What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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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Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers — VIC

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

Top suburb

MelbourneVIC

Leading count

11,597

% of population

21.1%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers

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

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 VIC.

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 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.

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# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Melbourne	VIC	11,597	21.1%	54,941
2	Point Cook	VIC	9,245	13.8%	66,781
3	Richmond	VIC	8,028	28.1%	28,587
4	South Yarra	VIC	7,430	29.7%	25,028
5	Brunswick	VIC	7,002	28.1%	24,896
6	Northcote	VIC	6,680	26.4%	25,276
7	Glen Waverley	VIC	6,492	15.2%	42,642
8	Reservoir	VIC	6,366	12.5%	51,096
9	Preston	VIC	6,170	18.3%	33,790
10	Southbank	VIC	5,997	26.5%	22,631
11	Berwick	VIC	5,956	11.8%	50,298
12	Mount Waverley	VIC	5,826	16.5%	35,340
13	Glen Iris	VIC	5,715	21.9%	26,131
14	Hawthorn	VIC	5,627	25.2%	22,322
15	Kew	VIC	5,281	21.6%	24,499
16	Coburg	VIC	5,266	19.8%	26,574
17	Tarneit	VIC	5,154	9.1%	56,370
18	Bentleigh East	VIC	4,754	15.8%	30,159
19	Craigieburn	VIC	4,556	7.0%	65,178
20	St Kilda	VIC	4,504	23.1%	19,490
21	Malvern East	VIC	4,478	20.1%	22,296
22	Camberwell	VIC	4,399	20.0%	21,965
23	Thornbury	VIC	4,350	22.9%	19,005
24	Doncaster East	VIC	4,314	13.9%	30,926
25	Rowville	VIC	4,212	12.5%	33,571
26	Brighton	VIC	4,127	17.7%	23,252
27	Brunswick East	VIC	4,076	30.7%	13,279
28	Werribee	VIC	4,015	8.0%	50,027
29	Docklands	VIC	3,988	25.7%	15,495
30	Essendon	VIC	3,912	18.4%	21,240
31	Pakenham	VIC	3,801	7.0%	54,118
32	Carnegie	VIC	3,789	21.2%	17,909
33	Fitzroy North	VIC	3,762	29.4%	12,781
34	Caulfield North	VIC	3,714	22.0%	16,903
35	Elwood	VIC	3,693	24.4%	15,153
36	North Melbourne	VIC	3,692	24.7%	14,953
37	Doncaster	VIC	3,645	14.6%	25,020
38	Hawthorn East	VIC	3,644	24.6%	14,834
39	Balwyn North	VIC	3,591	16.9%	21,302
40	Sunbury	VIC	3,591	9.2%	38,851
41	Cheltenham	VIC	3,576	14.9%	23,992
42	Croydon	VIC	3,535	12.4%	28,608
43	Carlton	VIC	3,513	21.9%	16,055
44	Port Melbourne	VIC	3,492	19.8%	17,633
45	Truganina	VIC	3,481	9.6%	36,305
46	Frankston	VIC	3,449	9.2%	37,331
47	Moonee Ponds	VIC	3,438	21.2%	16,224
48	Brunswick West	VIC	3,406	23.1%	14,746
49	Prahran	VIC	3,350	27.5%	12,203
50	Footscray	VIC	3,289	19.2%	17,131
51	Yarraville	VIC	3,266	20.9%	15,636
52	Clyde North	VIC	3,249	10.3%	31,681
53	Bentleigh	VIC	3,224	18.0%	17,921
54	Bundoora	VIC	3,224	11.5%	28,068
55	Highton	VIC	3,209	15.5%	20,736
56	Warrnambool	VIC	3,119	10.0%	31,308
57	Greensborough	VIC	3,073	14.6%	21,070
58	Mitcham	VIC	3,070	18.3%	16,795
59	Eltham	VIC	3,027	16.1%	18,847
60	Ascot Vale	VIC	2,997	19.7%	15,197
61	Ivanhoe	VIC	2,972	22.2%	13,374
62	Pascoe Vale	VIC	2,966	16.3%	18,171
63	Ferntree Gully	VIC	2,952	10.8%	27,398
64	Fitzroy	VIC	2,949	28.3%	10,431
65	Surrey Hills	VIC	2,937	21.5%	13,655
66	Wantirna South	VIC	2,904	14.0%	20,754
67	Keysborough	VIC	2,893	9.6%	30,018
68	St Kilda East	VIC	2,889	23.0%	12,571
69	Kensington	VIC	2,852	26.5%	10,745
70	Mill Park	VIC	2,817	9.8%	28,712
71	Collingwood	VIC	2,806	30.6%	9,179
72	Blackburn	VIC	2,802	19.4%	14,478
73	Wheelers Hill	VIC	2,790	13.5%	20,652
74	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	2,761	7.4%	37,216
75	Ringwood	VIC	2,758	14.4%	19,144
76	Doreen	VIC	2,745	10.1%	27,122
77	Torquay	VIC	2,740	14.8%	18,534
78	Abbotsford	VIC	2,733	30.1%	9,088
79	Mildura	VIC	2,724	7.9%	34,565
80	Brighton East	VIC	2,714	16.2%	16,757
81	South Melbourne	VIC	2,679	23.2%	11,548
82	Clayton	VIC	2,667	14.0%	18,988
83	Toorak	VIC	2,650	20.7%	12,817
84	Boronia	VIC	2,621	11.1%	23,607
85	Caroline Springs	VIC	2,620	10.7%	24,488
86	Glenroy	VIC	2,607	11.0%	23,792
87	South Morang	VIC	2,534	10.1%	24,989
88	Mulgrave	VIC	2,533	12.7%	19,889
89	Newport	VIC	2,525	18.5%	13,658
90	Mount Eliza	VIC	2,524	13.5%	18,734
91	Traralgon	VIC	2,524	9.4%	26,907
92	Williamstown	VIC	2,511	17.4%	14,407
93	Shepparton	VIC	2,510	7.8%	32,067
94	Epping	VIC	2,469	7.4%	33,489
95	Caulfield South	VIC	2,460	20.0%	12,328
96	Mooroolbark	VIC	2,435	10.6%	23,059
97	Mornington	VIC	2,435	9.5%	25,759
98	Narre Warren South	VIC	2,427	7.9%	30,909
99	Elsternwick	VIC	2,419	22.2%	10,887
100	Hampton	VIC	2,411	17.8%	13,518

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers FAQ

What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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.