Top Suburbs by Scottish Population — NT
NT suburbs with the highest number of Scottish ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.
Top Suburbs by Scottish Population
NT suburbs with the highest number of Scottish ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021. — NT
This list works best when you want to understand where a particular ancestry group has the largest visible footprint in NT.
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.
- 480#1Darwin CityNT
- 425#2Humpty DooNT
- 337#3Stuart ParkNT
- 335#4DurackNT
- 322#5NightcliffNT
- 313#6East SideNT
- 307#7RoseberyNT
- 306#8LeanyerNT
- 306#9Rapid CreekNT
- 301#10LarrakeyahNT
- 296#11KaramaNT
- 293#12Howard SpringsNT
- 289#13Fannie BayNT
- 281#14GillenNT
- 276#15ParapNT
- 271#16NhulunbuyNT
- 260#17BraitlingNT
- 248#18BakewellNT
- 242#19GunnNT
- 233#20WoodroffeNT
- 230#21AraluenNT
- 219#22ZuccoliNT
- 213#23MouldenNT
- 208#24BellamackNT
- 206#25DriverNT
- 200#26MalakNT
- 194#27GrayNT
- 194#28JohnstonNT
- 190#29JingiliNT
- 189#30Katherine EastNT
- 185#31GirraweenNT
- 177#32AnulaNT
- 177#33MuirheadNT
- 171#34SadadeenNT
- 168#35HerbertNT
- 168#36VirginiaNT
- 161#37Coconut GroveNT
- 154#38TiwiNT
- 154#39WulagiNT
- 151#40LudmillaNT
- 151#41WanguriNT
- 149#42LarapintaNT
- 148#43BayviewNT
- 147#44Desert SpringsNT
- 141#45MillnerNT
- 139#46LyonsNT
- 131#47AlawaNT
- 131#48Tennant CreekNT
- 126#49The GapNT
- 123#50MarraraNT
- 118#51MoilNT
- 117#52FarrarNT
- 99#53KatherineNT
- 92#54CossackNT
- 92#55NakaraNT
- 91#56WagamanNT
- 85#57BrinkinNT
- 85#58HoltzeNT
- 83#59WoolnerNT
- 82#60Katherine SouthNT
- 81#61TindalNT
- 71#62Acacia HillsNT
- 70#63McMinns LagoonNT
- 62#64Bees CreekNT
- 62#65Darwin RiverNT
- 61#66YularaNT
- 60#67RossNT
- 59#68Berry SpringsNT
- 59#69The GardensNT
- 57#70Wagait BeachNT
- 51#71LansdowneNT
- 51#72Marlow LagoonNT
- 51#73The NarrowsNT
- 50#74JabiruNT
- 47#75Mount JohnsNT
- 44#76Knuckey LagoonNT
- 42#77AlyangulaNT
- 39#78BerrimahNT
- 34#79BatchelorNT
- 34#80CoolalingaNT
- 34#81EatonNT
- 34#82IlparpaNT
- 33#83KilgariffNT
- 32#84LivingstoneNT
- 30#85ConnellanNT
- 30#86MarrakaiNT
- 28#87UrallaNT
- 26#88NoonamahNT
- 23#89CicconeNT
- 22#90StuartNT
- 21#91ManingridaNT
- 21#92White GumsNT
- 20#93Lloyd CreekNT
- 20#94McArthurNT
- 20#95Tumbling WatersNT
- 20#96WadeyeNT
- 20#97WurrumiyangaNT
- 18#98BorroloolaNT
- 18#99Dundee BeachNT
- 17#100Adelaide RiverNT
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | COUNT | % OF POP | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darwin City | NT | 480 | 7,149 | 6.7% |
| 2 | Humpty Doo | NT | 425 | 4,313 | 9.9% |
| 3 | Stuart Park | NT | 337 | 4,101 | 8.2% |
| 4 | Durack | NT | 335 | 3,730 | 9.0% |
| 5 | Nightcliff | NT | 322 | 3,884 | 8.3% |
| 6 | East Side | NT | 313 | 3,098 | 10.1% |
| 7 | Rosebery | NT | 307 | 4,127 | 7.4% |
| 8 | Leanyer | NT | 306 | 4,597 | 6.7% |
| 9 | Rapid Creek | NT | 306 | 3,261 | 9.4% |
| 10 | Larrakeyah | NT | 301 | 3,943 | 7.6% |
| 11 | Karama | NT | 296 | 4,803 | 6.2% |
| 12 | Howard Springs | NT | 293 | 3,153 | 9.3% |
| 13 | Fannie Bay | NT | 289 | 2,875 | 10.1% |
| 14 | Gillen | NT | 281 | 4,466 | 6.3% |
| 15 | Parap | NT | 276 | 2,819 | 9.8% |
| 16 | Nhulunbuy | NT | 271 | 3,350 | 8.1% |
| 17 | Braitling | NT | 260 | 3,160 | 8.2% |
| 18 | Bakewell | NT | 248 | 3,091 | 8.0% |
| 19 | Gunn | NT | 242 | 2,564 | 9.4% |
| 20 | Woodroffe | NT | 233 | 3,175 | 7.3% |
| 21 | Araluen | NT | 230 | 2,673 | 8.6% |
| 22 | Zuccoli | NT | 219 | 4,131 | 5.3% |
| 23 | Moulden | NT | 213 | 3,053 | 7.0% |
| 24 | Bellamack | NT | 208 | 2,423 | 8.6% |
| 25 | Driver | NT | 206 | 2,747 | 7.5% |
| 26 | Malak | NT | 200 | 3,013 | 6.6% |
| 27 | Gray | NT | 194 | 3,142 | 6.2% |
| 28 | Johnston | NT | 194 | 2,386 | 8.1% |
| 29 | Jingili | NT | 190 | 1,841 | 10.3% |
| 30 | Katherine East | NT | 189 | 3,061 | 6.2% |
| 31 | Girraween | NT | 185 | 1,668 | 11.1% |
| 32 | Anula | NT | 177 | 2,385 | 7.4% |
| 33 | Muirhead | NT | 177 | 3,689 | 4.8% |
| 34 | Sadadeen | NT | 171 | 2,307 | 7.4% |
| 35 | Herbert | NT | 168 | 1,610 | 10.4% |
| 36 | Virginia | NT | 168 | 1,811 | 9.3% |
| 37 | Coconut Grove | NT | 161 | 2,892 | 5.6% |
| 38 | Tiwi | NT | 154 | 2,511 | 6.1% |
| 39 | Wulagi | NT | 154 | 2,510 | 6.1% |
| 40 | Ludmilla | NT | 151 | 1,667 | 9.1% |
| 41 | Wanguri | NT | 151 | 1,836 | 8.2% |
| 42 | Larapinta | NT | 149 | 2,368 | 6.3% |
| 43 | Bayview | NT | 148 | 1,702 | 8.7% |
| 44 | Desert Springs | NT | 147 | 1,536 | 9.6% |
| 45 | Millner | NT | 141 | 2,576 | 5.5% |
| 46 | Lyons | NT | 139 | 2,219 | 6.3% |
| 47 | Alawa | NT | 131 | 2,078 | 6.3% |
| 48 | Tennant Creek | NT | 131 | 3,080 | 4.3% |
| 49 | The Gap | NT | 126 | 1,945 | 6.5% |
| 50 | Marrara | NT | 123 | 1,323 | 9.3% |
| 51 | Moil | NT | 118 | 2,000 | 5.9% |
| 52 | Farrar | NT | 117 | 1,650 | 7.1% |
| 53 | Katherine | NT | 99 | 1,254 | 7.9% |
| 54 | Cossack | NT | 92 | 1,293 | 7.1% |
| 55 | Nakara | NT | 92 | 1,906 | 4.8% |
| 56 | Wagaman | NT | 91 | 2,023 | 4.5% |
| 57 | Brinkin | NT | 85 | 1,117 | 7.6% |
| 58 | Holtze | NT | 85 | 1,940 | 4.4% |
| 59 | Woolner | NT | 83 | 962 | 8.6% |
| 60 | Katherine South | NT | 82 | 1,507 | 5.4% |
| 61 | Tindal | NT | 81 | 850 | 9.5% |
| 62 | Acacia Hills | NT | 71 | 711 | 10.0% |
| 63 | McMinns Lagoon | NT | 70 | 687 | 10.2% |
| 64 | Bees Creek | NT | 62 | 803 | 7.7% |
| 65 | Darwin River | NT | 62 | 627 | 9.9% |
| 66 | Yulara | NT | 61 | 853 | 7.2% |
| 67 | Ross | NT | 60 | 806 | 7.4% |
| 68 | Berry Springs | NT | 59 | 870 | 6.8% |
| 69 | The Gardens | NT | 59 | 726 | 8.1% |
| 70 | Wagait Beach | NT | 57 | 422 | 13.5% |
| 71 | Lansdowne | NT | 51 | 499 | 10.2% |
| 72 | Marlow Lagoon | NT | 51 | 754 | 6.8% |
| 73 | The Narrows | NT | 51 | 632 | 8.1% |
| 74 | Jabiru | NT | 50 | 755 | 6.6% |
| 75 | Mount Johns | NT | 47 | 541 | 8.7% |
| 76 | Knuckey Lagoon | NT | 44 | 498 | 8.8% |
| 77 | Alyangula | NT | 42 | 751 | 5.6% |
| 78 | Berrimah | NT | 39 | 1,199 | 3.3% |
| 79 | Batchelor | NT | 34 | 396 | 8.6% |
| 80 | Coolalinga | NT | 34 | 510 | 6.7% |
| 81 | Eaton | NT | 34 | 284 | 12.0% |
| 82 | Ilparpa | NT | 34 | 542 | 6.3% |
| 83 | Kilgariff | NT | 33 | 551 | 6.0% |
| 84 | Livingstone | NT | 32 | 443 | 7.2% |
| 85 | Connellan | NT | 30 | 371 | 8.1% |
| 86 | Marrakai | NT | 30 | 564 | 5.3% |
| 87 | Uralla | NT | 28 | 194 | 14.4% |
| 88 | Noonamah | NT | 26 | 328 | 7.9% |
| 89 | Ciccone | NT | 23 | 281 | 8.2% |
| 90 | Stuart | NT | 22 | 459 | 4.8% |
| 91 | Maningrida | NT | 21 | 2,518 | 0.8% |
| 92 | White Gums | NT | 21 | 182 | 11.5% |
| 93 | Lloyd Creek | NT | 20 | 225 | 8.9% |
| 94 | McArthur | NT | 20 | 392 | 5.1% |
| 95 | Tumbling Waters | NT | 20 | 254 | 7.9% |
| 96 | Wadeye | NT | 20 | 1,924 | 1.0% |
| 97 | Wurrumiyanga | NT | 20 | 1,421 | 1.4% |
| 98 | Borroloola | NT | 18 | 755 | 2.4% |
| 99 | Dundee Beach | NT | 18 | 267 | 6.7% |
| 100 | Adelaide River | NT | 17 | 317 | 5.4% |
Top Suburbs by Scottish Population FAQ
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What does this Scottish ranking show?
This ranking shows NT suburbs with the highest Scottish 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.