What does this Professional Services ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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 — VIC

VIC 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

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Professional Services professional services workers, 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 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 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 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	South Yarra	VIC	3,230	12.9%	25,028
5	Southbank	VIC	2,868	12.7%	22,631
6	Brunswick	VIC	2,460	9.9%	24,896
7	Northcote	VIC	2,444	9.7%	25,276
8	Glen Waverley	VIC	2,387	5.6%	42,642
9	Glen Iris	VIC	2,307	8.8%	26,131
10	Mount Waverley	VIC	2,280	6.5%	35,340
11	Hawthorn	VIC	2,247	10.1%	22,322
12	Docklands	VIC	2,124	13.7%	15,495
13	Reservoir	VIC	1,973	3.9%	51,096
14	Kew	VIC	1,925	7.9%	24,499
15	Brighton	VIC	1,915	8.2%	23,252
16	Preston	VIC	1,911	5.7%	33,790
17	St Kilda	VIC	1,862	9.6%	19,490
18	Berwick	VIC	1,859	3.7%	50,298
19	Bentleigh East	VIC	1,855	6.2%	30,159
20	Tarneit	VIC	1,828	3.2%	56,370
21	Camberwell	VIC	1,753	8.0%	21,965
22	Malvern East	VIC	1,709	7.7%	22,296
23	Coburg	VIC	1,698	6.4%	26,574
24	Doncaster East	VIC	1,625	5.3%	30,926
25	Port Melbourne	VIC	1,551	8.8%	17,633
26	Hawthorn East	VIC	1,534	10.3%	14,834
27	Fitzroy North	VIC	1,530	12.0%	12,781
28	Brunswick East	VIC	1,476	11.1%	13,279
29	Carnegie	VIC	1,458	8.1%	17,909
30	Thornbury	VIC	1,457	7.7%	19,005
31	Elwood	VIC	1,447	9.5%	15,153
32	Caulfield North	VIC	1,441	8.5%	16,903
33	Prahran	VIC	1,431	11.7%	12,203
34	North Melbourne	VIC	1,410	9.4%	14,953
35	Rowville	VIC	1,392	4.1%	33,571
36	Werribee	VIC	1,368	2.7%	50,027
37	Carlton	VIC	1,367	8.5%	16,055
38	Essendon	VIC	1,336	6.3%	21,240
39	Balwyn North	VIC	1,331	6.2%	21,302
40	Bentleigh	VIC	1,312	7.3%	17,921
41	South Melbourne	VIC	1,311	11.4%	11,548
42	Doncaster	VIC	1,302	5.2%	25,020
43	Cheltenham	VIC	1,290	5.4%	23,992
44	Fitzroy	VIC	1,278	12.3%	10,431
45	Moonee Ponds	VIC	1,262	7.8%	16,224
46	Truganina	VIC	1,259	3.5%	36,305
47	Collingwood	VIC	1,195	13.0%	9,179
48	Brighton East	VIC	1,186	7.1%	16,757
49	Yarraville	VIC	1,162	7.4%	15,636
50	Croydon	VIC	1,141	4.0%	28,608
51	Footscray	VIC	1,141	6.7%	17,131
52	Hampton	VIC	1,134	8.4%	13,518
53	Toorak	VIC	1,121	8.7%	12,817
54	Surrey Hills	VIC	1,113	8.2%	13,655
55	Blackburn	VIC	1,105	7.6%	14,478
56	Brunswick West	VIC	1,101	7.5%	14,746
57	Kensington	VIC	1,100	10.2%	10,745
58	Mitcham	VIC	1,098	6.5%	16,795
59	Pakenham	VIC	1,095	2.0%	54,118
60	Abbotsford	VIC	1,089	12.0%	9,088
61	Ascot Vale	VIC	1,087	7.2%	15,197
62	St Kilda East	VIC	1,051	8.4%	12,571
63	Eltham	VIC	1,040	5.5%	18,847
64	Ferntree Gully	VIC	1,006	3.7%	27,398
65	Bundoora	VIC	1,001	3.6%	28,068
66	Ivanhoe	VIC	996	7.4%	13,374
67	Caulfield South	VIC	989	8.0%	12,328
68	Williamstown	VIC	986	6.8%	14,407
69	Wantirna South	VIC	984	4.7%	20,754
70	Elsternwick	VIC	983	9.0%	10,887
71	Greensborough	VIC	979	4.6%	21,070
72	Pascoe Vale	VIC	973	5.4%	18,171
73	Ringwood	VIC	968	5.1%	19,144
74	Armadale	VIC	962	10.3%	9,368
75	Templestowe	VIC	950	5.6%	16,966
76	West Melbourne	VIC	948	11.8%	8,025
77	Keysborough	VIC	941	3.1%	30,018
78	Wheelers Hill	VIC	939	4.5%	20,652
79	Beaumaris	VIC	937	6.7%	13,947
80	Mount Eliza	VIC	937	5.0%	18,734
81	Boronia	VIC	917	3.9%	23,607
82	Newport	VIC	914	6.7%	13,658
83	Frankston	VIC	907	2.4%	37,331
84	Clyde North	VIC	888	2.8%	31,681
85	Mulgrave	VIC	885	4.4%	19,889
86	Mill Park	VIC	876	3.1%	28,712
87	Malvern	VIC	863	8.7%	9,929
88	Highett	VIC	853	7.1%	12,016
89	Glenroy	VIC	852	3.6%	23,792
90	Sandringham	VIC	850	7.8%	10,926
91	Balwyn	VIC	847	6.3%	13,495
92	Doreen	VIC	816	3.0%	27,122
93	Clayton	VIC	804	4.2%	18,988
94	Highton	VIC	797	3.8%	20,736
95	Carlton North	VIC	791	12.8%	6,177
96	Mentone	VIC	791	6.0%	13,197
97	Mooroolbark	VIC	784	3.4%	23,059
98	South Morang	VIC	783	3.1%	24,989
99	Windsor	VIC	778	10.7%	7,273
100	Manor Lakes	VIC	762	6.0%	12,675

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Professional Services Workers FAQ

What does this Professional Services ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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.