What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Chinese 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 Chinese Population — NSW

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

Top suburb

HurstvilleNSW

Leading count

14,691

% of population

47.1%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population

NSW suburbs with the highest number of Chinese 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 chinese 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 Hurstville and #2 Epping 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	Hurstville	NSW	14,691	31,162	47.1%
2	Epping	NSW	11,927	29,551	40.4%
3	Carlingford	NSW	11,395	28,044	40.6%
4	Chatswood	NSW	10,836	25,553	42.4%
5	Eastwood	NSW	9,129	18,695	48.8%
6	Campsie	NSW	9,005	26,132	34.5%
7	Burwood	NSW	8,801	18,224	48.3%
8	Auburn	NSW	8,574	39,333	21.8%
9	Castle Hill	NSW	8,248	40,874	20.2%
10	Ryde	NSW	7,097	31,907	22.2%
11	Baulkham Hills	NSW	6,566	37,415	17.5%
12	Lidcombe	NSW	6,540	23,663	27.6%
13	Cabramatta	NSW	5,891	21,142	27.9%
14	Mascot	NSW	5,755	21,591	26.7%
15	Strathfield	NSW	5,635	25,915	21.7%
16	Hornsby	NSW	5,226	22,462	23.3%
17	Ashfield	NSW	5,079	23,012	22.1%
18	Rhodes	NSW	4,951	11,453	43.2%
19	Sydney	NSW	4,840	16,667	29.0%
20	Cherrybrook	NSW	4,837	19,082	25.3%
21	Parramatta	NSW	4,621	30,211	15.3%
22	Zetland	NSW	4,144	12,622	32.8%
23	Riverwood	NSW	4,141	12,793	32.4%
24	Wentworth Point	NSW	4,018	12,703	31.6%
25	Marsfield	NSW	4,000	12,492	32.0%
26	St Ives	NSW	3,941	18,384	21.4%
27	Maroubra	NSW	3,873	30,722	12.6%
28	West Pennant Hills	NSW	3,850	16,620	23.2%
29	Bankstown	NSW	3,784	34,933	10.8%
30	Wolli Creek	NSW	3,777	10,654	35.5%
31	Kellyville	NSW	3,706	27,011	13.7%
32	Haymarket	NSW	3,399	8,305	40.9%
33	Macquarie Park	NSW	3,333	11,071	30.1%
34	Killara	NSW	3,303	10,620	31.1%
35	North Ryde	NSW	3,288	14,043	23.4%
36	Berala	NSW	3,274	8,757	37.4%
37	West Ryde	NSW	3,259	13,171	24.7%
38	Merrylands	NSW	3,255	32,472	10.0%
39	Lindfield	NSW	3,210	10,943	29.3%
40	Beverly Hills	NSW	3,188	10,483	30.4%
41	Pymble	NSW	3,177	11,775	27.0%
42	Waterloo	NSW	3,136	16,379	19.1%
43	Penshurst	NSW	3,084	12,592	24.5%
44	Wahroonga	NSW	3,048	17,853	17.1%
45	Gordon	NSW	3,037	8,795	34.5%
46	Kingsford	NSW	2,812	13,492	20.8%
47	Chippendale	NSW	2,735	7,803	35.1%
48	Bexley	NSW	2,703	19,646	13.8%
49	Kogarah	NSW	2,700	16,416	16.4%
50	Homebush	NSW	2,699	11,660	23.1%
51	Blacktown	NSW	2,696	50,961	5.3%
52	Rosebery	NSW	2,686	13,533	19.8%
53	Canley Vale	NSW	2,685	10,300	26.1%
54	Canley Heights	NSW	2,606	12,320	21.2%
55	Roseville	NSW	2,540	10,340	24.6%
56	Croydon	NSW	2,496	10,755	23.2%
57	Kingsgrove	NSW	2,459	12,881	19.1%
58	Padstow	NSW	2,432	14,017	17.4%
59	Artarmon	NSW	2,376	9,417	25.2%
60	Turramurra	NSW	2,372	12,850	18.5%
61	Beecroft	NSW	2,370	10,291	23.0%
62	Carlton	NSW	2,328	10,631	21.9%
63	Ultimo	NSW	2,328	7,410	31.4%
64	Ermington	NSW	2,313	12,686	18.2%
65	Pyrmont	NSW	2,250	12,658	17.8%
66	Homebush West	NSW	2,205	9,108	24.2%
67	Granville	NSW	2,179	16,716	13.0%
68	Kensington	NSW	2,139	11,927	17.9%
69	Revesby	NSW	2,056	15,268	13.5%
70	North Rocks	NSW	2,033	9,136	22.3%
71	Waitara	NSW	1,998	7,837	25.5%
72	Rockdale	NSW	1,984	15,475	12.8%
73	North Kellyville	NSW	1,925	17,401	11.1%
74	Mortdale	NSW	1,922	10,745	17.9%
75	Concord	NSW	1,921	14,551	13.2%
76	Fairfield	NSW	1,903	18,596	10.2%
77	Lane Cove North	NSW	1,897	11,773	16.1%
78	St Leonards	NSW	1,889	7,212	26.2%
79	Peakhurst	NSW	1,878	12,079	15.5%
80	Randwick	NSW	1,864	28,943	6.4%
81	Marrickville	NSW	1,837	26,570	6.9%
82	South Hurstville	NSW	1,811	5,221	34.7%
83	Narwee	NSW	1,785	5,411	33.0%
84	Mosman	NSW	1,765	28,329	6.2%
85	Lane Cove	NSW	1,735	12,363	14.0%
86	Chester Hill	NSW	1,717	14,007	12.3%
87	Oatley	NSW	1,714	10,664	16.1%
88	Bella Vista	NSW	1,682	8,384	20.1%
89	Dundas Valley	NSW	1,614	5,875	27.5%
90	Guildford	NSW	1,592	24,091	6.6%
91	Telopea	NSW	1,554	5,356	29.0%
92	Canterbury	NSW	1,550	9,430	16.4%
93	Newington	NSW	1,501	5,648	26.6%
94	Croydon Park	NSW	1,497	10,929	13.7%
95	Allawah	NSW	1,493	5,351	27.9%
96	Surry Hills	NSW	1,488	15,828	9.4%
97	Liverpool	NSW	1,468	31,078	4.7%
98	Pennant Hills	NSW	1,444	7,588	19.0%
99	Cabramatta West	NSW	1,441	7,822	18.4%
100	Belmore	NSW	1,440	13,781	10.4%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population FAQ

What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Chinese 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.