What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows SA suburbs with the highest Professionals 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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Occupation · SA · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers — SA

SA suburbs with the highest number of Professionals professionals workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

AdelaideSA

Leading count

3,338

% of population

18.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers

SA suburbs with the highest number of Professionals professionals workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — SA

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by professionals workers to find workforce clusters, not finished shortlists.

BEST FOR

Finding suburbs with a strong concentration of one worker group.

This is useful when you want to see where a profession or worker cohort is clustered in SA.

READ IT AS

A scale signal, not a suburb score.

Worker counts reflect concentration and population scale. They should be read alongside housing costs, incomes, and access, not in isolation.

NEXT STEP

Validate whether the cluster actually fits your goal.

Move into suburb detail if you need to judge whether the area is investable, livable, or simply large enough to dominate a count-based list.

Intent pathway · LIVABILITY-LED

I want safer or higher-quality local context.

Start with area-level safety or school screens, then use suburb pages for services and evidence depth.

Crime, schools, and demographics are area-level signals; verify the suburb page before treating them as local proof.

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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 Adelaide and #2 Prospect 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.

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# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Adelaide	SA	3,338	18.3%	18,202
2	Prospect	SA	2,596	17.8%	14,584
3	Mawson Lakes	SA	2,030	14.7%	13,794
4	Mount Barker	SA	1,900	10.4%	18,330
5	Mount Gambier	SA	1,696	6.6%	25,591
6	Magill	SA	1,593	16.4%	9,693
7	Hallett Cove	SA	1,547	12.4%	12,512
8	Flagstaff Hill	SA	1,408	13.8%	10,184
9	North Adelaide	SA	1,398	20.5%	6,823
10	Norwood	SA	1,354	21.3%	6,354
11	Athelstone	SA	1,349	14.1%	9,601
12	Aberfoyle Park	SA	1,331	11.8%	11,234
13	Morphett Vale	SA	1,272	5.3%	24,002
14	Rostrevor	SA	1,246	14.7%	8,452
15	Parkside	SA	1,148	22.4%	5,126
16	Happy Valley	SA	1,134	9.9%	11,420
17	Lightsview	SA	1,127	18.5%	6,090
18	Campbelltown	SA	1,126	12.2%	9,263
19	Golden Grove	SA	1,101	10.7%	10,299
20	Port Lincoln	SA	1,084	7.5%	14,458
21	Greenwith	SA	1,027	10.2%	10,103
22	Seaton	SA	970	8.9%	10,877
23	Woodcroft	SA	954	8.4%	11,326
24	Glenelg North	SA	952	14.4%	6,594
25	Parafield Gardens	SA	942	5.1%	18,467
26	Klemzig	SA	941	14.0%	6,713
27	Highbury	SA	938	13.5%	6,956
28	Henley Beach	SA	926	14.8%	6,259
29	Belair	SA	907	19.2%	4,718
30	Unley	SA	877	21.9%	3,997
31	Warradale	SA	846	14.6%	5,801
32	Wynn Vale	SA	844	10.7%	7,865
33	Paradise	SA	841	11.7%	7,217
34	Mile End	SA	838	18.5%	4,536
35	Lockleys	SA	830	13.9%	5,987
36	Plympton	SA	830	15.2%	5,459
37	Somerton Park	SA	818	14.1%	5,811
38	Glengowrie	SA	814	14.1%	5,767
39	Grange	SA	812	13.2%	6,143
40	Blackwood	SA	803	18.8%	4,266
41	Windsor Gardens	SA	791	13.6%	5,827
42	Coromandel Valley	SA	769	17.6%	4,380
43	Fullarton	SA	768	17.1%	4,500
44	Brompton	SA	761	20.4%	3,729
45	Paralowie	SA	759	4.3%	17,504
46	St Peters	SA	759	23.5%	3,231
47	Sheidow Park	SA	754	11.2%	6,731
48	Findon	SA	736	10.5%	6,997
49	Hope Valley	SA	723	8.8%	8,184
50	West Lakes	SA	717	10.6%	6,768
51	Fulham Gardens	SA	716	10.9%	6,573
52	West Beach	SA	696	13.4%	5,175
53	Bridgewater	SA	690	18.6%	3,719
54	Broadview	SA	687	15.4%	4,450
55	Torrensville	SA	682	16.6%	4,110
56	Tranmere	SA	682	16.5%	4,136
57	Flinders Park	SA	674	12.3%	5,489
58	Aldgate	SA	670	19.3%	3,471
59	Aldinga Beach	SA	669	6.3%	10,667
60	South Plympton	SA	664	14.1%	4,721
61	Blakeview	SA	658	7.3%	8,979
62	Mitchell Park	SA	655	11.4%	5,754
63	Modbury Heights	SA	631	9.0%	6,995
64	Goodwood	SA	625	22.1%	2,823
65	West Croydon	SA	625	14.7%	4,242
66	Colonel Light Gardens	SA	622	18.8%	3,311
67	Hawthorndene	SA	622	18.4%	3,389
68	Enfield	SA	618	10.0%	6,204
69	Ingle Farm	SA	609	6.4%	9,543
70	Edwardstown	SA	601	13.3%	4,514
71	Newton	SA	595	11.6%	5,117
72	Redwood Park	SA	593	11.0%	5,367
73	Stirling	SA	591	19.3%	3,067
74	Glenelg East	SA	590	15.3%	3,855
75	Burnside	SA	585	19.1%	3,060
76	Brooklyn Park	SA	584	11.6%	5,040
77	Valley View	SA	565	8.8%	6,405
78	Nairne	SA	557	10.5%	5,327
79	Brighton	SA	554	14.4%	3,834
80	Craigburn Farm	SA	554	17.9%	3,099
81	Hectorville	SA	554	13.1%	4,241
82	Walkerville	SA	554	19.3%	2,867
83	Torrens Park	SA	552	20.5%	2,687
84	Toorak Gardens	SA	548	21.0%	2,604
85	Dernancourt	SA	547	13.5%	4,063
86	Craigmore	SA	543	5.0%	10,943
87	Malvern	SA	540	19.9%	2,713
88	Plympton Park	SA	540	13.9%	3,881
89	Beaumont	SA	537	19.7%	2,731
90	Modbury North	SA	525	9.2%	5,704
91	Largs Bay	SA	518	12.6%	4,104
92	St Clair	SA	517	19.6%	2,634
93	Eden Hills	SA	513	17.0%	3,020
94	Clarence Park	SA	509	19.1%	2,658
95	Murray Bridge	SA	500	3.3%	15,043
96	Gawler East	SA	499	8.8%	5,689
97	Northgate	SA	496	15.6%	3,184
98	Myrtle Bank	SA	495	15.7%	3,158
99	Marion	SA	491	12.0%	4,101
100	Kensington Park	SA	490	18.7%	2,627

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers FAQ

What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows SA suburbs with the highest Professionals 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.