What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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 · WA · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers — WA

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

Top suburb

Canning ValeWA

Leading count

4,293

% of population

12.4%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers

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

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 WA.

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 Canning Vale and #2 Scarborough 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	Canning Vale	WA	4,293	12.4%	34,504
2	Scarborough	WA	3,470	19.7%	17,605
3	Dianella	WA	3,235	13.4%	24,169
4	Como	WA	3,045	20.6%	14,786
5	Willetton	WA	3,036	15.8%	19,262
6	Perth	WA	3,021	22.1%	13,670
7	Baldivis	WA	2,836	7.5%	37,697
8	Subiaco	WA	2,676	26.9%	9,940
9	South Perth	WA	2,663	21.1%	12,596
10	Bayswater	WA	2,625	17.2%	15,288
11	Maylands	WA	2,590	19.6%	13,199
12	East Perth	WA	2,583	22.1%	11,681
13	Duncraig	WA	2,522	15.8%	15,982
14	Nedlands	WA	2,520	23.9%	10,561
15	Mount Lawley	WA	2,509	22.1%	11,328
16	Wembley	WA	2,489	20.6%	12,061
17	North Perth	WA	2,247	23.4%	9,623
18	Morley	WA	2,212	9.8%	22,539
19	Piara Waters	WA	2,140	14.2%	15,029
20	Yokine	WA	2,045	16.1%	12,706
21	East Victoria Park	WA	2,044	19.3%	10,569
22	Fremantle	WA	1,980	21.4%	9,251
23	Floreat	WA	1,910	22.2%	8,621
24	Victoria Park	WA	1,873	20.1%	9,334
25	Mount Hawthorn	WA	1,871	22.9%	8,183
26	Claremont	WA	1,846	20.0%	9,248
27	Leeming	WA	1,829	16.8%	10,883
28	Cottesloe	WA	1,797	23.2%	7,750
29	Innaloo	WA	1,776	18.5%	9,592
30	Doubleview	WA	1,765	19.2%	9,205
31	Thornlie	WA	1,742	7.4%	23,665
32	Mosman Park	WA	1,733	18.9%	9,169
33	Kingsley	WA	1,686	12.8%	13,204
34	West Perth	WA	1,679	27.5%	6,102
35	Hillarys	WA	1,673	14.9%	11,200
36	Karrinyup	WA	1,668	16.9%	9,886
37	Landsdale	WA	1,639	10.6%	15,401
38	Rivervale	WA	1,617	14.8%	10,897
39	Bassendean	WA	1,586	14.6%	10,837
40	Harrisdale	WA	1,558	13.4%	11,667
41	Stirling	WA	1,551	15.3%	10,165
42	Southern River	WA	1,539	12.0%	12,852
43	East Fremantle	WA	1,509	19.3%	7,819
44	Ellenbrook	WA	1,446	5.9%	24,668
45	Success	WA	1,433	12.6%	11,340
46	Mount Pleasant	WA	1,410	18.9%	7,456
47	Nollamara	WA	1,395	10.9%	12,779
48	Hamilton Hill	WA	1,378	12.2%	11,327
49	Kardinya	WA	1,352	14.8%	9,137
50	Applecross	WA	1,339	18.5%	7,228
51	Wellard	WA	1,334	9.4%	14,127
52	Wembley Downs	WA	1,334	19.8%	6,743
53	City Beach	WA	1,310	19.3%	6,805
54	Woodvale	WA	1,310	13.7%	9,579
55	Bull Creek	WA	1,308	16.3%	8,030
56	Palmyra	WA	1,308	17.2%	7,585
57	Greenwood	WA	1,278	13.0%	9,861
58	Ballajura	WA	1,251	6.8%	18,459
59	Tuart Hill	WA	1,244	16.5%	7,541
60	Balcatta	WA	1,206	11.2%	10,813
61	Inglewood	WA	1,203	20.6%	5,837
62	Carine	WA	1,190	16.2%	7,330
63	Aveley	WA	1,179	8.4%	13,998
64	Sorrento	WA	1,168	15.0%	7,795
65	Shenton Park	WA	1,162	25.1%	4,638
66	Byford	WA	1,158	6.1%	18,878
67	West Leederville	WA	1,157	26.7%	4,340
68	Atwell	WA	1,156	12.4%	9,287
69	Clarkson	WA	1,152	8.3%	13,904
70	Bicton	WA	1,121	16.1%	6,961
71	Secret Harbour	WA	1,101	8.8%	12,474
72	Padbury	WA	1,097	12.7%	8,626
73	Attadale	WA	1,089	16.4%	6,638
74	Halls Head	WA	1,082	7.5%	14,474
75	Carlisle	WA	1,075	16.0%	6,733
76	Mount Claremont	WA	1,070	21.4%	4,999
77	Australind	WA	1,066	6.7%	15,988
78	Joondalup	WA	1,066	11.6%	9,193
79	Winthrop	WA	1,066	17.7%	6,020
80	Leederville	WA	1,062	28.8%	3,686
81	Joondanna	WA	1,040	19.7%	5,283
82	Ocean Reef	WA	1,027	12.6%	8,125
83	Dalkeith	WA	1,012	23.0%	4,398
84	Melville	WA	1,001	16.1%	6,204
85	Lesmurdie	WA	992	11.8%	8,413
86	Hammond Park	WA	974	13.9%	6,985
87	Swanbourne	WA	962	20.9%	4,592
88	Aubin Grove	WA	957	14.1%	6,786
89	Spearwood	WA	952	8.7%	10,944
90	Bedford	WA	944	16.5%	5,716
91	Butler	WA	944	7.0%	13,473
92	Kensington	WA	939	20.3%	4,627
93	Beaconsfield	WA	936	17.6%	5,315
94	Booragoon	WA	932	16.4%	5,684
95	Alkimos	WA	930	9.1%	10,203
96	Tapping	WA	924	9.7%	9,547
97	Dalyellup	WA	922	9.4%	9,770
98	Wilson	WA	920	13.9%	6,608
99	North Fremantle	WA	914	23.2%	3,947
100	Beeliar	WA	913	10.6%	8,617

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers FAQ

What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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.