What does this Aboriginal Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows TAS 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 · TAS · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population — TAS

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

Top suburb

DevonportTAS

Leading count

893

% of population

6.2%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population

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

100 results

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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 TAS.

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 Devonport and #2 Smithton 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	Devonport	TAS	893	14,481	6.2%
2	Smithton	TAS	661	3,934	16.8%
3	Glenorchy	TAS	630	12,013	5.2%
4	Bridgewater	TAS	602	4,592	13.1%
5	Claremont	TAS	553	8,397	6.6%
6	Wynyard	TAS	549	6,296	8.7%
7	Ulverstone	TAS	508	6,653	7.6%
8	Kingston	TAS	476	12,288	3.9%
9	East Devonport	TAS	413	4,384	9.4%
10	Brighton	TAS	387	4,983	7.8%
11	West Ulverstone	TAS	374	4,515	8.3%
12	New Norfolk	TAS	368	6,037	6.1%
13	Ravenswood	TAS	351	3,804	9.2%
14	Latrobe	TAS	349	5,030	6.9%
15	Gagebrook	TAS	323	1,572	20.5%
16	Penguin	TAS	313	4,132	7.6%
17	Newnham	TAS	306	7,073	4.3%
18	Somerset	TAS	306	4,067	7.5%
19	Huonville	TAS	279	3,002	9.3%
20	Margate	TAS	277	4,239	6.5%
21	Rokeby	TAS	275	4,211	6.5%
22	Risdon Vale	TAS	261	3,171	8.2%
23	Cygnet	TAS	248	1,742	14.2%
24	Shorewell Park	TAS	241	2,150	11.2%
25	Howrah	TAS	237	9,545	2.5%
26	Clarendon Vale	TAS	235	1,635	14.4%
27	George Town	TAS	232	4,536	5.1%
28	Blackmans Bay	TAS	231	7,688	3.0%
29	Herdsmans Cove	TAS	220	1,199	18.3%
30	Moonah	TAS	192	5,884	3.3%
31	Old Beach	TAS	185	4,394	4.2%
32	Geeveston	TAS	182	1,431	12.7%
33	Mowbray	TAS	182	4,048	4.5%
34	Riverside	TAS	182	7,326	2.5%
35	Deloraine	TAS	167	3,035	5.5%
36	Youngtown	TAS	161	4,315	3.7%
37	Chigwell	TAS	157	2,050	7.7%
38	Prospect Vale	TAS	156	5,433	2.9%
39	Ranelagh	TAS	155	1,484	10.4%
40	Sorell	TAS	152	3,597	4.2%
41	Invermay	TAS	151	3,498	4.3%
42	Warrane	TAS	149	2,695	5.5%
43	Upper Burnie	TAS	148	1,891	7.8%
44	Mornington	TAS	145	2,469	5.9%
45	West Moonah	TAS	145	4,522	3.2%
46	Newstead	TAS	144	5,617	2.6%
47	Berriedale	TAS	140	2,905	4.8%
48	Longford	TAS	138	4,268	3.2%
49	Romaine	TAS	137	1,850	7.4%
50	Park Grove	TAS	134	2,613	5.1%
51	South Launceston	TAS	132	4,894	2.7%
52	Spreyton	TAS	132	1,876	7.0%
53	Austins Ferry	TAS	131	2,395	5.5%
54	Kings Meadows	TAS	130	4,359	3.0%
55	Legana	TAS	130	4,719	2.8%
56	Lindisfarne	TAS	130	6,639	2.0%
57	Turners Beach	TAS	130	1,966	6.6%
58	Acton	TAS	129	1,377	9.4%
59	Bagdad	TAS	128	1,482	8.6%
60	Midway Point	TAS	126	3,384	3.7%
61	Summerhill	TAS	126	3,139	4.0%
62	Miandetta	TAS	125	1,822	6.9%
63	Rosetta	TAS	124	2,833	4.4%
64	Lutana	TAS	121	2,616	4.6%
65	Queenstown	TAS	121	1,808	6.7%
66	Mayfield	TAS	117	1,525	7.7%
67	Bellerive	TAS	111	4,945	2.2%
68	Geilston Bay	TAS	109	3,461	3.1%
69	Dover	TAS	107	923	11.6%
70	Trevallyn	TAS	106	4,826	2.2%
71	Waverley	TAS	106	1,583	6.7%
72	Perth	TAS	104	3,472	3.0%
73	West Launceston	TAS	104	4,316	2.4%
74	Rocherlea	TAS	102	1,033	9.9%
75	Dodges Ferry	TAS	99	2,646	3.7%
76	Norwood	TAS	99	3,869	2.6%
77	Montello	TAS	98	1,241	7.9%
78	Railton	TAS	97	1,079	9.0%
79	Port Sorell	TAS	95	2,221	4.3%
80	Carlton	TAS	94	1,363	6.9%
81	Lauderdale	TAS	93	2,592	3.6%
82	Sandford	TAS	93	2,046	4.5%
83	St Leonards	TAS	89	2,351	3.8%
84	Scottsdale	TAS	88	2,408	3.7%
85	Snug	TAS	86	1,440	6.0%
86	Hillcrest	TAS	85	1,088	7.8%
87	Shearwater	TAS	85	2,051	4.1%
88	Hadspen	TAS	82	2,429	3.4%
89	Triabunna	TAS	82	905	9.1%
90	Goodwood	TAS	81	1,142	7.1%
91	Kingston Beach	TAS	81	2,305	3.5%
92	Montrose	TAS	81	2,313	3.5%
93	Dromedary	TAS	79	856	9.2%
94	Havenview	TAS	79	735	10.7%
95	St Helens	TAS	79	2,206	3.6%
96	Sheffield	TAS	78	1,602	4.9%
97	Westbury	TAS	77	2,272	3.4%
98	Beaconsfield	TAS	76	1,362	5.6%
99	Franklin	TAS	71	1,301	5.5%
100	Oakdowns	TAS	68	1,897	3.6%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population FAQ

What does this Aboriginal Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows TAS 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.