What does this Aboriginal Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Aboriginal Australian resident 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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Ancestry · NSW · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population — NSW

NSW suburbs with the highest number of Aboriginal Australian ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

DubboNSW

Leading count

6,428

% of population

14.8%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population

NSW suburbs with the highest number of Aboriginal Australian ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021. — NSW

100 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by aboriginal australian population to find concentration, not overall quality.

BEST FOR

Spotting where a community is most concentrated.

This list works best when you want to understand where a particular ancestry group has the largest visible footprint in NSW.

READ IT AS

A population count first, not a recommendation.

High counts usually reflect scale and concentration. They do not automatically mean better affordability, schools, safety, or investment quality.

NEXT STEP

Open the suburb pages before making a decision.

Use the ranking to find candidate suburbs, then confirm price levels, incomes, schools, transport, and other local tradeoffs on the suburb pages.

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 Dubbo and #2 Orange 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	Dubbo	NSW	6,428	43,516	14.8%
2	Orange	NSW	3,137	41,232	7.6%
3	Port Macquarie	NSW	2,356	47,693	4.9%
4	Taree	NSW	1,930	16,715	11.5%
5	Armidale	NSW	1,810	23,967	7.6%
6	Coffs Harbour	NSW	1,725	27,089	6.4%
7	Moree	NSW	1,631	8,962	18.2%
8	Broken Hill	NSW	1,630	17,706	9.2%
9	Gunnedah	NSW	1,601	10,359	15.5%
10	Raymond Terrace	NSW	1,527	13,453	11.4%
11	Muswellbrook	NSW	1,463	12,272	11.9%
12	Cessnock	NSW	1,459	16,300	9.0%
13	Parkes	NSW	1,343	11,324	11.9%
14	Rutherford	NSW	1,286	13,091	9.8%
15	Inverell	NSW	1,224	12,057	10.2%
16	South Tamworth	NSW	1,185	6,621	17.9%
17	Nowra	NSW	1,124	9,956	11.3%
18	Goulburn	NSW	1,110	23,963	4.6%
19	West Tamworth	NSW	1,103	5,471	20.2%
20	Forbes	NSW	1,083	8,157	13.3%
21	Griffith	NSW	1,074	19,505	5.5%
22	Casino	NSW	1,055	10,930	9.7%
23	Wellington	NSW	1,052	4,096	25.7%
24	Cranebrook	NSW	1,049	15,779	6.6%
25	Penrith	NSW	1,035	17,966	5.8%
26	Narrabri	NSW	984	7,327	13.4%
27	West Kempsey	NSW	972	5,073	19.2%
28	Goonellabah	NSW	963	13,351	7.2%
29	Cowra	NSW	930	10,145	9.2%
30	Grafton	NSW	920	10,563	8.7%
31	Narromine	NSW	900	4,608	19.5%
32	Glenmore Park	NSW	898	25,021	3.6%
33	Coonamble	NSW	886	2,666	33.2%
34	Kelso	NSW	861	10,039	8.6%
35	South Grafton	NSW	849	6,288	13.5%
36	Forster	NSW	840	14,187	5.9%
37	Mudgee	NSW	819	11,457	7.1%
38	Wallsend	NSW	790	13,244	6.0%
39	Banora Point	NSW	775	16,460	4.7%
40	Hillvue	NSW	756	6,528	11.6%
41	East Maitland	NSW	748	11,860	6.3%
42	Medowie	NSW	729	10,879	6.7%
43	Thornton	NSW	723	10,690	6.8%
44	Umina Beach	NSW	723	17,372	4.2%
45	Campbelltown	NSW	703	16,577	4.2%
46	Kurri Kurri	NSW	698	6,174	11.3%
47	Ashmont	NSW	667	3,747	17.8%
48	Oxley Vale	NSW	660	3,935	16.8%
49	Wauchope	NSW	635	6,589	9.6%
50	Sanctuary Point	NSW	634	7,874	8.1%
51	Condobolin	NSW	633	3,185	19.9%
52	South Penrith	NSW	626	12,005	5.2%
53	Cameron Park	NSW	623	9,977	6.2%
54	Leeton	NSW	623	9,170	6.8%
55	Gorokan	NSW	620	8,624	7.2%
56	Macquarie Fields	NSW	620	14,023	4.4%
57	Nambucca Heads	NSW	620	6,675	9.3%
58	Albion Park	NSW	602	13,826	4.4%
59	Whalan	NSW	602	5,929	10.2%
60	Blue Haven	NSW	600	6,563	9.1%
61	Westdale	NSW	593	2,963	20.0%
62	Bateau Bay	NSW	587	12,516	4.7%
63	Cambridge Park	NSW	584	7,054	8.3%
64	Narrandera	NSW	575	4,369	13.2%
65	Hamlyn Terrace	NSW	571	8,761	6.5%
66	Karabar	NSW	571	8,517	6.7%
67	Doonside	NSW	570	13,614	4.2%
68	Bidwill	NSW	564	4,202	13.4%
69	Lavington	NSW	563	13,073	4.3%
70	Woy Woy	NSW	561	11,072	5.1%
71	St Marys	NSW	556	13,256	4.2%
72	Glenfield Park	NSW	541	5,078	10.7%
73	Tregear	NSW	541	3,700	14.6%
74	Young	NSW	540	10,610	5.1%
75	Tweed Heads South	NSW	523	7,941	6.6%
76	Worrigee	NSW	523	5,384	9.7%
77	Bomaderry	NSW	521	6,738	7.7%
78	South Windsor	NSW	520	5,948	8.7%
79	Dapto	NSW	519	10,954	4.7%
80	Bourke	NSW	516	1,699	30.4%
81	North Tamworth	NSW	516	6,273	8.2%
82	Colyton	NSW	514	8,770	5.9%
83	Kooringal	NSW	510	7,404	6.9%
84	Toormina	NSW	506	6,171	8.2%
85	Tumut	NSW	504	6,613	7.6%
86	Windale	NSW	503	3,421	14.7%
87	Bradbury	NSW	500	9,433	5.3%
88	Glen Innes	NSW	498	6,219	8.0%
89	Charlestown	NSW	495	13,601	3.6%
90	Aberglasslyn	NSW	494	6,552	7.5%
91	Lethbridge Park	NSW	493	4,730	10.4%
92	South Kempsey	NSW	493	2,604	18.9%
93	Berkeley	NSW	490	7,798	6.3%
94	Gilgandra	NSW	489	2,983	16.4%
95	Calala	NSW	487	4,577	10.6%
96	Jordan Springs	NSW	487	11,772	4.1%
97	Quirindi	NSW	487	3,355	14.5%
98	Singleton	NSW	487	5,185	9.4%
99	Rosemeadow	NSW	486	8,007	6.1%
100	Berkeley Vale	NSW	485	8,951	5.4%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population FAQ

What does this Aboriginal Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Aboriginal Australian resident 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.