What does this Retail Trade ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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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Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers — VIC

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

Top suburb

Point CookVIC

Leading count

2,879

% of population

4.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Retail Trade retail trade 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 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 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 Point Cook and #2 Melbourne 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	Point Cook	VIC	2,879	4.3%	66,781
2	Melbourne	VIC	2,799	5.1%	54,941
3	Pakenham	VIC	2,739	5.1%	54,118
4	Berwick	VIC	2,678	5.3%	50,298
5	Craigieburn	VIC	2,670	4.1%	65,178
6	Tarneit	VIC	2,563	4.5%	56,370
7	Werribee	VIC	2,326	4.6%	50,027
8	Reservoir	VIC	2,216	4.3%	51,096
9	Rowville	VIC	2,145	6.4%	33,571
10	Glen Waverley	VIC	1,980	4.6%	42,642
11	Sunbury	VIC	1,895	4.9%	38,851
12	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	1,828	4.9%	37,216
13	Warrnambool	VIC	1,773	5.7%	31,308
14	Frankston	VIC	1,769	4.7%	37,331
15	Narre Warren South	VIC	1,697	5.5%	30,909
16	Mount Waverley	VIC	1,684	4.8%	35,340
17	Preston	VIC	1,678	5.0%	33,790
18	Mildura	VIC	1,647	4.8%	34,565
19	Epping	VIC	1,639	4.9%	33,489
20	Mill Park	VIC	1,587	5.5%	28,712
21	Doncaster East	VIC	1,566	5.1%	30,926
22	Bentleigh East	VIC	1,559	5.2%	30,159
23	Clyde North	VIC	1,545	4.9%	31,681
24	Keysborough	VIC	1,489	5.0%	30,018
25	South Morang	VIC	1,480	5.9%	24,989
26	Ferntree Gully	VIC	1,472	5.4%	27,398
27	Truganina	VIC	1,455	4.0%	36,305
28	Bundoora	VIC	1,447	5.2%	28,068
29	Narre Warren	VIC	1,442	5.2%	27,689
30	Richmond	VIC	1,433	5.0%	28,587
31	Shepparton	VIC	1,414	4.4%	32,067
32	Croydon	VIC	1,354	4.7%	28,608
33	Langwarrin	VIC	1,349	5.7%	23,588
34	St Albans	VIC	1,337	3.5%	38,042
35	Doreen	VIC	1,303	4.8%	27,122
36	South Yarra	VIC	1,297	5.2%	25,028
37	Caroline Springs	VIC	1,290	5.3%	24,488
38	Doncaster	VIC	1,274	5.1%	25,020
39	Glen Iris	VIC	1,271	4.9%	26,131
40	Cranbourne North	VIC	1,256	5.1%	24,683
41	Noble Park	VIC	1,248	3.9%	32,257
42	Traralgon	VIC	1,235	4.6%	26,907
43	Southbank	VIC	1,220	5.4%	22,631
44	Boronia	VIC	1,218	5.2%	23,607
45	Coburg	VIC	1,209	4.5%	26,574
46	Cheltenham	VIC	1,208	5.0%	23,992
47	Carrum Downs	VIC	1,207	5.5%	21,976
48	Mernda	VIC	1,206	5.2%	23,369
49	Mooroolbark	VIC	1,186	5.1%	23,059
50	Endeavour Hills	VIC	1,170	4.8%	24,455
51	Cranbourne East	VIC	1,164	4.7%	24,679
52	Kew	VIC	1,147	4.7%	24,499
53	Malvern East	VIC	1,145	5.1%	22,296
54	Highton	VIC	1,144	5.5%	20,736
55	Hawthorn	VIC	1,139	5.1%	22,322
56	Brunswick	VIC	1,136	4.6%	24,896
57	Balwyn North	VIC	1,119	5.3%	21,302
58	Wantirna South	VIC	1,109	5.3%	20,754
59	Greenvale	VIC	1,102	5.2%	21,274
60	Mornington	VIC	1,099	4.3%	25,759
61	Hillside	VIC	1,089	375.5%	290
62	Essendon	VIC	1,062	5.0%	21,240
63	Northcote	VIC	1,051	4.2%	25,276
64	Hampton Park	VIC	1,040	4.0%	26,082
65	Officer	VIC	1,039	5.6%	18,503
66	Wodonga	VIC	1,036	5.1%	20,259
67	Camberwell	VIC	1,029	4.7%	21,965
68	Clayton	VIC	1,016	5.4%	18,988
69	Wollert	VIC	1,004	4.1%	24,407
70	Mulgrave	VIC	986	5.0%	19,889
71	Cranbourne	VIC	982	4.6%	21,281
72	Dandenong	VIC	981	3.3%	30,127
73	Brighton	VIC	974	4.2%	23,252
74	Carnegie	VIC	964	5.4%	17,909
75	Cranbourne West	VIC	960	4.8%	19,969
76	Ringwood	VIC	951	5.0%	19,144
77	Lalor	VIC	932	4.0%	23,219
78	Dandenong North	VIC	931	4.1%	22,550
79	Templestowe	VIC	927	5.5%	16,966
80	Bentleigh	VIC	923	5.2%	17,921
81	Springvale	VIC	919	4.1%	22,174
82	Frankston South	VIC	918	4.9%	18,801
83	St Kilda	VIC	917	4.7%	19,490
84	Glenroy	VIC	916	3.9%	23,792
85	Wangaratta	VIC	915	4.8%	19,214
86	Roxburgh Park	VIC	912	3.8%	24,129
87	Wheelers Hill	VIC	912	4.4%	20,652
88	Mount Martha	VIC	910	4.6%	19,846
89	Wyndham Vale	VIC	909	4.4%	20,518
90	Grovedale	VIC	887	6.0%	14,869
91	Taylors Lakes	VIC	881	5.8%	15,174
92	Lara	VIC	876	4.6%	19,014
93	Lilydale	VIC	866	5.0%	17,348
94	Torquay	VIC	856	4.6%	18,534
95	Mount Eliza	VIC	855	4.6%	18,734
96	Greensborough	VIC	851	4.0%	21,070
97	Burwood	VIC	843	5.6%	15,147
98	Horsham	VIC	838	5.5%	15,134
99	Altona Meadows	VIC	833	4.5%	18,479
100	Thornbury	VIC	833	4.4%	19,005

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers FAQ

What does this Retail Trade ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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.