10,411
99	North Ryde	NSW	1,178	8.4%	14,043
100	Indooroopilly	QLD	1,176	8.6%	13,622

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Professional Services Workers FAQ

What does this Professional Services ranking show?

This ranking shows Australian suburbs with the highest Professional Services 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.