What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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 · WA · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population — WA

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

Top suburb

Canning ValeWA

Leading count

6,421

% of population

18.6%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population

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

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 WA.

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 Canning Vale and #2 Willetton 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	Canning Vale	WA	6,421	34,504	18.6%
2	Willetton	WA	5,064	19,262	26.3%
3	Thornlie	WA	2,393	23,665	10.1%
4	Morley	WA	2,196	22,539	9.7%
5	Bull Creek	WA	1,977	8,030	24.6%
6	Dianella	WA	1,977	24,169	8.2%
7	Perth	WA	1,820	13,670	13.3%
8	Winthrop	WA	1,747	6,020	29.0%
9	Southern River	WA	1,658	12,852	12.9%
10	East Perth	WA	1,623	11,681	13.9%
11	Leeming	WA	1,526	10,883	14.0%
12	Piara Waters	WA	1,497	15,029	10.0%
13	Riverton	WA	1,473	6,078	24.2%
14	Nedlands	WA	1,346	10,561	12.7%
15	Harrisdale	WA	1,281	11,667	11.0%
16	Parkwood	WA	1,266	5,995	21.1%
17	Como	WA	1,231	14,786	8.3%
18	Bentley	WA	1,211	9,051	13.4%
19	Success	WA	1,132	11,340	10.0%
20	Wilson	WA	1,129	6,608	17.1%
21	Stirling	WA	1,124	10,165	11.1%
22	Cannington	WA	1,096	6,875	15.9%
23	Mount Pleasant	WA	1,092	7,456	14.6%
24	Kardinya	WA	1,091	9,137	11.9%
25	Applecross	WA	1,017	7,228	14.1%
26	South Perth	WA	1,011	12,596	8.0%
27	Rivervale	WA	1,006	10,897	9.2%
28	Queens Park	WA	973	7,268	13.4%
29	Ballajura	WA	957	18,459	5.2%
30	Booragoon	WA	890	5,684	15.7%
31	Wembley	WA	878	12,061	7.3%
32	East Cannington	WA	862	6,512	13.2%
33	Churchlands	WA	854	3,638	23.5%
34	Beckenham	WA	853	9,092	9.4%
35	Dalkeith	WA	846	4,398	19.2%
36	Langford	WA	812	5,505	14.8%
37	Bateman	WA	808	3,832	21.1%
38	Crawley	WA	804	3,975	20.2%
39	Shelley	WA	804	4,795	16.8%
40	Atwell	WA	800	9,287	8.6%
41	Nollamara	WA	787	12,779	6.2%
42	Ardross	WA	767	4,578	16.8%
43	Yokine	WA	758	12,706	6.0%
44	Maylands	WA	755	13,199	5.7%
45	Victoria Park	WA	732	9,334	7.8%
46	Waterford	WA	723	2,460	29.4%
47	Subiaco	WA	711	9,940	7.2%
48	East Victoria Park	WA	687	10,569	6.5%
49	Rossmoyne	WA	683	3,638	18.8%
50	Noranda	WA	675	8,002	8.4%
51	Bayswater	WA	666	15,288	4.4%
52	Cloverdale	WA	658	8,864	7.4%
53	Claremont	WA	646	9,248	7.0%
54	Murdoch	WA	643	3,352	19.2%
55	Wattle Grove	WA	630	6,547	9.6%
56	Kewdale	WA	626	7,397	8.5%
57	Innaloo	WA	611	9,592	6.4%
58	Belmont	WA	609	6,959	8.8%
59	Beechboro	WA	578	9,112	6.3%
60	Landsdale	WA	575	15,401	3.7%
61	Aubin Grove	WA	574	6,786	8.5%
62	Mount Lawley	WA	568	11,328	5.0%
63	West Perth	WA	549	6,102	9.0%
64	Floreat	WA	545	8,621	6.3%
65	Gosnells	WA	525	21,149	2.5%
66	Lynwood	WA	522	3,541	14.7%
67	Balga	WA	515	13,864	3.7%
68	Treeby	WA	511	4,214	12.1%
69	Carlisle	WA	504	6,733	7.5%
70	Hammond Park	WA	490	6,985	7.0%
71	North Perth	WA	476	9,623	4.9%
72	Mirrabooka	WA	471	8,000	5.9%
73	Duncraig	WA	459	15,982	2.9%
74	Tuart Hill	WA	432	7,541	5.7%
75	Marangaroo	WA	430	10,483	4.1%
76	Manning	WA	410	4,219	9.7%
77	Bedford	WA	405	5,716	7.1%
78	Maddington	WA	404	12,419	3.3%
79	Clarkson	WA	394	13,904	2.8%
80	Balcatta	WA	389	10,813	3.6%
81	St James	WA	389	4,894	7.9%
82	Huntingdale	WA	385	9,021	4.3%
83	Darch	WA	384	7,347	5.2%
84	Mosman Park	WA	375	9,169	4.1%
85	Wembley Downs	WA	373	6,743	5.5%
86	Scarborough	WA	371	17,605	2.1%
87	South Lake	WA	370	5,831	6.3%
88	Karrinyup	WA	368	9,886	3.7%
89	Ferndale	WA	365	4,457	8.2%
90	Madeley	WA	362	6,805	5.3%
91	Mount Claremont	WA	359	4,999	7.2%
92	Karawara	WA	358	1,842	19.4%
93	Brentwood	WA	345	2,153	16.0%
94	Doubleview	WA	340	9,205	3.7%
95	Kingsley	WA	337	13,204	2.6%
96	Mount Hawthorn	WA	329	8,183	4.0%
97	Burswood	WA	328	2,779	11.8%
98	Alexander Heights	WA	325	7,772	4.2%
99	Joondalup	WA	325	9,193	3.5%
100	Shenton Park	WA	318	4,638	6.9%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population FAQ

What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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.