What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows TAS 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 — TAS

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

Top suburb

DevonportTAS

Leading count

1,289

% of population

8.9%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population

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

100 results

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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 TAS.

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 Devonport and #2 Sandy Bay 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	Devonport	TAS	1,289	14,481	8.9%
2	Sandy Bay	TAS	1,279	12,315	10.4%
3	Kingston	TAS	1,112	12,288	9.0%
4	Howrah	TAS	1,041	9,545	10.9%
5	Blackmans Bay	TAS	892	7,688	11.6%
6	West Hobart	TAS	848	6,525	13.0%
7	South Hobart	TAS	776	5,886	13.2%
8	Glenorchy	TAS	775	12,013	6.5%
9	Riverside	TAS	743	7,326	10.1%
10	Lindisfarne	TAS	730	6,639	11.0%
11	Lenah Valley	TAS	712	6,522	10.9%
12	New Town	TAS	692	6,781	10.2%
13	Newstead	TAS	656	5,617	11.7%
14	Claremont	TAS	626	8,397	7.5%
15	Ulverstone	TAS	618	6,653	9.3%
16	Wynyard	TAS	602	6,296	9.6%
17	Trevallyn	TAS	585	4,826	12.1%
18	Bellerive	TAS	550	4,945	11.1%
19	Prospect Vale	TAS	522	5,433	9.6%
20	West Launceston	TAS	506	4,316	11.7%
21	Moonah	TAS	487	5,884	8.3%
22	South Launceston	TAS	484	4,894	9.9%
23	Taroona	TAS	459	3,121	14.7%
24	Margate	TAS	450	4,239	10.6%
25	New Norfolk	TAS	445	6,037	7.4%
26	West Ulverstone	TAS	435	4,515	9.6%
27	Youngtown	TAS	423	4,315	9.8%
28	George Town	TAS	419	4,536	9.2%
29	Latrobe	TAS	410	5,030	8.2%
30	Legana	TAS	410	4,719	8.7%
31	Newnham	TAS	403	7,073	5.7%
32	Norwood	TAS	397	3,869	10.3%
33	Kings Meadows	TAS	383	4,359	8.8%
34	Longford	TAS	381	4,268	8.9%
35	Penguin	TAS	378	4,132	9.1%
36	East Devonport	TAS	375	4,384	8.6%
37	Somerset	TAS	367	4,067	9.0%
38	Geilston Bay	TAS	356	3,461	10.3%
39	Old Beach	TAS	352	4,394	8.0%
40	Perth	TAS	345	3,472	9.9%
41	Midway Point	TAS	338	3,384	10.0%
42	Launceston	TAS	336	3,110	10.8%
43	West Moonah	TAS	329	4,522	7.3%
44	Invermay	TAS	324	3,498	9.3%
45	Mount Nelson	TAS	323	2,749	11.7%
46	Brighton	TAS	320	4,983	6.4%
47	East Launceston	TAS	308	2,270	13.6%
48	Rokeby	TAS	299	4,211	7.1%
49	Lauderdale	TAS	296	2,592	11.4%
50	Mount Stuart	TAS	295	2,444	12.1%
51	Kingston Beach	TAS	294	2,305	12.8%
52	Sorell	TAS	292	3,597	8.1%
53	Deloraine	TAS	282	3,035	9.3%
54	North Hobart	TAS	281	2,600	10.8%
55	Summerhill	TAS	276	3,139	8.8%
56	Battery Point	TAS	273	2,096	13.0%
57	Ravenswood	TAS	260	3,804	6.8%
58	Park Grove	TAS	257	2,613	9.8%
59	Mowbray	TAS	253	4,048	6.3%
60	Smithton	TAS	252	3,934	6.4%
61	Tranmere	TAS	252	2,218	11.4%
62	Dodges Ferry	TAS	251	2,646	9.5%
63	St Leonards	TAS	251	2,351	10.7%
64	Acton Park	TAS	246	2,293	10.7%
65	Sandford	TAS	240	2,046	11.7%
66	Hobart	TAS	234	3,390	6.9%
67	Rosetta	TAS	227	2,833	8.0%
68	Hadspen	TAS	226	2,429	9.3%
69	Westbury	TAS	226	2,272	9.9%
70	Bridgewater	TAS	223	4,592	4.9%
71	Berriedale	TAS	219	2,905	7.5%
72	Huonville	TAS	219	3,002	7.3%
73	Lutana	TAS	218	2,616	8.3%
74	St Helens	TAS	216	2,206	9.8%
75	Shearwater	TAS	215	2,051	10.5%
76	Cygnet	TAS	207	1,742	11.9%
77	Port Sorell	TAS	200	2,221	9.0%
78	Warrane	TAS	197	2,695	7.3%
79	Richmond	TAS	195	1,583	12.3%
80	Bridport	TAS	182	1,742	10.4%
81	Evandale	TAS	181	1,265	14.3%
82	Romaine	TAS	181	1,850	9.8%
83	Scottsdale	TAS	175	2,408	7.3%
84	Sheffield	TAS	174	1,602	10.9%
85	Miandetta	TAS	173	1,822	9.5%
86	Mornington	TAS	171	2,469	6.9%
87	Seven Mile Beach	TAS	168	1,467	11.5%
88	Austins Ferry	TAS	167	2,395	7.0%
89	Shorewell Park	TAS	166	2,150	7.7%
90	Spreyton	TAS	164	1,876	8.7%
91	Turners Beach	TAS	164	1,966	8.3%
92	Dynnyrne	TAS	162	1,633	9.9%
93	Snug	TAS	158	1,440	11.0%
94	Chigwell	TAS	154	2,050	7.5%
95	Granton	TAS	154	1,903	8.1%
96	Montrose	TAS	152	2,313	6.6%
97	Upper Burnie	TAS	150	1,891	7.9%
98	Oakdowns	TAS	149	1,897	7.9%
99	Carlton	TAS	147	1,363	10.8%
100	Prospect	TAS	147	1,908	7.7%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population FAQ

What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows TAS 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.