Top Suburbs by German Population — NSW
NSW suburbs with the highest number of German ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.
Top Suburbs by German Population
NSW suburbs with the highest number of German ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021. — NSW
This list works best when you want to understand where a particular ancestry group has the largest visible footprint in NSW.
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.
- 1,970#1Port MacquarieNSW
- 1,542#2OrangeNSW
- 1,339#3DubboNSW
- 1,152#4MosmanNSW
- 1,120#5ArmidaleNSW
- 1,101#6RandwickNSW
- 1,018#7Coffs HarbourNSW
- 970#8LavingtonNSW
- 899#9MaroubraNSW
- 895#10ManlyNSW
- 859#11Dee WhyNSW
- 813#12ThurgoonaNSW
- 802#13Broken HillNSW
- 778#14GoulburnNSW
- 776#15WollongongNSW
- 737#16CronullaNSW
- 731#17Albion ParkNSW
- 693#18NewtownNSW
- 684#19Banora PointNSW
- 625#20EngadineNSW
- 614#21WahroongaNSW
- 611#22PenrithNSW
- 610#23CharlestownNSW
- 609#24Surry HillsNSW
- 601#25CoogeeNSW
- 598#26Frenchs ForestNSW
- 592#27Bondi BeachNSW
- 592#28LeichhardtNSW
- 591#29St IvesNSW
- 586#30PaddingtonNSW
- 572#31TareeNSW
- 568#32GoonellabahNSW
- 567#33CessnockNSW
- 548#34Raymond TerraceNSW
- 548#35Umina BeachNSW
- 544#36RutherfordNSW
- 543#37East MaitlandNSW
- 528#38WallsendNSW
- 509#39RedfernNSW
- 507#40MerewetherNSW
- 506#41ForsterNSW
- 502#42CranebrookNSW
- 498#43GraftonNSW
- 497#44KatoombaNSW
- 493#45WoononaNSW
- 491#46MudgeeNSW
- 489#47Avalon BeachNSW
- 483#48InverellNSW
- 482#49MirandaNSW
- 468#50Bellevue HillNSW
- 468#51North AlburyNSW
- 465#52GriffithNSW
- 464#53DarlinghurstNSW
- 464#54MedowieNSW
- 458#55JerrabomberraNSW
- 456#56DaptoNSW
- 455#57Mona ValeNSW
- 455#58TemoraNSW
- 448#59ThorntonNSW
- 446#60New LambtonNSW
- 443#61WaterlooNSW
- 441#62Caringbah SouthNSW
- 437#63FigtreeNSW
- 436#64CremorneNSW
- 433#65MuswellbrookNSW
- 430#66BondiNSW
- 430#67East AlburyNSW
- 429#68GlebeNSW
- 429#69NewportNSW
- 427#70TerrigalNSW
- 425#71ErskinevilleNSW
- 421#72CasinoNSW
- 420#73BowralNSW
- 418#74FreshwaterNSW
- 413#75ParkesNSW
- 410#76GunnedahNSW
- 408#77LeetonNSW
- 407#78BallinaNSW
- 407#79Warners BayNSW
- 405#80North BondiNSW
- 403#81BalmainNSW
- 395#82Neutral BayNSW
- 393#83Byron BayNSW
- 392#84CaringbahNSW
- 392#85Harrington ParkNSW
- 390#86AlburyNSW
- 390#87Lennox HeadNSW
- 390#88Wagga WaggaNSW
- 389#89CoomaNSW
- 384#90South PenrithNSW
- 382#91Rose BayNSW
- 381#92AnnandaleNSW
- 381#93PottsvilleNSW
- 379#94SutherlandNSW
- 377#95Bondi JunctionNSW
- 377#96Tweed HeadsNSW
- 376#97Lane CoveNSW
- 374#98Bateau BayNSW
- 373#99KooringalNSW
- 372#100TurramurraNSW
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | COUNT | % OF POP | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Macquarie | NSW | 1,970 | 47,693 | 4.1% |
| 2 | Orange | NSW | 1,542 | 41,232 | 3.7% |
| 3 | Dubbo | NSW | 1,339 | 43,516 | 3.1% |
| 4 | Mosman | NSW | 1,152 | 28,329 | 4.1% |
| 5 | Armidale | NSW | 1,120 | 23,967 | 4.7% |
| 6 | Randwick | NSW | 1,101 | 28,943 | 3.8% |
| 7 | Coffs Harbour | NSW | 1,018 | 27,089 | 3.8% |
| 8 | Lavington | NSW | 970 | 13,073 | 7.4% |
| 9 | Maroubra | NSW | 899 | 30,722 | 2.9% |
| 10 | Manly | NSW | 895 | 16,296 | 5.5% |
| 11 | Dee Why | NSW | 859 | 23,354 | 3.7% |
| 12 | Thurgoona | NSW | 813 | 11,028 | 7.4% |
| 13 | Broken Hill | NSW | 802 | 17,706 | 4.5% |
| 14 | Goulburn | NSW | 778 | 23,963 | 3.2% |
| 15 | Wollongong | NSW | 776 | 20,446 | 3.8% |
| 16 | Cronulla | NSW | 737 | 17,899 | 4.1% |
| 17 | Albion Park | NSW | 731 | 13,826 | 5.3% |
| 18 | Newtown | NSW | 693 | 14,690 | 4.7% |
| 19 | Banora Point | NSW | 684 | 16,460 | 4.2% |
| 20 | Engadine | NSW | 625 | 17,736 | 3.5% |
| 21 | Wahroonga | NSW | 614 | 17,853 | 3.4% |
| 22 | Penrith | NSW | 611 | 17,966 | 3.4% |
| 23 | Charlestown | NSW | 610 | 13,601 | 4.5% |
| 24 | Surry Hills | NSW | 609 | 15,828 | 3.8% |
| 25 | Coogee | NSW | 601 | 14,634 | 4.1% |
| 26 | Frenchs Forest | NSW | 598 | 14,267 | 4.2% |
| 27 | Bondi Beach | NSW | 592 | 11,513 | 5.1% |
| 28 | Leichhardt | NSW | 592 | 15,158 | 3.9% |
| 29 | St Ives | NSW | 591 | 18,384 | 3.2% |
| 30 | Paddington | NSW | 586 | 12,701 | 4.6% |
| 31 | Taree | NSW | 572 | 16,715 | 3.4% |
| 32 | Goonellabah | NSW | 568 | 13,351 | 4.3% |
| 33 | Cessnock | NSW | 567 | 16,300 | 3.5% |
| 34 | Raymond Terrace | NSW | 548 | 13,453 | 4.1% |
| 35 | Umina Beach | NSW | 548 | 17,372 | 3.2% |
| 36 | Rutherford | NSW | 544 | 13,091 | 4.2% |
| 37 | East Maitland | NSW | 543 | 11,860 | 4.6% |
| 38 | Wallsend | NSW | 528 | 13,244 | 4.0% |
| 39 | Redfern | NSW | 509 | 13,072 | 3.9% |
| 40 | Merewether | NSW | 507 | 11,788 | 4.3% |
| 41 | Forster | NSW | 506 | 14,187 | 3.6% |
| 42 | Cranebrook | NSW | 502 | 15,779 | 3.2% |
| 43 | Grafton | NSW | 498 | 10,563 | 4.7% |
| 44 | Katoomba | NSW | 497 | 8,268 | 6.0% |
| 45 | Woonona | NSW | 493 | 12,374 | 4.0% |
| 46 | Mudgee | NSW | 491 | 11,457 | 4.3% |
| 47 | Avalon Beach | NSW | 489 | 10,379 | 4.7% |
| 48 | Inverell | NSW | 483 | 12,057 | 4.0% |
| 49 | Miranda | NSW | 482 | 17,942 | 2.7% |
| 50 | Bellevue Hill | NSW | 468 | 10,590 | 4.4% |
| 51 | North Albury | NSW | 468 | 6,232 | 7.5% |
| 52 | Griffith | NSW | 465 | 19,505 | 2.4% |
| 53 | Darlinghurst | NSW | 464 | 10,615 | 4.4% |
| 54 | Medowie | NSW | 464 | 10,879 | 4.3% |
| 55 | Jerrabomberra | NSW | 458 | 9,601 | 4.8% |
| 56 | Dapto | NSW | 456 | 10,954 | 4.2% |
| 57 | Mona Vale | NSW | 455 | 10,877 | 4.2% |
| 58 | Temora | NSW | 455 | 4,706 | 9.7% |
| 59 | Thornton | NSW | 448 | 10,690 | 4.2% |
| 60 | New Lambton | NSW | 446 | 10,651 | 4.2% |
| 61 | Waterloo | NSW | 443 | 16,379 | 2.7% |
| 62 | Caringbah South | NSW | 441 | 13,168 | 3.3% |
| 63 | Figtree | NSW | 437 | 12,335 | 3.5% |
| 64 | Cremorne | NSW | 436 | 11,263 | 3.9% |
| 65 | Muswellbrook | NSW | 433 | 12,272 | 3.5% |
| 66 | Bondi | NSW | 430 | 10,411 | 4.1% |
| 67 | East Albury | NSW | 430 | 6,224 | 6.9% |
| 68 | Glebe | NSW | 429 | 11,680 | 3.7% |
| 69 | Newport | NSW | 429 | 9,659 | 4.4% |
| 70 | Terrigal | NSW | 427 | 12,730 | 3.4% |
| 71 | Erskineville | NSW | 425 | 9,657 | 4.4% |
| 72 | Casino | NSW | 421 | 10,930 | 3.9% |
| 73 | Bowral | NSW | 420 | 10,764 | 3.9% |
| 74 | Freshwater | NSW | 418 | 9,186 | 4.6% |
| 75 | Parkes | NSW | 413 | 11,324 | 3.6% |
| 76 | Gunnedah | NSW | 410 | 10,359 | 4.0% |
| 77 | Leeton | NSW | 408 | 9,170 | 4.4% |
| 78 | Ballina | NSW | 407 | 9,735 | 4.2% |
| 79 | Warners Bay | NSW | 407 | 8,237 | 4.9% |
| 80 | North Bondi | NSW | 405 | 9,290 | 4.4% |
| 81 | Balmain | NSW | 403 | 10,454 | 3.9% |
| 82 | Neutral Bay | NSW | 395 | 10,090 | 3.9% |
| 83 | Byron Bay | NSW | 393 | 6,330 | 6.2% |
| 84 | Caringbah | NSW | 392 | 12,575 | 3.1% |
| 85 | Harrington Park | NSW | 392 | 13,332 | 2.9% |
| 86 | Albury | NSW | 390 | 4,955 | 7.9% |
| 87 | Lennox Head | NSW | 390 | 7,687 | 5.1% |
| 88 | Wagga Wagga | NSW | 390 | 7,198 | 5.4% |
| 89 | Cooma | NSW | 389 | 6,715 | 5.8% |
| 90 | South Penrith | NSW | 384 | 12,005 | 3.2% |
| 91 | Rose Bay | NSW | 382 | 9,911 | 3.9% |
| 92 | Annandale | NSW | 381 | 9,487 | 4.0% |
| 93 | Pottsville | NSW | 381 | 7,238 | 5.3% |
| 94 | Sutherland | NSW | 379 | 11,570 | 3.3% |
| 95 | Bondi Junction | NSW | 377 | 10,361 | 3.6% |
| 96 | Tweed Heads | NSW | 377 | 9,176 | 4.1% |
| 97 | Lane Cove | NSW | 376 | 12,363 | 3.0% |
| 98 | Bateau Bay | NSW | 374 | 12,516 | 3.0% |
| 99 | Kooringal | NSW | 373 | 7,404 | 5.0% |
| 100 | Turramurra | NSW | 372 | 12,850 | 2.9% |
Top Suburbs by German Population FAQ
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What does this German ranking show?
This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest German 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.