What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows Australian suburbs with the highest South African 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 · Australia · 100 suburbs ranked

Top Suburbs by South African Population

Australian suburbs with the highest number of South African ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

St IvesNSW

Leading count

939

% of population

5.1%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by South African Population

Australian suburbs with the highest number of South African ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.

100 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by south african 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 footprintAustralia.

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 St Ives and #2 Rose 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	St Ives	NSW	939	18,384	5.1%
2	Rose Bay	NSW	685	9,911	6.9%
3	Vaucluse	NSW	598	9,510	6.3%
4	Caulfield South	VIC	588	12,328	4.8%
5	Dover Heights	NSW	513	4,044	12.7%
6	North Bondi	NSW	485	9,290	5.2%
7	Bellevue Hill	NSW	417	10,590	3.9%
8	Duncraig	WA	413	15,982	2.6%
9	Mindarie	WA	402	7,867	5.1%
10	Alkimos	WA	375	10,203	3.7%
11	Butler	WA	351	13,473	2.6%
12	Dalyellup	WA	326	9,770	3.3%
13	Quinns Rocks	WA	320	8,861	3.6%
14	Currambine	WA	313	6,834	4.6%
15	Tapping	WA	295	9,547	3.1%
16	Iluka	WA	291	5,669	5.1%
17	Hillarys	WA	287	11,200	2.6%
18	Caulfield	VIC	281	5,748	4.9%
19	Carramar	WA	266	7,178	3.7%
20	Hope Island	QLD	265	14,522	1.8%
21	Woodvale	WA	257	9,579	2.7%
22	Ocean Reef	WA	252	8,125	3.1%
23	Chapel Hill	QLD	238	10,511	2.3%
24	Kinross	WA	232	6,988	3.3%
25	Moggill	QLD	227	5,029	4.5%
26	Jindalee	WA	223	4,044	5.5%
27	Burns Beach	WA	197	4,071	4.8%
28	Joondalup	WA	193	9,193	2.1%
29	Wembley Downs	WA	188	6,743	2.8%
30	Belrose	NSW	177	8,726	2.0%
31	St Ives Chase	NSW	173	3,283	5.3%
32	Peregian Springs	QLD	167	9,532	1.8%
33	Eatons Hill	QLD	159	7,822	2.0%
34	Aubin Grove	WA	158	6,786	2.3%
35	Bellbowrie	QLD	153	5,495	2.8%
36	Kallaroo	WA	151	5,305	2.8%
37	Sorrento	WA	151	7,795	1.9%
38	The Vines	WA	149	5,848	2.5%
39	North Balgowlah	NSW	135	3,816	3.5%
40	Brookfield	QLD	126	3,640	3.5%
41	Mullaloo	WA	126	6,190	2.0%
42	Fig Tree Pocket	QLD	124	4,345	2.9%
43	Eglinton	WA	122	3,705	3.3%
44	Lesmurdie	WA	118	8,413	1.4%
45	Ridgewood	WA	117	4,623	2.5%
46	Cashmere	QLD	103	4,970	2.1%
47	Connolly	WA	100	3,675	2.7%
48	Balgowlah Heights	NSW	99	3,546	2.8%
49	Jandakot	WA	98	2,533	3.9%
50	Kenmore Hills	QLD	95	2,448	3.9%
51	Blacks Beach	QLD	90	4,153	2.2%
52	North Wahroonga	NSW	81	2,100	3.9%
53	Ashby	WA	72	2,850	2.5%
54	Samford Valley	QLD	70	3,208	2.2%
55	Marmion	WA	70	2,390	2.9%
56	Elanora Heights	NSW	65	4,581	1.4%
57	Bedfordale	WA	63	3,038	2.1%
58	Terrey Hills	NSW	62	3,142	2.0%
59	Gelorup	WA	61	2,255	2.7%
60	North Beach	WA	60	3,689	1.6%
61	Oakford	WA	43	2,803	1.5%
62	Lower Chittering	WA	42	2,408	1.7%
63	Trigg	WA	42	2,855	1.5%
64	Mount Crosby	QLD	40	1,860	2.2%
65	Darling Downs	WA	38	1,591	2.4%
66	Middlemount	QLD	35	1,899	1.8%
67	Bunya	QLD	33	1,968	1.7%
68	Forrestdale	WA	33	1,027	3.2%
69	Mutchilba	QLD	32	627	5.1%
70	Gnangara	WA	32	1,347	2.4%
71	Hopetoun	WA	32	1,115	2.9%
72	Kingsholme	QLD	30	782	3.8%
73	Watsons Bay	NSW	27	883	3.1%
74	Lameroo	SA	26	857	3.0%
75	Matcham	NSW	25	1,038	2.4%
76	Benaraby	QLD	22	1,166	1.9%
77	Tinbeerwah	QLD	21	1,160	1.8%
78	Mons	QLD	20	1,179	1.7%
79	Wungong	WA	20	370	5.4%
80	Duffys Forest	NSW	19	509	3.7%
81	Mackay Harbour	QLD	19	686	2.8%
82	Upper Brookfield	QLD	19	857	2.2%
83	Barcaldine	QLD	18	1,540	1.2%
84	Kobble Creek	QLD	18	654	2.8%
85	Marcus Beach	QLD	18	839	2.1%
86	Burekup	WA	18	788	2.3%
87	Parilla	SA	18	159	11.3%
88	Federal	NSW	17	784	2.2%
89	Munster	WA	17	199	8.5%
90	Ocean Beach	WA	17	1,014	1.7%
91	Dolphin Heads	QLD	16	413	3.9%
92	North Maleny	QLD	16	710	2.3%
93	Hay Point	QLD	15	1,306	1.1%
94	Coondle	WA	15	664	2.3%
95	Top Camp	QLD	14	902	1.6%
96	Dumberning	WA	14	193	7.3%
97	Broke	NSW	13	557	2.3%
98	Yattalunga	NSW	13	580	2.2%
99	Draper	QLD	13	695	1.9%
100	Julago	QLD	13	384	3.4%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by South African Population FAQ

What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows Australian suburbs with the highest South African 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.