Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Brunswick has the most bike mechanics, Craigieburn has the most cabinetmakers, and South Yarra has the most stockbrokers. The most accountants can be found living in the Melbourne CBD, while more zookeepers reside in Healesville than any other suburb.
The Age’s analysis of census data has pinpointed the most common suburb of residence in the state for more than 1,000 different jobs. What about your job? To find out, type it into the box below and follow the prompt to our visual story. It starts out by taking you through the typical earnings for your occupation, before showing you how many people do the same job as you in your suburb, as well as the suburb that comes out on the top of the list for your profession.
Give it a shot: Let’s take a tour of the state to see which suburb comes out top for each job. Let’s start in the Melbourne CBD, the most densely populated area of the entire state and home to more workers than any other suburb. With all of its cafes, restaurants and bars, the city is home to the most waiters (1452), chefs (1176), kitchen hands (710), cooks (341), baristas (374), cafe/restaurant managers (300), bar attendants (280) and pastrycooks (74).
Perhaps thanks to all these eateries, there are more delivery drivers (386) living in the CBD than any other suburb. Credit: Matt Davidson The hospitality sector is also represented by the number of hotel receptionists (108) and hotel managers (75)..
