What does this Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest 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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Top Suburbs by Australian Population — NSW

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

Top suburb

Port MacquarieNSW

Leading count

19,118

% of population

40.1%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Australian Population

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

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by 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 Port Macquarie and #2 Dubbo 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	Port Macquarie	NSW	19,118	47,693	40.1%
2	Dubbo	NSW	17,540	43,516	40.3%
3	Orange	NSW	17,067	41,232	41.4%
4	Goulburn	NSW	9,889	23,963	41.3%
5	Coffs Harbour	NSW	9,692	27,089	35.8%
6	Glenmore Park	NSW	9,438	25,021	37.7%
7	Armidale	NSW	8,376	23,967	34.9%
8	Baulkham Hills	NSW	8,149	37,415	21.8%
9	Blacktown	NSW	8,011	50,961	15.7%
10	Castle Hill	NSW	7,924	40,874	19.4%
11	Engadine	NSW	7,835	17,736	44.2%
12	Broken Hill	NSW	7,647	17,706	43.2%
13	Mosman	NSW	7,582	28,329	26.8%
14	Taree	NSW	6,952	16,715	41.6%
15	Umina Beach	NSW	6,819	17,372	39.3%
16	Cessnock	NSW	6,514	16,300	40.0%
17	Cranebrook	NSW	6,464	15,779	41.0%
18	Randwick	NSW	6,426	28,943	22.2%
19	Banora Point	NSW	6,259	16,460	38.0%
20	Cronulla	NSW	5,987	17,899	33.4%
21	Marrickville	NSW	5,973	26,570	22.5%
22	Maroubra	NSW	5,909	30,722	19.2%
23	Raymond Terrace	NSW	5,894	13,453	43.8%
24	Quakers Hill	NSW	5,893	27,893	21.1%
25	Albion Park	NSW	5,863	13,826	42.4%
26	Forster	NSW	5,784	14,187	40.8%
27	Rutherford	NSW	5,735	13,091	43.8%
28	Kellyville	NSW	5,733	27,011	21.2%
29	Goonellabah	NSW	5,514	13,351	41.3%
30	Penrith	NSW	5,499	17,966	30.6%
31	Muswellbrook	NSW	5,429	12,272	44.2%
32	Charlestown	NSW	5,422	13,601	39.9%
33	Bateau Bay	NSW	5,287	12,516	42.2%
34	Medowie	NSW	5,283	10,879	48.6%
35	Miranda	NSW	5,253	17,942	29.3%
36	Dee Why	NSW	5,233	23,354	22.4%
37	Inverell	NSW	5,233	12,057	43.4%
38	Wollongong	NSW	5,192	20,446	25.4%
39	Griffith	NSW	5,186	19,505	26.6%
40	Wallsend	NSW	5,185	13,244	39.1%
41	Woonona	NSW	5,161	12,374	41.7%
42	Parkes	NSW	5,133	11,324	45.3%
43	East Maitland	NSW	5,082	11,860	42.8%
44	Caringbah South	NSW	5,020	13,168	38.1%
45	Mudgee	NSW	5,013	11,457	43.8%
46	Thornton	NSW	4,946	10,690	46.3%
47	Greystanes	NSW	4,941	23,511	21.0%
48	Lavington	NSW	4,883	13,073	37.4%
49	South Penrith	NSW	4,863	12,005	40.5%
50	Ryde	NSW	4,857	31,907	15.2%
51	Grafton	NSW	4,833	10,563	45.8%
52	Young	NSW	4,724	10,610	44.5%
53	Frenchs Forest	NSW	4,682	14,267	32.8%
54	Thurgoona	NSW	4,679	11,028	42.4%
55	Casino	NSW	4,667	10,930	42.7%
56	Gunnedah	NSW	4,640	10,359	44.8%
57	Merewether	NSW	4,633	11,788	39.3%
58	Mount Annan	NSW	4,522	11,784	38.4%
59	Wahroonga	NSW	4,518	17,853	25.3%
60	Terrigal	NSW	4,517	12,730	35.5%
61	Dapto	NSW	4,491	10,954	41.0%
62	Kelso	NSW	4,420	10,039	44.0%
63	Cowra	NSW	4,418	10,145	43.5%
64	Harrington Park	NSW	4,342	13,332	32.6%
65	Caringbah	NSW	4,325	12,575	34.4%
66	Cameron Park	NSW	4,282	9,977	42.9%
67	New Lambton	NSW	4,276	10,651	40.1%
68	Woy Woy	NSW	4,210	11,072	38.0%
69	Figtree	NSW	4,159	12,335	33.7%
70	Leichhardt	NSW	4,145	15,158	27.3%
71	Seven Hills	NSW	4,126	20,095	20.5%
72	Berkeley Vale	NSW	4,068	8,951	45.4%
73	Oran Park	NSW	4,049	17,624	23.0%
74	Manly	NSW	4,041	16,296	24.8%
75	Hornsby	NSW	3,978	22,462	17.7%
76	Campbelltown	NSW	3,976	16,577	24.0%
77	Newtown	NSW	3,963	14,690	27.0%
78	Sutherland	NSW	3,924	11,570	33.9%
79	Spring Farm	NSW	3,923	9,868	39.8%
80	Wyoming	NSW	3,893	10,111	38.5%
81	Nowra	NSW	3,871	9,956	38.9%
82	Horsley	NSW	3,802	9,437	40.3%
83	Jerrabomberra	NSW	3,801	9,601	39.6%
84	Kirrawee	NSW	3,772	11,007	34.3%
85	St Ives	NSW	3,742	18,384	20.4%
86	Ballina	NSW	3,721	9,735	38.2%
87	Menai	NSW	3,720	10,419	35.7%
88	Mona Vale	NSW	3,670	10,877	33.7%
89	Forbes	NSW	3,665	8,157	44.9%
90	Bowral	NSW	3,657	10,764	34.0%
91	Gorokan	NSW	3,608	8,624	41.8%
92	Narrabri	NSW	3,601	7,327	49.1%
93	Moss Vale	NSW	3,600	9,310	38.7%
94	West Pennant Hills	NSW	3,595	16,620	21.6%
95	Merrylands	NSW	3,547	32,472	10.9%
96	Avalon Beach	NSW	3,546	10,379	34.2%
97	Greenacre	NSW	3,535	26,314	13.4%
98	Jordan Springs	NSW	3,525	11,772	29.9%
99	Winston Hills	NSW	3,497	12,123	28.8%
100	North Kellyville	NSW	3,484	17,401	20.0%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Australian Population FAQ

What does this Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest 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.