What does this Retail Trade ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Retail Trade 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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Industry · NSW · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers — NSW

NSW suburbs with the highest number of Retail Trade retail trade workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

BlacktownNSW

Leading count

2,226

% of population

4.4%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers

NSW suburbs with the highest number of Retail Trade retail trade workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — NSW

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by retail trade 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 NSW.

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 Blacktown and #2 Port Macquarie 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	Blacktown	NSW	2,226	4.4%	50,961
2	Port Macquarie	NSW	2,209	4.6%	47,693
3	Dubbo	NSW	2,087	4.8%	43,516
4	Orange	NSW	1,868	4.5%	41,232
5	Castle Hill	NSW	1,837	4.5%	40,874
6	Hurstville	NSW	1,737	5.6%	31,162
7	Baulkham Hills	NSW	1,570	4.2%	37,415
8	Auburn	NSW	1,506	3.8%	39,333
9	Dee Why	NSW	1,455	6.2%	23,354
10	Ryde	NSW	1,434	4.5%	31,907
11	Strathfield	NSW	1,350	5.2%	25,915
12	Quakers Hill	NSW	1,348	4.8%	27,893
13	Parramatta	NSW	1,346	4.5%	30,211
14	Glenmore Park	NSW	1,332	5.3%	25,021
15	Coffs Harbour	NSW	1,293	4.8%	27,089
16	Bankstown	NSW	1,276	3.7%	34,933
17	Kellyville	NSW	1,252	4.6%	27,011
18	Mascot	NSW	1,142	5.3%	21,591
19	Merrylands	NSW	1,138	3.5%	32,472
20	Goulburn	NSW	1,119	4.7%	23,963
21	Epping	NSW	1,083	3.7%	29,551
22	Campsie	NSW	1,071	4.1%	26,132
23	Marrickville	NSW	1,066	4.0%	26,570
24	Hornsby	NSW	1,057	4.7%	22,462
25	Liverpool	NSW	1,057	3.4%	31,078
26	Maroubra	NSW	1,028	3.3%	30,722
27	Wollongong	NSW	1,012	4.9%	20,446
28	Chatswood	NSW	1,009	3.9%	25,553
29	Griffith	NSW	1,005	5.2%	19,505
30	Carlingford	NSW	1,004	3.6%	28,044
31	Lidcombe	NSW	995	4.2%	23,663
32	Armidale	NSW	973	4.1%	23,967
33	Randwick	NSW	960	3.3%	28,943
34	Ashfield	NSW	945	4.1%	23,012
35	Mosman	NSW	943	3.3%	28,329
36	Greystanes	NSW	923	3.9%	23,511
37	Banora Point	NSW	904	5.5%	16,460
38	Greenacre	NSW	895	3.4%	26,314
39	Penrith	NSW	881	4.9%	17,966
40	Miranda	NSW	854	4.8%	17,942
41	Kogarah	NSW	847	5.2%	16,416
42	North Kellyville	NSW	829	4.8%	17,401
43	Oran Park	NSW	823	4.7%	17,624
44	Rockdale	NSW	821	5.3%	15,475
45	Seven Hills	NSW	817	4.1%	20,095
46	Burwood	NSW	805	4.4%	18,224
47	Sydney	NSW	799	4.8%	16,667
48	Bexley	NSW	795	4.0%	19,646
49	Punchbowl	NSW	789	26300.0%	3
50	Cranebrook	NSW	787	5.0%	15,779
51	Broken Hill	NSW	779	4.4%	17,706
52	Taree	NSW	779	4.7%	16,715
53	Granville	NSW	773	4.6%	16,716
54	Goonellabah	NSW	772	5.8%	13,351
55	Glenwood	NSW	755	4.8%	15,829
56	Cherrybrook	NSW	753	3.9%	19,082
57	Albion Park	NSW	748	5.4%	13,826
58	Cabramatta	NSW	735	3.5%	21,142
59	Campbelltown	NSW	733	4.4%	16,577
60	Eastwood	NSW	727	3.9%	18,695
61	St Ives	NSW	726	3.9%	18,384
62	Guildford	NSW	722	3.0%	24,091
63	Harrington Park	NSW	718	5.4%	13,332
64	Mount Druitt	NSW	710	4.2%	16,986
65	Earlwood	NSW	704	3.9%	18,053
66	Rooty Hill	NSW	697	4.3%	16,176
67	Waterloo	NSW	697	4.3%	16,379
68	Toongabbie	NSW	691	4.3%	16,177
69	Lavington	NSW	689	5.3%	13,073
70	Engadine	NSW	683	3.9%	17,736
71	Umina Beach	NSW	681	3.9%	17,372
72	Cronulla	NSW	679	3.8%	17,899
73	Yagoona	NSW	677	3.4%	19,651
74	Casula	NSW	675	4.1%	16,584
75	Schofields	NSW	674	4.4%	15,213
76	Mount Annan	NSW	667	5.7%	11,784
77	Prestons	NSW	667	4.3%	15,694
78	West Pennant Hills	NSW	666	4.0%	16,620
79	Rutherford	NSW	658	5.0%	13,091
80	Frenchs Forest	NSW	657	4.6%	14,267
81	Marsden Park	NSW	657	4.5%	14,610
82	The Ponds	NSW	657	4.0%	16,315
83	Lakemba	NSW	655	3.8%	17,092
84	Charlestown	NSW	654	4.8%	13,601
85	Surry Hills	NSW	654	4.1%	15,828
86	Rosebery	NSW	645	4.8%	13,533
87	Wentworthville	NSW	641	4.2%	15,098
88	Macquarie Park	NSW	635	5.7%	11,071
89	Thurgoona	NSW	624	5.7%	11,028
90	Forster	NSW	621	4.4%	14,187
91	Newtown	NSW	619	4.2%	14,690
92	Zetland	NSW	613	4.9%	12,622
93	Westmead	NSW	612	3.7%	16,555
94	Raymond Terrace	NSW	609	4.5%	13,453
95	Jordan Springs	NSW	608	5.2%	11,772
96	Cameron Park	NSW	605	6.1%	9,977
97	Rouse Hill	NSW	605	5.3%	11,349
98	Ingleburn	NSW	602	3.9%	15,264
99	Wentworth Point	NSW	600	4.7%	12,703
100	Penshurst	NSW	599	4.8%	12,592

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers FAQ

What does this Retail Trade ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Retail Trade 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.