What does this Irish ranking show?

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

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

Top suburb

Port MacquarieNSW

Leading count

6,438

% of population

13.5%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Irish Population

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

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by irish 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 Randwick 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	6,438	47,693	13.5%
2	Randwick	NSW	5,142	28,943	17.8%
3	Orange	NSW	5,135	41,232	12.5%
4	Dubbo	NSW	4,690	43,516	10.8%
5	Mosman	NSW	4,045	28,329	14.3%
6	Maroubra	NSW	3,545	30,722	11.5%
7	Marrickville	NSW	3,166	26,570	11.9%
8	Goulburn	NSW	3,129	23,963	13.1%
9	Coffs Harbour	NSW	3,040	27,089	11.2%
10	Armidale	NSW	2,923	23,967	12.2%
11	Castle Hill	NSW	2,916	40,874	7.1%
12	Coogee	NSW	2,853	14,634	19.5%
13	Cronulla	NSW	2,731	17,899	15.3%
14	Baulkham Hills	NSW	2,703	37,415	7.2%
15	Manly	NSW	2,443	16,296	15.0%
16	Newtown	NSW	2,423	14,690	16.5%
17	Engadine	NSW	2,367	17,736	13.3%
18	Leichhardt	NSW	2,265	15,158	14.9%
19	Umina Beach	NSW	2,264	17,372	13.0%
20	Glenmore Park	NSW	2,212	25,021	8.8%
21	Banora Point	NSW	2,138	16,460	13.0%
22	Dee Why	NSW	2,134	23,354	9.1%
23	Paddington	NSW	2,134	12,701	16.8%
24	Wollongong	NSW	2,116	20,446	10.3%
25	Surry Hills	NSW	1,967	15,828	12.4%
26	Blacktown	NSW	1,958	50,961	3.8%
27	Ashfield	NSW	1,922	23,012	8.4%
28	Balmain	NSW	1,908	10,454	18.3%
29	Miranda	NSW	1,847	17,942	10.3%
30	Dulwich Hill	NSW	1,835	14,046	13.1%
31	Ryde	NSW	1,819	31,907	5.7%
32	Merewether	NSW	1,757	11,788	14.9%
33	Caringbah South	NSW	1,754	13,168	13.3%
34	Bowral	NSW	1,723	10,764	16.0%
35	Terrigal	NSW	1,707	12,730	13.4%
36	Goonellabah	NSW	1,706	13,351	12.8%
37	Charlestown	NSW	1,698	13,601	12.5%
38	Penrith	NSW	1,697	17,966	9.4%
39	Forster	NSW	1,696	14,187	12.0%
40	Wahroonga	NSW	1,690	17,853	9.5%
41	Frenchs Forest	NSW	1,687	14,267	11.8%
42	Bateau Bay	NSW	1,686	12,516	13.5%
43	Kellyville	NSW	1,655	27,011	6.1%
44	Botany	NSW	1,646	12,960	12.7%
45	Drummoyne	NSW	1,631	12,011	13.6%
46	Cranebrook	NSW	1,608	15,779	10.2%
47	Broken Hill	NSW	1,598	17,706	9.0%
48	Glebe	NSW	1,571	11,680	13.5%
49	Waterloo	NSW	1,557	16,379	9.5%
50	Avalon Beach	NSW	1,545	10,379	14.9%
51	Caringbah	NSW	1,530	12,575	12.2%
52	Redfern	NSW	1,530	13,072	11.7%
53	Woonona	NSW	1,526	12,374	12.3%
54	Bondi Beach	NSW	1,516	11,513	13.2%
55	Taree	NSW	1,508	16,715	9.0%
56	New Lambton	NSW	1,506	10,651	14.1%
57	Mascot	NSW	1,503	21,591	7.0%
58	East Maitland	NSW	1,491	11,860	12.6%
59	Cremorne	NSW	1,487	11,263	13.2%
60	Lavington	NSW	1,477	13,073	11.3%
61	Darlinghurst	NSW	1,463	10,615	13.8%
62	Thurgoona	NSW	1,460	11,028	13.2%
63	Katoomba	NSW	1,452	8,268	17.6%
64	Mudgee	NSW	1,449	11,457	12.6%
65	Gladesville	NSW	1,447	12,867	11.2%
66	Lane Cove	NSW	1,434	12,363	11.6%
67	Quakers Hill	NSW	1,430	27,893	5.1%
68	Rozelle	NSW	1,428	8,553	16.7%
69	Annandale	NSW	1,415	9,487	14.9%
70	Erskineville	NSW	1,412	9,657	14.6%
71	Mona Vale	NSW	1,369	10,877	12.6%
72	Raymond Terrace	NSW	1,369	13,453	10.2%
73	Sutherland	NSW	1,360	11,570	11.8%
74	Woy Woy	NSW	1,360	11,072	12.3%
75	Griffith	NSW	1,359	19,505	7.0%
76	Young	NSW	1,359	10,610	12.8%
77	Newport	NSW	1,350	9,659	14.0%
78	St Ives	NSW	1,346	18,384	7.3%
79	Kingscliff	NSW	1,336	8,355	16.0%
80	Albion Park	NSW	1,326	13,826	9.6%
81	Tweed Heads	NSW	1,323	9,176	14.4%
82	Neutral Bay	NSW	1,320	10,090	13.1%
83	Cessnock	NSW	1,314	16,300	8.1%
84	Alexandria	NSW	1,313	9,649	13.6%
85	Springwood	NSW	1,313	8,423	15.6%
86	Kirrawee	NSW	1,310	11,007	11.9%
87	Rosebery	NSW	1,309	13,533	9.7%
88	Hornsby	NSW	1,306	22,462	5.8%
89	Greystanes	NSW	1,301	23,511	5.5%
90	West Pennant Hills	NSW	1,294	16,620	7.8%
91	Kelso	NSW	1,293	10,039	12.9%
92	Camperdown	NSW	1,291	9,381	13.8%
93	Turramurra	NSW	1,289	12,850	10.0%
94	Wallsend	NSW	1,287	13,244	9.7%
95	Lennox Head	NSW	1,285	7,687	16.7%
96	Ballina	NSW	1,284	9,735	13.2%
97	Bondi Junction	NSW	1,283	10,361	12.4%
98	Casino	NSW	1,283	10,930	11.7%
99	Freshwater	NSW	1,280	9,186	13.9%
100	Bondi	NSW	1,279	10,411	12.3%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Irish Population FAQ

What does this Irish ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Irish 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.