What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW 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 · NSW · 83 suburbs

Top Suburbs by South African Population — NSW

NSW 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

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

83 results

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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 footprint in NSW.

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	Dover Heights	NSW	513	4,044	12.7%
5	North Bondi	NSW	485	9,290	5.2%
6	Bellevue Hill	NSW	417	10,590	3.9%
7	Belrose	NSW	177	8,726	2.0%
8	St Ives Chase	NSW	173	3,283	5.3%
9	North Balgowlah	NSW	135	3,816	3.5%
10	Balgowlah Heights	NSW	99	3,546	2.8%
11	North Wahroonga	NSW	81	2,100	3.9%
12	Elanora Heights	NSW	65	4,581	1.4%
13	Terrey Hills	NSW	62	3,142	2.0%
14	Watsons Bay	NSW	27	883	3.1%
15	Matcham	NSW	25	1,038	2.4%
16	Duffys Forest	NSW	19	509	3.7%
17	Federal	NSW	17	784	2.2%
18	Broke	NSW	13	557	2.3%
19	Yattalunga	NSW	13	580	2.2%
20	Mungindi	NSW	12	487	2.5%
21	McCullys Gap	NSW	11	262	4.2%
22	Deepwater	NSW	10	456	2.2%
23	Kincumber South	NSW	10	721	1.4%
24	Tuckombil	NSW	10	285	3.5%
25	Ashby Heights	NSW	8	292	2.7%
26	Dooralong	NSW	8	350	2.3%
27	Mooney Mooney Creek	NSW	8	27	29.6%
28	Wooloweyah	NSW	8	419	1.9%
29	Bannister	NSW	7	141	5.0%
30	Brewarrina	NSW	7	931	0.8%
31	Castle Doyle	NSW	7	150	4.7%
32	Klori	NSW	7	53	13.2%
33	Caloola	NSW	6	62	9.7%
34	Liston	NSW	6	130	4.6%
35	Marys Mount	NSW	6	99	6.1%
36	McDougalls Hill	NSW	6	131	4.6%
37	Tullera	NSW	6	271	2.2%
38	Barkers Vale	NSW	5	196	2.6%
39	Glendon	NSW	5	114	4.4%
40	Halls Creek	NSW	5	180	2.8%
41	Knockrow	NSW	5	186	2.7%
42	Lacmalac	NSW	5	146	3.4%
43	Nundle	NSW	5	482	1.0%
44	Possum Creek	NSW	5	277	1.8%
45	Tugrabakh	NSW	5	81	6.2%
46	Upper Duroby	NSW	5	118	4.2%
47	Utungun	NSW	5	194	2.6%
48	Ballengarra	NSW	4	97	4.1%
49	Berthong	NSW	4	65	6.2%
50	Bocobra	NSW	4	60	6.7%
51	Book Book	NSW	4	130	3.1%
52	Brombin	NSW	4	127	3.1%
53	Buckra Bendinni	NSW	4	123	3.3%
54	Bunnaloo	NSW	4	107	3.7%
55	Clydesdale	NSW	4	114	3.5%
56	Dairymans Plains	NSW	4	183	2.2%
57	Doon Doon	NSW	4	92	4.3%
58	Forest Grove	NSW	4	115	3.5%
59	Glenquarry	NSW	4	261	1.5%
60	Kingsdale	NSW	4	211	1.9%
61	North Star	NSW	4	214	1.9%
62	Ophir	NSW	4	128	3.1%
63	Piambong	NSW	4	157	2.5%
64	Sandigo	NSW	4	87	4.6%
65	Segenhoe	NSW	4	219	1.8%
66	St Albans	NSW	4	161	2.5%
67	Tabbita	NSW	4	76	5.3%
68	Tongarra	NSW	4	141	2.8%
69	Tooma	NSW	4	66	6.1%
70	Upper Colo	NSW	4	48	8.3%
71	Wermatong	NSW	4	51	7.8%
72	Whiteman Creek	NSW	4	158	2.5%
73	Bookham	NSW	3	127	2.4%
74	Bowman	NSW	3	139	2.2%
75	Bungawalbin	NSW	3	138	2.2%
76	Coopers Gully	NSW	3	172	1.7%
77	Coralville	NSW	3	168	1.8%
78	Eulah Creek	NSW	3	84	3.6%
79	Keepit	NSW	3	16	18.8%
80	Kelvin	NSW	3	182	1.6%
81	Murrumburrah	NSW	3	81	3.7%
82	Wylies Flat	NSW	3	50	6.0%
83	Yarrawa	NSW	3	101	3.0%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by South African Population FAQ

What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW 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.