What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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 · WA · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population — WA

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

Top suburb

BaldivisWA

Leading count

3,637

% of population

9.6%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population

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

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 WA.

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 Baldivis and #2 Ellenbrook 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	Baldivis	WA	3,637	37,697	9.6%
2	Ellenbrook	WA	1,868	24,668	7.6%
3	Canning Vale	WA	1,801	34,504	5.2%
4	Scarborough	WA	1,797	17,605	10.2%
5	Duncraig	WA	1,787	15,982	11.2%
6	Thornlie	WA	1,737	23,665	7.3%
7	Rockingham	WA	1,724	15,312	11.3%
8	Australind	WA	1,597	15,988	10.0%
9	Halls Head	WA	1,564	14,474	10.8%
10	Kingsley	WA	1,520	13,204	11.5%
11	Dianella	WA	1,509	24,169	6.2%
12	Byford	WA	1,465	18,878	7.8%
13	Bayswater	WA	1,446	15,288	9.5%
14	Port Kennedy	WA	1,422	13,477	10.6%
15	Como	WA	1,414	14,786	9.6%
16	Secret Harbour	WA	1,413	12,474	11.3%
17	Gosnells	WA	1,395	21,149	6.6%
18	Morley	WA	1,295	22,539	5.7%
19	Butler	WA	1,294	13,473	9.6%
20	Maylands	WA	1,281	13,199	9.7%
21	Clarkson	WA	1,279	13,904	9.2%
22	Waikiki	WA	1,269	12,453	10.2%
23	Hillarys	WA	1,203	11,200	10.7%
24	Mount Lawley	WA	1,189	11,328	10.5%
25	High Wycombe	WA	1,186	12,198	9.7%
26	South Perth	WA	1,180	12,596	9.4%
27	Nedlands	WA	1,172	10,561	11.1%
28	Warnbro	WA	1,157	10,828	10.7%
29	Fremantle	WA	1,151	9,251	12.4%
30	Wanneroo	WA	1,143	12,113	9.4%
31	Armadale	WA	1,142	13,415	8.5%
32	Ballajura	WA	1,140	18,459	6.2%
33	Bassendean	WA	1,126	10,837	10.4%
34	Aveley	WA	1,124	13,998	8.0%
35	Forrestfield	WA	1,121	13,181	8.5%
36	Woodvale	WA	1,121	9,579	11.7%
37	Yanchep	WA	1,115	11,022	10.1%
38	Cottesloe	WA	1,093	7,750	14.1%
39	Claremont	WA	1,090	9,248	11.8%
40	Hamilton Hill	WA	1,090	11,327	9.6%
41	Mosman Park	WA	1,090	9,169	11.9%
42	Tapping	WA	1,083	9,547	11.3%
43	Willetton	WA	1,074	19,262	5.6%
44	Wembley	WA	1,070	12,061	8.9%
45	Subiaco	WA	1,060	9,940	10.7%
46	Greenwood	WA	1,052	9,861	10.7%
47	Leeming	WA	1,047	10,883	9.6%
48	Kelmscott	WA	1,019	10,575	9.6%
49	Karrinyup	WA	1,012	9,886	10.2%
50	Floreat	WA	990	8,621	11.5%
51	Alkimos	WA	980	10,203	9.6%
52	North Perth	WA	972	9,623	10.1%
53	Padbury	WA	972	8,626	11.3%
54	Perth	WA	971	13,670	7.1%
55	South Bunbury	WA	970	8,810	11.0%
56	Quinns Rocks	WA	963	8,861	10.9%
57	East Fremantle	WA	961	7,819	12.3%
58	East Victoria Park	WA	959	10,569	9.1%
59	Margaret River	WA	955	8,918	10.7%
60	Banksia Grove	WA	946	11,351	8.3%
61	Wellard	WA	930	14,127	6.6%
62	Palmyra	WA	928	7,585	12.2%
63	Joondalup	WA	926	9,193	10.1%
64	Success	WA	926	11,340	8.2%
65	West Busselton	WA	925	8,869	10.4%
66	Ocean Reef	WA	921	8,125	11.3%
67	Doubleview	WA	915	9,205	9.9%
68	Atwell	WA	907	9,287	9.8%
69	Lesmurdie	WA	907	8,413	10.8%
70	Dalyellup	WA	903	9,770	9.2%
71	Meadow Springs	WA	901	9,160	9.8%
72	Bicton	WA	887	6,961	12.7%
73	Greenfields	WA	885	9,869	9.0%
74	Kalamunda	WA	885	7,163	12.4%
75	Safety Bay	WA	873	7,662	11.4%
76	Sorrento	WA	862	7,795	11.1%
77	Yokine	WA	862	12,706	6.8%
78	Spearwood	WA	859	10,944	7.8%
79	Kinross	WA	853	6,988	12.2%
80	Mindarie	WA	851	7,867	10.8%
81	Carine	WA	849	7,330	11.6%
82	Innaloo	WA	849	9,592	8.9%
83	Carramar	WA	821	7,178	11.4%
84	Mount Hawthorn	WA	805	8,183	9.8%
85	Victoria Park	WA	799	9,334	8.6%
86	Kardinya	WA	796	9,137	8.7%
87	Mandurah	WA	776	8,804	8.8%
88	Eaton	WA	770	8,669	8.9%
89	Dawesville	WA	767	7,143	10.7%
90	Attadale	WA	765	6,638	11.5%
91	Seville Grove	WA	765	11,408	6.7%
92	East Perth	WA	764	11,681	6.5%
93	Roleystone	WA	762	6,848	11.1%
94	Landsdale	WA	754	15,401	4.9%
95	Swan View	WA	752	7,889	9.5%
96	Currambine	WA	725	6,834	10.6%
97	City Beach	WA	720	6,805	10.6%
98	Dudley Park	WA	712	6,957	10.2%
99	Wembley Downs	WA	710	6,743	10.5%
100	Collie	WA	708	7,599	9.3%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population FAQ

What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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.