What does this Scottish ranking show?

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

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

Top suburb

Port MacquarieNSW

Leading count

5,422

% of population

11.4%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population

NSW suburbs with the highest number of Scottish 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 scottish 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 Orange 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.

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# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Port Macquarie	NSW	5,422	47,693	11.4%
2	Orange	NSW	4,095	41,232	9.9%
3	Dubbo	NSW	3,617	43,516	8.3%
4	Mosman	NSW	3,522	28,329	12.4%
5	Armidale	NSW	2,732	23,967	11.4%
6	Coffs Harbour	NSW	2,660	27,089	9.8%
7	Randwick	NSW	2,573	28,943	8.9%
8	Castle Hill	NSW	2,378	40,874	5.8%
9	Goulburn	NSW	2,374	23,963	9.9%
10	Marrickville	NSW	2,285	26,570	8.6%
11	Baulkham Hills	NSW	2,212	37,415	5.9%
12	Banora Point	NSW	1,973	16,460	12.0%
13	Manly	NSW	1,925	16,296	11.8%
14	Umina Beach	NSW	1,884	17,372	10.8%
15	Glenmore Park	NSW	1,874	25,021	7.5%
16	Engadine	NSW	1,864	17,736	10.5%
17	Cronulla	NSW	1,862	17,899	10.4%
18	Cessnock	NSW	1,841	16,300	11.3%
19	Dee Why	NSW	1,805	23,354	7.7%
20	Wollongong	NSW	1,795	20,446	8.8%
21	Maroubra	NSW	1,792	30,722	5.8%
22	Charlestown	NSW	1,765	13,601	13.0%
23	Wahroonga	NSW	1,762	17,853	9.9%
24	Newtown	NSW	1,672	14,690	11.4%
25	Paddington	NSW	1,626	12,701	12.8%
26	Blacktown	NSW	1,612	50,961	3.2%
27	Leichhardt	NSW	1,610	15,158	10.6%
28	Taree	NSW	1,562	16,715	9.3%
29	Woonona	NSW	1,550	12,374	12.5%
30	Merewether	NSW	1,542	11,788	13.1%
31	Frenchs Forest	NSW	1,536	14,267	10.8%
32	Bowral	NSW	1,528	10,764	14.2%
33	Forster	NSW	1,528	14,187	10.8%
34	Broken Hill	NSW	1,509	17,706	8.5%
35	Coogee	NSW	1,462	14,634	10.0%
36	Goonellabah	NSW	1,459	13,351	10.9%
37	Terrigal	NSW	1,450	12,730	11.4%
38	Wallsend	NSW	1,421	13,244	10.7%
39	Avalon Beach	NSW	1,408	10,379	13.6%
40	Kellyville	NSW	1,408	27,011	5.2%
41	Surry Hills	NSW	1,392	15,828	8.8%
42	Penrith	NSW	1,390	17,966	7.7%
43	Caringbah South	NSW	1,387	13,168	10.5%
44	Albion Park	NSW	1,376	13,826	10.0%
45	Balmain	NSW	1,359	10,454	13.0%
46	New Lambton	NSW	1,352	10,651	12.7%
47	Ryde	NSW	1,340	31,907	4.2%
48	St Ives	NSW	1,339	18,384	7.3%
49	Miranda	NSW	1,329	17,942	7.4%
50	Bateau Bay	NSW	1,307	12,516	10.4%
51	Newport	NSW	1,304	9,659	13.5%
52	Ashfield	NSW	1,299	23,012	5.6%
53	East Maitland	NSW	1,292	11,860	10.9%
54	Raymond Terrace	NSW	1,291	13,453	9.6%
55	Rutherford	NSW	1,289	13,091	9.8%
56	Dulwich Hill	NSW	1,276	14,046	9.1%
57	Turramurra	NSW	1,274	12,850	9.9%
58	Cranebrook	NSW	1,258	15,779	8.0%
59	Thurgoona	NSW	1,257	11,028	11.4%
60	Quakers Hill	NSW	1,237	27,893	4.4%
61	Hornsby	NSW	1,227	22,462	5.5%
62	Mona Vale	NSW	1,226	10,877	11.3%
63	Figtree	NSW	1,222	12,335	9.9%
64	Springwood	NSW	1,191	8,423	14.1%
65	Griffith	NSW	1,189	19,505	6.1%
66	Glebe	NSW	1,182	11,680	10.1%
67	Caringbah	NSW	1,180	12,575	9.4%
68	Medowie	NSW	1,180	10,879	10.8%
69	Cremorne	NSW	1,175	11,263	10.4%
70	Lavington	NSW	1,165	13,073	8.9%
71	Dapto	NSW	1,150	10,954	10.5%
72	Moss Vale	NSW	1,150	9,310	12.4%
73	Katoomba	NSW	1,147	8,268	13.9%
74	Annandale	NSW	1,140	9,487	12.0%
75	Inverell	NSW	1,129	12,057	9.4%
76	West Pennant Hills	NSW	1,129	16,620	6.8%
77	Redfern	NSW	1,128	13,072	8.6%
78	Woy Woy	NSW	1,124	11,072	10.2%
79	Ballina	NSW	1,122	9,735	11.5%
80	Neutral Bay	NSW	1,111	10,090	11.0%
81	Darlinghurst	NSW	1,105	10,615	10.4%
82	Freshwater	NSW	1,099	9,186	12.0%
83	Lennox Head	NSW	1,099	7,687	14.3%
84	Drummoyne	NSW	1,092	12,011	9.1%
85	Mudgee	NSW	1,082	11,457	9.4%
86	Gladesville	NSW	1,078	12,867	8.4%
87	Thornton	NSW	1,077	10,690	10.1%
88	Grafton	NSW	1,073	10,563	10.2%
89	Jerrabomberra	NSW	1,070	9,601	11.1%
90	Cherrybrook	NSW	1,053	19,082	5.5%
91	Balgowlah	NSW	1,049	8,068	13.0%
92	Muswellbrook	NSW	1,049	12,272	8.5%
93	Rozelle	NSW	1,041	8,553	12.2%
94	Kingscliff	NSW	1,038	8,355	12.4%
95	Epping	NSW	1,027	29,551	3.5%
96	Warners Bay	NSW	1,026	8,237	12.5%
97	Tweed Heads	NSW	1,024	9,176	11.2%
98	Lane Cove	NSW	1,022	12,363	8.3%
99	Sutherland	NSW	1,018	11,570	8.8%
100	Kirrawee	NSW	1,017	11,007	9.2%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population FAQ

What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Scottish 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.