What does this Public Admin & Safety ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Public Admin & Safety 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 Public Admin & Safety Workers — VIC

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Public Admin & Safety public admin & safety workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

ReservoirVIC

Leading count

1,683

% of population

3.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Public Admin & Safety Workers

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Public Admin & Safety public admin & safety workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — VIC

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by public admin & safety 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 Reservoir and #2 Sunbury 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	1,683	3.3%	51,096
2	Sunbury	VIC	1,546	4.0%	38,851
3	Craigieburn	VIC	1,486	2.3%	65,178
4	Werribee	VIC	1,431	2.9%	50,027
5	Preston	VIC	1,413	4.2%	33,790
6	Melbourne	VIC	1,292	2.4%	54,941
7	Brunswick	VIC	1,246	5.0%	24,896
8	Northcote	VIC	1,233	4.9%	25,276
9	Berwick	VIC	1,225	2.4%	50,298
10	Coburg	VIC	1,186	4.5%	26,574
11	Traralgon	VIC	1,164	4.3%	26,907
12	Richmond	VIC	1,129	3.9%	28,587
13	Frankston	VIC	916	2.5%	37,331
14	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	903	2.4%	37,216
15	Essendon	VIC	880	4.1%	21,240
16	Hmas Cerberus	VIC	878	78.1%	1,124
17	Doreen	VIC	876	3.2%	27,122
18	Wodonga	VIC	857	4.2%	20,259
19	Thornbury	VIC	855	4.5%	19,005
20	Mildura	VIC	839	2.4%	34,565
21	Greensborough	VIC	837	4.0%	21,070
22	Warrnambool	VIC	837	2.7%	31,308
23	Mill Park	VIC	828	2.9%	28,712
24	Epping	VIC	822	2.5%	33,489
25	South Yarra	VIC	810	3.2%	25,028
26	Sale	VIC	805	5.6%	14,296
27	Brunswick East	VIC	778	5.9%	13,279
28	Footscray	VIC	768	4.5%	17,131
29	Croydon	VIC	762	2.7%	28,608
30	Bundoora	VIC	752	2.7%	28,068
31	Moonee Ponds	VIC	752	4.6%	16,224
32	South Morang	VIC	747	3.0%	24,989
33	Pascoe Vale	VIC	744	4.1%	18,171
34	Southbank	VIC	741	3.3%	22,631
35	Glenroy	VIC	739	3.1%	23,792
36	Yarraville	VIC	735	4.7%	15,636
37	Lara	VIC	733	3.9%	19,014
38	Cheltenham	VIC	729	3.0%	23,992
39	St Kilda	VIC	713	3.7%	19,490
40	Hawthorn	VIC	711	3.2%	22,322
41	Torquay	VIC	705	3.8%	18,534
42	Ferntree Gully	VIC	680	2.5%	27,398
43	Mernda	VIC	680	2.9%	23,369
44	Ascot Vale	VIC	670	4.4%	15,197
45	Glen Iris	VIC	669	2.6%	26,131
46	Highton	VIC	650	3.1%	20,736
47	Brunswick West	VIC	638	4.3%	14,746
48	Ocean Grove	VIC	636	3.6%	17,714
49	Fitzroy North	VIC	624	4.9%	12,781
50	Mooroolbark	VIC	619	2.7%	23,059
51	Eltham	VIC	614	3.3%	18,847
52	Newport	VIC	612	4.5%	13,658
53	Langwarrin	VIC	611	2.6%	23,588
54	West Wodonga	VIC	598	4.0%	14,794
55	Greenvale	VIC	594	2.8%	21,274
56	Yallambie	VIC	579	13.9%	4,161
57	Mornington	VIC	574	2.2%	25,759
58	Carnegie	VIC	568	3.2%	17,909
59	Kew	VIC	566	2.3%	24,499
60	Williamstown	VIC	566	3.9%	14,407
61	Boronia	VIC	564	2.4%	23,607
62	Mitcham	VIC	564	3.4%	16,795
63	Port Melbourne	VIC	561	3.2%	17,633
64	Wollert	VIC	558	2.3%	24,407
65	Altona Meadows	VIC	555	3.0%	18,479
66	Wyndham Vale	VIC	551	2.7%	20,518
67	Warragul	VIC	542	2.7%	19,856
68	Puckapunyal	VIC	535	48.3%	1,108
69	Shepparton	VIC	531	1.7%	32,067
70	North Melbourne	VIC	530	3.5%	14,953
71	West Footscray	VIC	527	4.5%	11,729
72	Kensington	VIC	526	4.9%	10,745
73	Officer	VIC	521	2.8%	18,503
74	Elwood	VIC	519	3.4%	15,153
75	Carrum Downs	VIC	517	2.4%	21,976
76	Frankston South	VIC	513	2.7%	18,801
77	Bentleigh	VIC	512	2.9%	17,921
78	Ringwood	VIC	503	2.6%	19,144
79	Taylors Lakes	VIC	501	3.3%	15,174
80	Altona	VIC	492	4.3%	11,490
81	Camberwell	VIC	490	2.2%	21,965
82	Lilydale	VIC	490	2.8%	17,348
83	Wallan	VIC	490	3.3%	15,004
84	Wangaratta	VIC	486	2.5%	19,214
85	Docklands	VIC	482	3.1%	15,495
86	Belmont	VIC	481	3.2%	15,066
87	Diamond Creek	VIC	480	3.8%	12,503
88	Maribyrnong	VIC	469	3.7%	12,573
89	Seaford	VIC	467	2.7%	17,215
90	Mentone	VIC	466	3.5%	13,197
91	Keilor East	VIC	460	3.1%	15,078
92	Mount Martha	VIC	460	2.3%	19,846
93	Armstrong Creek	VIC	448	4.0%	11,247
94	Blackburn	VIC	444	3.1%	14,478
95	Carlton	VIC	441	2.7%	16,055
96	Roxburgh Park	VIC	441	1.8%	24,129
97	Fitzroy	VIC	440	4.2%	10,431
98	Gisborne	VIC	430	4.2%	10,142
99	Horsham	VIC	428	2.8%	15,134
100	Ivanhoe	VIC	426	3.2%	13,374

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Public Admin & Safety Workers FAQ

What does this Public Admin & Safety ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Public Admin & Safety 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.