What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD 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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Top Suburbs by Scottish Population — QLD

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

Top suburb

BuderimQLD

Leading count

4,166

% of population

13.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population

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

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 QLD.

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 Buderim and #2 Southport 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	Buderim	QLD	4,166	31,430	13.3%
2	Southport	QLD	3,087	36,786	8.4%
3	Caboolture	QLD	2,661	29,534	9.0%
4	Robina	QLD	2,583	25,659	10.1%
5	Upper Coomera	QLD	2,419	27,180	8.9%
6	Maroochydore	QLD	2,363	20,629	11.5%
7	Thornlands	QLD	2,335	19,263	12.1%
8	Morayfield	QLD	2,334	24,898	9.4%
9	Narangba	QLD	2,271	20,910	10.9%
10	Kallangur	QLD	2,235	21,761	10.3%
11	Coorparoo	QLD	2,225	18,132	12.3%
12	North Lakes	QLD	2,177	23,030	9.5%
13	Surfers Paradise	QLD	2,175	26,412	8.2%
14	Kirwan	QLD	2,135	20,780	10.3%
15	Albany Creek	QLD	2,096	16,385	12.8%
16	Capalaba	QLD	2,050	18,002	11.4%
17	Redland Bay	QLD	2,046	17,056	12.0%
18	Palm Beach	QLD	2,021	16,349	12.4%
19	Cleveland	QLD	2,003	15,850	12.6%
20	Victoria Point	QLD	1,937	15,140	12.8%
21	Alexandra Hills	QLD	1,908	16,472	11.6%
22	Deception Bay	QLD	1,906	19,573	9.7%
23	Forest Lake	QLD	1,876	22,676	8.3%
24	Ashgrove	QLD	1,869	13,450	13.9%
25	Helensvale	QLD	1,831	18,949	9.7%
26	Pimpama	QLD	1,827	24,601	7.4%
27	Wynnum	QLD	1,824	14,036	13.0%
28	Nerang	QLD	1,802	17,048	10.6%
29	Bracken Ridge	QLD	1,771	17,488	10.1%
30	Labrador	QLD	1,762	18,643	9.5%
31	Birkdale	QLD	1,751	14,816	11.8%
32	Burpengary	QLD	1,740	16,488	10.6%
33	Maryborough	QLD	1,676	15,287	11.0%
34	Redbank Plains	QLD	1,667	24,349	6.8%
35	Coomera	QLD	1,660	20,225	8.2%
36	Wellington Point	QLD	1,656	12,661	13.1%
37	Burleigh Waters	QLD	1,625	14,556	11.2%
38	Mudgeeraba	QLD	1,608	14,578	11.0%
39	Emerald	QLD	1,605	14,904	10.8%
40	Rochedale South	QLD	1,581	15,228	10.4%
41	New Farm	QLD	1,578	12,197	12.9%
42	Bardon	QLD	1,576	10,153	15.5%
43	Hope Island	QLD	1,570	14,522	10.8%
44	Manly West	QLD	1,557	12,436	12.5%
45	Ormeau	QLD	1,541	15,938	9.7%
46	Elanora	QLD	1,539	12,539	12.3%
47	Camp Hill	QLD	1,536	12,254	12.5%
48	Carindale	QLD	1,520	16,535	9.2%
49	Carrara	QLD	1,515	13,138	11.5%
50	Varsity Lakes	QLD	1,502	16,493	9.1%
51	Aspley	QLD	1,492	12,871	11.6%
52	Nundah	QLD	1,492	13,098	11.4%
53	Springfield Lakes	QLD	1,481	17,211	8.6%
54	Pacific Pines	QLD	1,469	16,664	8.8%
55	Toowong	QLD	1,469	12,556	11.7%
56	Warwick	QLD	1,459	12,294	11.9%
57	Indooroopilly	QLD	1,439	13,622	10.6%
58	Clayfield	QLD	1,414	10,897	13.0%
59	Wynnum West	QLD	1,397	12,790	10.9%
60	Tarragindi	QLD	1,368	11,035	12.4%
61	Nambour	QLD	1,363	12,145	11.2%
62	Mountain Creek	QLD	1,361	11,950	11.4%
63	Moorooka	QLD	1,358	10,783	12.6%
64	Paddington	QLD	1,356	9,063	15.0%
65	Carina	QLD	1,351	11,678	11.6%
66	Brighton	QLD	1,347	9,664	13.9%
67	Morningside	QLD	1,346	11,755	11.5%
68	Little Mountain	QLD	1,333	11,068	12.0%
69	Tewantin	QLD	1,326	11,164	11.9%
70	Mermaid Waters	QLD	1,318	13,088	10.1%
71	Warner	QLD	1,298	12,264	10.6%
72	Sippy Downs	QLD	1,282	11,544	11.1%
73	Wavell Heights	QLD	1,279	10,336	12.4%
74	Shailer Park	QLD	1,276	12,182	10.5%
75	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	1,273	12,428	10.2%
76	Annerley	QLD	1,269	11,891	10.7%
77	Noosaville	QLD	1,265	8,716	14.5%
78	Redcliffe	QLD	1,258	10,460	12.0%
79	Highfields	QLD	1,256	8,568	14.7%
80	Coolum Beach	QLD	1,254	9,152	13.7%
81	Oxenford	QLD	1,248	12,273	10.2%
82	Ashmore	QLD	1,246	12,415	10.0%
83	Brassall	QLD	1,243	12,115	10.3%
84	Ferny Hills	QLD	1,238	8,726	14.2%
85	Burleigh Heads	QLD	1,227	10,572	11.6%
86	St Lucia	QLD	1,222	12,220	10.0%
87	Scarborough	QLD	1,219	9,178	13.3%
88	Dalby	QLD	1,214	12,758	9.5%
89	Gympie	QLD	1,213	11,355	10.7%
90	Mitchelton	QLD	1,204	9,244	13.0%
91	Urangan	QLD	1,201	10,988	10.9%
92	Everton Park	QLD	1,196	10,111	11.8%
93	Currumbin Waters	QLD	1,193	9,797	12.2%
94	Bli Bli	QLD	1,186	10,138	11.7%
95	Mango Hill	QLD	1,185	14,921	7.9%
96	Kenmore	QLD	1,181	9,675	12.2%
97	Chapel Hill	QLD	1,180	10,511	11.2%
98	Kedron	QLD	1,167	9,907	11.8%
99	Peregian Springs	QLD	1,162	9,532	12.2%
100	Murrumba Downs	QLD	1,135	10,795	10.5%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population FAQ

What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD 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.