What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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 — VIC

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

Top suburb

PakenhamVIC

Leading count

4,176

% of population

7.7%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population

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

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 VIC.

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 Pakenham and #2 Sunbury 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	Pakenham	VIC	4,176	54,118	7.7%
2	Sunbury	VIC	4,066	38,851	10.5%
3	Frankston	VIC	3,999	37,331	10.7%
4	Warrnambool	VIC	3,944	31,308	12.6%
5	Berwick	VIC	3,909	50,298	7.8%
6	Werribee	VIC	3,386	50,027	6.8%
7	Mornington	VIC	3,261	25,759	12.7%
8	Northcote	VIC	3,159	25,276	12.5%
9	Traralgon	VIC	3,099	26,907	11.5%
10	Richmond	VIC	3,045	28,587	10.7%
11	Mildura	VIC	2,969	34,565	8.6%
12	Croydon	VIC	2,964	28,608	10.4%
13	Glen Iris	VIC	2,827	26,131	10.8%
14	Reservoir	VIC	2,796	51,096	5.5%
15	Hawthorn	VIC	2,793	22,322	12.5%
16	Langwarrin	VIC	2,783	23,588	11.8%
17	Preston	VIC	2,746	33,790	8.1%
18	Brunswick	VIC	2,690	24,896	10.8%
19	Highton	VIC	2,689	20,736	13.0%
20	Shepparton	VIC	2,650	32,067	8.3%
21	South Yarra	VIC	2,648	25,028	10.6%
22	Mount Martha	VIC	2,638	19,846	13.3%
23	Brighton	VIC	2,550	23,252	11.0%
24	Point Cook	VIC	2,549	66,781	3.8%
25	Ferntree Gully	VIC	2,512	27,398	9.2%
26	Torquay	VIC	2,465	18,534	13.3%
27	Coburg	VIC	2,444	26,574	9.2%
28	Kew	VIC	2,414	24,499	9.9%
29	Warragul	VIC	2,405	19,856	12.1%
30	Mount Eliza	VIC	2,390	18,734	12.8%
31	Camberwell	VIC	2,371	21,965	10.8%
32	Melbourne	VIC	2,343	54,941	4.3%
33	Ocean Grove	VIC	2,339	17,714	13.2%
34	Eltham	VIC	2,282	18,847	12.1%
35	Cheltenham	VIC	2,266	23,992	9.4%
36	Doreen	VIC	2,266	27,122	8.4%
37	Mooroolbark	VIC	2,252	23,059	9.8%
38	Frankston South	VIC	2,248	18,801	12.0%
39	Wangaratta	VIC	2,200	19,214	11.4%
40	Rowville	VIC	2,198	33,571	6.5%
41	Boronia	VIC	2,160	23,607	9.1%
42	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	2,138	37,216	5.7%
43	Malvern East	VIC	2,132	22,296	9.6%
44	Wodonga	VIC	2,089	20,259	10.3%
45	St Kilda	VIC	2,086	19,490	10.7%
46	Greensborough	VIC	2,053	21,070	9.7%
47	Thornbury	VIC	2,049	19,005	10.8%
48	Bentleigh East	VIC	2,022	30,159	6.7%
49	Mount Waverley	VIC	1,991	35,340	5.6%
50	Seaford	VIC	1,955	17,215	11.4%
51	Lara	VIC	1,953	19,014	10.3%
52	Carrum Downs	VIC	1,929	21,976	8.8%
53	Elwood	VIC	1,927	15,153	12.7%
54	Belmont	VIC	1,894	15,066	12.6%
55	Port Melbourne	VIC	1,859	17,633	10.5%
56	Grovedale	VIC	1,831	14,869	12.3%
57	Lilydale	VIC	1,828	17,348	10.5%
58	Fitzroy North	VIC	1,788	12,781	14.0%
59	Essendon	VIC	1,751	21,240	8.2%
60	Beaumaris	VIC	1,702	13,947	12.2%
61	Williamstown	VIC	1,699	14,407	11.8%
62	Glen Waverley	VIC	1,698	42,642	4.0%
63	Surrey Hills	VIC	1,694	13,655	12.4%
64	Drouin	VIC	1,693	15,287	11.1%
65	Horsham	VIC	1,684	15,134	11.1%
66	Echuca	VIC	1,680	15,056	11.2%
67	Narre Warren South	VIC	1,654	30,909	5.4%
68	Yarraville	VIC	1,649	15,636	10.5%
69	Craigieburn	VIC	1,648	65,178	2.5%
70	Hawthorn East	VIC	1,648	14,834	11.1%
71	Ringwood	VIC	1,644	19,144	8.6%
72	Hampton	VIC	1,640	13,518	12.1%
73	Leopold	VIC	1,609	13,272	12.1%
74	Rosebud	VIC	1,587	14,381	11.0%
75	Brighton East	VIC	1,585	16,757	9.5%
76	Narre Warren	VIC	1,575	27,689	5.7%
77	Sale	VIC	1,571	14,296	11.0%
78	Mitcham	VIC	1,544	16,795	9.2%
79	Brunswick East	VIC	1,536	13,279	11.6%
80	Newtown	VIC	1,528	189	808.5%
81	Newport	VIC	1,510	13,658	11.1%
82	West Wodonga	VIC	1,508	14,794	10.2%
83	Alfredton	VIC	1,455	11,822	12.3%
84	Moonee Ponds	VIC	1,452	16,224	8.9%
85	Diamond Creek	VIC	1,450	12,503	11.6%
86	Sandringham	VIC	1,449	10,926	13.3%
87	Blackburn	VIC	1,443	14,478	10.0%
88	Brunswick West	VIC	1,435	14,746	9.7%
89	Mentone	VIC	1,434	13,197	10.9%
90	Bundoora	VIC	1,429	28,068	5.1%
91	Parkdale	VIC	1,427	12,308	11.6%
92	Hamilton	VIC	1,412	10,346	13.6%
93	Benalla	VIC	1,386	10,822	12.8%
94	Prahran	VIC	1,369	12,203	11.2%
95	Toorak	VIC	1,360	12,817	10.6%
96	Ascot Vale	VIC	1,359	15,197	8.9%
97	Ivanhoe	VIC	1,343	13,374	10.0%
98	Somerville	VIC	1,335	11,767	11.3%
99	Carnegie	VIC	1,329	17,909	7.4%
100	Morwell	VIC	1,328	14,389	9.2%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population FAQ

What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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.