What does this Technicians & Trades ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Technicians & Trades 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 Technicians & Trades Workers — VIC

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Technicians & Trades technicians & trades workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

PakenhamVIC

Leading count

4,176

% of population

7.7%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Technicians & Trades Workers

VIC suburbs with the highest number of Technicians & Trades technicians & trades workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — VIC

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by technicians & trades 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.

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 Pakenham and #2 Craigieburn 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	Pakenham	VIC	4,176	7.7%	54,118
2	Craigieburn	VIC	4,127	6.3%	65,178
3	Berwick	VIC	3,447	6.9%	50,298
4	Sunbury	VIC	3,298	8.5%	38,851
5	Point Cook	VIC	3,288	4.9%	66,781
6	Werribee	VIC	3,268	6.5%	50,027
7	Reservoir	VIC	3,131	6.1%	51,096
8	Melbourne	VIC	3,021	5.5%	54,941
9	Tarneit	VIC	2,865	5.1%	56,370
10	Frankston	VIC	2,832	7.6%	37,331
11	Narre Warren South	VIC	2,554	8.3%	30,909
12	Rowville	VIC	2,539	7.6%	33,571
13	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	2,397	6.4%	37,216
14	Langwarrin	VIC	2,351	10.0%	23,588
15	Ferntree Gully	VIC	2,280	8.3%	27,398
16	Epping	VIC	2,204	6.6%	33,489
17	Narre Warren	VIC	2,195	7.9%	27,689
18	Clyde North	VIC	2,185	6.9%	31,681
19	Doreen	VIC	2,185	8.1%	27,122
20	Dandenong	VIC	2,133	7.1%	30,127
21	Mooroolbark	VIC	2,132	9.2%	23,059
22	Carrum Downs	VIC	2,064	9.4%	21,976
23	Mill Park	VIC	2,029	7.1%	28,712
24	Warrnambool	VIC	2,025	6.5%	31,308
25	St Albans	VIC	2,011	5.3%	38,042
26	Croydon	VIC	2,004	7.0%	28,608
27	Boronia	VIC	1,947	8.2%	23,607
28	Preston	VIC	1,938	5.7%	33,790
29	Noble Park	VIC	1,911	5.9%	32,257
30	Traralgon	VIC	1,902	7.1%	26,907
31	Hampton Park	VIC	1,897	7.3%	26,082
32	Mildura	VIC	1,887	5.5%	34,565
33	Bundoora	VIC	1,811	6.5%	28,068
34	South Morang	VIC	1,794	7.2%	24,989
35	Glen Waverley	VIC	1,786	4.2%	42,642
36	Keysborough	VIC	1,780	5.9%	30,018
37	Cranbourne North	VIC	1,747	7.1%	24,683
38	Truganina	VIC	1,734	4.8%	36,305
39	Mornington	VIC	1,707	6.6%	25,759
40	Endeavour Hills	VIC	1,680	6.9%	24,455
41	Shepparton	VIC	1,676	5.2%	32,067
42	Cranbourne East	VIC	1,666	6.8%	24,679
43	Cranbourne	VIC	1,629	7.7%	21,281
44	Glenroy	VIC	1,577	6.6%	23,792
45	Mernda	VIC	1,576	6.7%	23,369
46	Bentleigh East	VIC	1,575	5.2%	30,159
47	Wollert	VIC	1,573	6.4%	24,407
48	Lilydale	VIC	1,567	9.0%	17,348
49	Dandenong North	VIC	1,527	6.8%	22,550
50	Mount Waverley	VIC	1,522	4.3%	35,340
51	Cranbourne West	VIC	1,516	7.6%	19,969
52	Lara	VIC	1,490	7.8%	19,014
53	Caroline Springs	VIC	1,485	6.1%	24,488
54	Officer	VIC	1,460	7.9%	18,503
55	Coburg	VIC	1,457	5.5%	26,574
56	Greensborough	VIC	1,446	6.9%	21,070
57	Greenvale	VIC	1,442	6.8%	21,274
58	Seaford	VIC	1,431	8.3%	17,215
59	Wodonga	VIC	1,430	7.1%	20,259
60	Cheltenham	VIC	1,413	5.9%	23,992
61	Hillside	VIC	1,398	482.1%	290
62	Wallan	VIC	1,398	9.3%	15,004
63	Doncaster East	VIC	1,369	4.4%	30,926
64	Lalor	VIC	1,332	5.7%	23,219
65	Warragul	VIC	1,314	6.6%	19,856
66	Springvale	VIC	1,300	5.9%	22,174
67	Richmond	VIC	1,287	4.5%	28,587
68	Mount Martha	VIC	1,260	6.3%	19,846
69	Roxburgh Park	VIC	1,259	5.2%	24,129
70	Brunswick	VIC	1,242	5.0%	24,896
71	Altona Meadows	VIC	1,237	6.7%	18,479
72	Wyndham Vale	VIC	1,236	6.0%	20,518
73	Ocean Grove	VIC	1,234	7.0%	17,714
74	Frankston South	VIC	1,226	6.5%	18,801
75	Torquay	VIC	1,225	6.6%	18,534
76	Ringwood	VIC	1,220	6.4%	19,144
77	Thomastown	VIC	1,215	6.0%	20,234
78	St Kilda	VIC	1,204	6.2%	19,490
79	Wangaratta	VIC	1,193	6.2%	19,214
80	Eltham	VIC	1,184	6.3%	18,847
81	Somerville	VIC	1,177	10.0%	11,767
82	Pascoe Vale	VIC	1,171	6.4%	18,171
83	Doncaster	VIC	1,166	4.7%	25,020
84	Drouin	VIC	1,163	7.6%	15,287
85	Mickleham	VIC	1,149	6.6%	17,452
86	Highton	VIC	1,148	5.5%	20,736
87	Grovedale	VIC	1,146	7.7%	14,869
88	Southbank	VIC	1,132	5.0%	22,631
89	Rosebud	VIC	1,117	7.8%	14,381
90	Diamond Creek	VIC	1,112	8.9%	12,503
91	Mulgrave	VIC	1,106	5.6%	19,889
92	Northcote	VIC	1,106	4.4%	25,276
93	Wantirna South	VIC	1,097	5.3%	20,754
94	Leopold	VIC	1,090	8.2%	13,272
95	Belmont	VIC	1,077	7.1%	15,066
96	Echuca	VIC	1,075	7.1%	15,056
97	Taylors Lakes	VIC	1,075	7.1%	15,174
98	Kilsyth	VIC	1,066	9.1%	11,699
99	Mount Evelyn	VIC	1,060	10.8%	9,799
100	Essendon	VIC	1,056	5.0%	21,240

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Technicians & Trades Workers FAQ

What does this Technicians & Trades ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Technicians & Trades 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.