Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population — VIC
VIC suburbs with the highest number of Aboriginal Australian ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.
Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population
VIC suburbs with the highest number of Aboriginal Australian ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021. — VIC
This list works best when you want to understand where a particular ancestry group has the largest visible footprint in VIC.
High counts usually reflect scale and concentration. They do not automatically mean better affordability, schools, safety, or investment quality.
Use the ranking to find candidate suburbs, then confirm price levels, incomes, schools, transport, and other local tradeoffs on the suburb pages.
This ranking is backed by demographic counts. It is good for finding clusters, not for deciding suburb quality alone.
Use top rows as research leads, then test affordability, services, and evidence depth before shortlisting.
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.
- 1,810#1MilduraVIC
- 1,332#2SheppartonVIC
- 653#3WodongaVIC
- 635#4WarrnamboolVIC
- 608#5EchucaVIC
- 587#6MooroopnaVIC
- 536#7West WodongaVIC
- 449#8BairnsdaleVIC
- 420#9Swan HillVIC
- 413#10TraralgonVIC
- 408#11WangarattaVIC
- 389#12MorwellVIC
- 381#13CorioVIC
- 359#14SaleVIC
- 313#15HorshamVIC
- 298#16WendoureeVIC
- 288#17PortlandVIC
- 281#18NorlaneVIC
- 280#19DrouinVIC
- 267#20Kangaroo FlatVIC
- 263#21RobinvaleVIC
- 248#22SebastopolVIC
- 245#23MoeVIC
- 235#24HastingsVIC
- 232#25HamiltonVIC
- 225#26Golden SquareVIC
- 213#27Red CliffsVIC
- 207#28HealesvilleVIC
- 197#29BenallaVIC
- 193#30MaryboroughVIC
- 193#31SeymourVIC
- 187#32EaglehawkVIC
- 185#33Lakes EntranceVIC
- 177#34KyabramVIC
- 176#35California GullyVIC
- 169#36KiallaVIC
- 152#37ColacVIC
- 151#38MerbeinVIC
- 146#39IrympleVIC
- 140#40ChurchillVIC
- 138#41Frankston NorthVIC
- 137#42OrbostVIC
- 135#43KerangVIC
- 135#44Long GullyVIC
- 124#45CobramVIC
- 122#46HeywoodVIC
- 119#47North BendigoVIC
- 118#48Ballarat EastVIC
- 118#49DelacombeVIC
- 118#50WhittingtonVIC
- 116#51AraratVIC
- 115#52BendigoVIC
- 112#53BroadfordVIC
- 110#54White HillsVIC
- 108#55EpsomVIC
- 108#56TaturaVIC
- 108#57WonthaggiVIC
- 108#58YarrawongaVIC
- 96#59HuntlyVIC
- 95#60StrathdaleVIC
- 94#61MaffraVIC
- 92#62EastwoodVIC
- 92#63NumurkahVIC
- 90#64NewcombVIC
- 86#65Capel SoundVIC
- 85#66Crib PointVIC
- 84#67CurlewisVIC
- 81#68East BairnsdaleVIC
- 81#69Shepparton NorthVIC
- 77#70Maiden GullyVIC
- 76#71Jackass FlatVIC
- 73#72Toorloo ArmVIC
- 72#73AscotVIC
- 72#74BarandudaVIC
- 71#75North WonthaggiVIC
- 70#76Flora HillVIC
- 69#77Brown HillVIC
- 69#78Miners RestVIC
- 69#79NathaliaVIC
- 68#80RedanVIC
- 67#81Koo Wee RupVIC
- 64#82Spring GullyVIC
- 62#83PuckapunyalVIC
- 61#84MansfieldVIC
- 61#85PearcedaleVIC
- 61#86RochesterVIC
- 60#87Woori YallockVIC
- 59#88EuroaVIC
- 59#89TongalaVIC
- 59#90TrafalgarVIC
- 58#91St Albans ParkVIC
- 56#92Mount PleasantVIC
- 54#93WarracknabealVIC
- 53#94BitternVIC
- 53#95PaynesvilleVIC
- 52#96AlexandraVIC
- 51#97RutherglenVIC
- 49#98KoroitVIC
- 48#99NagambieVIC
- 47#100Badger CreekVIC
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | COUNT | % OF POP | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mildura | VIC | 1,810 | 34,565 | 5.2% |
| 2 | Shepparton | VIC | 1,332 | 32,067 | 4.2% |
| 3 | Wodonga | VIC | 653 | 20,259 | 3.2% |
| 4 | Warrnambool | VIC | 635 | 31,308 | 2.0% |
| 5 | Echuca | VIC | 608 | 15,056 | 4.0% |
| 6 | Mooroopna | VIC | 587 | 8,312 | 7.1% |
| 7 | West Wodonga | VIC | 536 | 14,794 | 3.6% |
| 8 | Bairnsdale | VIC | 449 | 7,905 | 5.7% |
| 9 | Swan Hill | VIC | 420 | 11,186 | 3.8% |
| 10 | Traralgon | VIC | 413 | 26,907 | 1.5% |
| 11 | Wangaratta | VIC | 408 | 19,214 | 2.1% |
| 12 | Morwell | VIC | 389 | 14,389 | 2.7% |
| 13 | Corio | VIC | 381 | 15,497 | 2.5% |
| 14 | Sale | VIC | 359 | 14,296 | 2.5% |
| 15 | Horsham | VIC | 313 | 15,134 | 2.1% |
| 16 | Wendouree | VIC | 298 | 10,376 | 2.9% |
| 17 | Portland | VIC | 288 | 10,016 | 2.9% |
| 18 | Norlane | VIC | 281 | 8,682 | 3.2% |
| 19 | Drouin | VIC | 280 | 15,287 | 1.8% |
| 20 | Kangaroo Flat | VIC | 267 | 11,328 | 2.4% |
| 21 | Robinvale | VIC | 263 | 3,497 | 7.5% |
| 22 | Sebastopol | VIC | 248 | 10,194 | 2.4% |
| 23 | Moe | VIC | 245 | 9,375 | 2.6% |
| 24 | Hastings | VIC | 235 | 10,369 | 2.3% |
| 25 | Hamilton | VIC | 232 | 10,346 | 2.2% |
| 26 | Golden Square | VIC | 225 | 9,220 | 2.4% |
| 27 | Red Cliffs | VIC | 213 | 5,294 | 4.0% |
| 28 | Healesville | VIC | 207 | 7,589 | 2.7% |
| 29 | Benalla | VIC | 197 | 10,822 | 1.8% |
| 30 | Maryborough | VIC | 193 | 8,160 | 2.4% |
| 31 | Seymour | VIC | 193 | 6,569 | 2.9% |
| 32 | Eaglehawk | VIC | 187 | 5,538 | 3.4% |
| 33 | Lakes Entrance | VIC | 185 | 5,145 | 3.6% |
| 34 | Kyabram | VIC | 177 | 7,416 | 2.4% |
| 35 | California Gully | VIC | 176 | 4,476 | 3.9% |
| 36 | Kialla | VIC | 169 | 8,667 | 1.9% |
| 37 | Colac | VIC | 152 | 9,243 | 1.6% |
| 38 | Merbein | VIC | 151 | 2,770 | 5.5% |
| 39 | Irymple | VIC | 146 | 5,977 | 2.4% |
| 40 | Churchill | VIC | 140 | 4,924 | 2.8% |
| 41 | Frankston North | VIC | 138 | 5,711 | 2.4% |
| 42 | Orbost | VIC | 137 | 2,264 | 6.1% |
| 43 | Kerang | VIC | 135 | 3,960 | 3.4% |
| 44 | Long Gully | VIC | 135 | 3,420 | 3.9% |
| 45 | Cobram | VIC | 124 | 6,148 | 2.0% |
| 46 | Heywood | VIC | 122 | 1,815 | 6.7% |
| 47 | North Bendigo | VIC | 119 | 4,277 | 2.8% |
| 48 | Ballarat East | VIC | 118 | 5,937 | 2.0% |
| 49 | Delacombe | VIC | 118 | 5,408 | 2.2% |
| 50 | Whittington | VIC | 118 | 3,990 | 3.0% |
| 51 | Ararat | VIC | 116 | 8,500 | 1.4% |
| 52 | Bendigo | VIC | 115 | 5,652 | 2.0% |
| 53 | Broadford | VIC | 112 | 4,592 | 2.4% |
| 54 | White Hills | VIC | 110 | 3,620 | 3.0% |
| 55 | Epsom | VIC | 108 | 5,014 | 2.2% |
| 56 | Tatura | VIC | 108 | 4,955 | 2.2% |
| 57 | Wonthaggi | VIC | 108 | 5,215 | 2.1% |
| 58 | Yarrawonga | VIC | 108 | 8,661 | 1.2% |
| 59 | Huntly | VIC | 96 | 3,585 | 2.7% |
| 60 | Strathdale | VIC | 95 | 5,756 | 1.7% |
| 61 | Maffra | VIC | 94 | 5,384 | 1.7% |
| 62 | Eastwood | VIC | 92 | 2,855 | 3.2% |
| 63 | Numurkah | VIC | 92 | 4,604 | 2.0% |
| 64 | Newcomb | VIC | 90 | 4,704 | 1.9% |
| 65 | Capel Sound | VIC | 86 | 5,246 | 1.6% |
| 66 | Crib Point | VIC | 85 | 3,343 | 2.5% |
| 67 | Curlewis | VIC | 84 | 4,175 | 2.0% |
| 68 | East Bairnsdale | VIC | 81 | 1,352 | 6.0% |
| 69 | Shepparton North | VIC | 81 | 2,048 | 4.0% |
| 70 | Maiden Gully | VIC | 77 | 5,407 | 1.4% |
| 71 | Jackass Flat | VIC | 76 | 1,907 | 4.0% |
| 72 | Toorloo Arm | VIC | 73 | 509 | 14.3% |
| 73 | Ascot | VIC | 72 | 93 | 77.4% |
| 74 | Baranduda | VIC | 72 | 3,041 | 2.4% |
| 75 | North Wonthaggi | VIC | 71 | 3,475 | 2.0% |
| 76 | Flora Hill | VIC | 70 | 3,989 | 1.8% |
| 77 | Brown Hill | VIC | 69 | 4,489 | 1.5% |
| 78 | Miners Rest | VIC | 69 | 3,829 | 1.8% |
| 79 | Nathalia | VIC | 69 | 1,982 | 3.5% |
| 80 | Redan | VIC | 68 | 3,000 | 2.3% |
| 81 | Koo Wee Rup | VIC | 67 | 4,047 | 1.7% |
| 82 | Spring Gully | VIC | 64 | 3,092 | 2.1% |
| 83 | Puckapunyal | VIC | 62 | 1,108 | 5.6% |
| 84 | Mansfield | VIC | 61 | 5,541 | 1.1% |
| 85 | Pearcedale | VIC | 61 | 3,867 | 1.6% |
| 86 | Rochester | VIC | 61 | 3,154 | 1.9% |
| 87 | Woori Yallock | VIC | 60 | 2,964 | 2.0% |
| 88 | Euroa | VIC | 59 | 3,508 | 1.7% |
| 89 | Tongala | VIC | 59 | 1,973 | 3.0% |
| 90 | Trafalgar | VIC | 59 | 4,349 | 1.4% |
| 91 | St Albans Park | VIC | 58 | 4,942 | 1.2% |
| 92 | Mount Pleasant | VIC | 56 | 2,225 | 2.5% |
| 93 | Warracknabeal | VIC | 54 | 2,359 | 2.3% |
| 94 | Bittern | VIC | 53 | 4,276 | 1.2% |
| 95 | Paynesville | VIC | 53 | 3,636 | 1.5% |
| 96 | Alexandra | VIC | 52 | 2,801 | 1.9% |
| 97 | Rutherglen | VIC | 51 | 2,579 | 2.0% |
| 98 | Koroit | VIC | 49 | 2,184 | 2.2% |
| 99 | Nagambie | VIC | 48 | 2,254 | 2.1% |
| 100 | Badger Creek | VIC | 47 | 1,610 | 2.9% |
Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population FAQ
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What does this Aboriginal Australian ranking show?
This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Aboriginal Australian resident counts, based on Census 2021 demographic data.
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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.
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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.
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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.