What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows SA 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 · SA · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population — SA

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

Top suburb

AdelaideSA

Leading count

4,636

% of population

25.5%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population

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

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 SA.

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 Adelaide and #2 Magill 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	Adelaide	SA	4,636	18,202	25.5%
2	Magill	SA	1,358	9,693	14.0%
3	Mawson Lakes	SA	1,273	13,794	9.2%
4	Campbelltown	SA	1,158	9,263	12.5%
5	Lightsview	SA	1,012	6,090	16.6%
6	Rostrevor	SA	943	8,452	11.2%
7	Prospect	SA	746	14,584	5.1%
8	Klemzig	SA	637	6,713	9.5%
9	Tranmere	SA	576	4,136	13.9%
10	Linden Park	SA	514	2,367	21.7%
11	Paradise	SA	514	7,217	7.1%
12	Athelstone	SA	511	9,601	5.3%
13	Windsor Gardens	SA	509	5,827	8.7%
14	South Plympton	SA	494	4,721	10.5%
15	Hectorville	SA	487	4,241	11.5%
16	Norwood	SA	482	6,354	7.6%
17	Glenside	SA	437	2,852	15.3%
18	Mitchell Park	SA	433	5,754	7.5%
19	Plympton	SA	419	5,459	7.7%
20	Ferryden Park	SA	414	4,495	9.2%
21	Beaumont	SA	408	2,731	14.9%
22	Mansfield Park	SA	397	4,608	8.6%
23	Glenunga	SA	394	2,184	18.0%
24	St Georges	SA	385	1,726	22.3%
25	Hallett Cove	SA	384	12,512	3.1%
26	Newton	SA	380	5,117	7.4%
27	Northgate	SA	377	3,184	11.8%
28	North Adelaide	SA	373	6,823	5.5%
29	Felixstow	SA	356	2,477	14.4%
30	Fullarton	SA	345	4,500	7.7%
31	Burnside	SA	344	3,060	11.2%
32	Kensington Park	SA	343	2,627	13.1%
33	Oakden	SA	339	3,583	9.5%
34	Wattle Park	SA	334	1,885	17.7%
35	Flagstaff Hill	SA	325	10,184	3.2%
36	Hillcrest	SA	322	3,659	8.8%
37	Kilburn	SA	321	5,633	5.7%
38	Parkside	SA	310	5,126	6.0%
39	Edwardstown	SA	308	4,514	6.8%
40	Croydon Park	SA	300	4,230	7.1%
41	Warradale	SA	299	5,801	5.2%
42	Kurralta Park	SA	298	3,139	9.5%
43	Walkerville	SA	296	2,867	10.3%
44	Glen Osmond	SA	295	2,154	13.7%
45	Marden	SA	293	2,645	11.1%
46	Hazelwood Park	SA	282	1,953	14.4%
47	Kensington Gardens	SA	280	2,498	11.2%
48	Broadview	SA	277	4,450	6.2%
49	Plympton Park	SA	276	3,881	7.1%
50	Unley	SA	274	3,997	6.9%
51	Modbury	SA	273	5,593	4.9%
52	Park Holme	SA	273	3,199	8.5%
53	Oaklands Park	SA	269	3,948	6.8%
54	Seacombe Gardens	SA	265	3,373	7.9%
55	St Peters	SA	263	3,231	8.1%
56	Enfield	SA	251	6,204	4.0%
57	Marion	SA	251	4,101	6.1%
58	Ascot Park	SA	248	3,588	6.9%
59	Blair Athol	SA	248	5,274	4.7%
60	Rosslyn Park	SA	244	1,469	16.6%
61	Bedford Park	SA	238	1,882	12.6%
62	Myrtle Bank	SA	235	3,158	7.4%
63	West Lakes	SA	234	6,768	3.5%
64	Brompton	SA	233	3,729	6.2%
65	Clovelly Park	SA	231	3,126	7.4%
66	Gilles Plains	SA	230	4,101	5.6%
67	Vale Park	SA	229	2,452	9.3%
68	Greenacres	SA	228	3,356	6.8%
69	Golden Grove	SA	224	10,299	2.2%
70	Richmond	SA	224	3,474	6.4%
71	Modbury North	SA	221	5,704	3.9%
72	Firle	SA	217	1,508	14.4%
73	Toorak Gardens	SA	216	2,604	8.3%
74	North Plympton	SA	209	3,610	5.8%
75	Woodville Gardens	SA	209	2,412	8.7%
76	Malvern	SA	208	2,713	7.7%
77	Torrensville	SA	208	4,110	5.1%
78	St Clair	SA	206	2,634	7.8%
79	Glandore	SA	205	3,041	6.7%
80	Dernancourt	SA	201	4,063	4.9%
81	Fulham Gardens	SA	197	6,573	3.0%
82	Mile End	SA	195	4,536	4.3%
83	Stonyfell	SA	195	1,266	15.4%
84	Sturt	SA	191	2,787	6.9%
85	Pasadena	SA	190	3,073	6.2%
86	Highgate	SA	188	1,504	12.5%
87	Modbury Heights	SA	186	6,995	2.7%
88	Woodville North	SA	184	2,721	6.8%
89	Glynde	SA	179	2,102	8.5%
90	Valley View	SA	179	6,405	2.8%
91	Tusmore	SA	175	1,503	11.6%
92	Northfield	SA	173	5,043	3.4%
93	Payneham South	SA	169	1,731	9.8%
94	Underdale	SA	167	2,429	6.9%
95	Auldana	SA	166	629	26.4%
96	Dover Gardens	SA	166	3,062	5.4%
97	Highbury	SA	166	6,956	2.4%
98	Payneham	SA	166	2,438	6.8%
99	Bowden	SA	165	1,808	9.1%
100	Wynn Vale	SA	164	7,865	2.1%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population FAQ

What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows SA 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.