What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD 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 · QLD · 83 suburbs

Top Suburbs by South African Population — QLD

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

Top suburb

Hope IslandQLD

Leading count

265

% of population

1.8%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by South African Population

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

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 QLD.

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 Hope Island and #2 Chapel Hill 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	Hope Island	QLD	265	14,522	1.8%
2	Chapel Hill	QLD	238	10,511	2.3%
3	Moggill	QLD	227	5,029	4.5%
4	Peregian Springs	QLD	167	9,532	1.8%
5	Eatons Hill	QLD	159	7,822	2.0%
6	Bellbowrie	QLD	153	5,495	2.8%
7	Brookfield	QLD	126	3,640	3.5%
8	Fig Tree Pocket	QLD	124	4,345	2.9%
9	Cashmere	QLD	103	4,970	2.1%
10	Kenmore Hills	QLD	95	2,448	3.9%
11	Blacks Beach	QLD	90	4,153	2.2%
12	Samford Valley	QLD	70	3,208	2.2%
13	Mount Crosby	QLD	40	1,860	2.2%
14	Middlemount	QLD	35	1,899	1.8%
15	Bunya	QLD	33	1,968	1.7%
16	Mutchilba	QLD	32	627	5.1%
17	Kingsholme	QLD	30	782	3.8%
18	Benaraby	QLD	22	1,166	1.9%
19	Tinbeerwah	QLD	21	1,160	1.8%
20	Mons	QLD	20	1,179	1.7%
21	Mackay Harbour	QLD	19	686	2.8%
22	Upper Brookfield	QLD	19	857	2.2%
23	Barcaldine	QLD	18	1,540	1.2%
24	Kobble Creek	QLD	18	654	2.8%
25	Marcus Beach	QLD	18	839	2.1%
26	Dolphin Heads	QLD	16	413	3.9%
27	North Maleny	QLD	16	710	2.3%
28	Hay Point	QLD	15	1,306	1.1%
29	Top Camp	QLD	14	902	1.6%
30	Draper	QLD	13	695	1.9%
31	Julago	QLD	13	384	3.4%
32	Sunshine Acres	QLD	13	1,009	1.3%
33	Image Flat	QLD	11	457	2.4%
34	Scrubby Mountain	QLD	10	203	4.9%
35	Coorooman	QLD	9	97	9.3%
36	East Deep Creek	QLD	9	698	1.3%
37	Ironbark	QLD	9	1,173	0.8%
38	Bracewell	QLD	8	178	4.5%
39	Isisford	QLD	8	218	3.7%
40	Laceys Creek	QLD	8	280	2.9%
41	Memerambi	QLD	8	338	2.4%
42	Bongeen	QLD	7	71	9.9%
43	Macalister	QLD	7	156	4.5%
44	Mount Rascal	QLD	7	393	1.8%
45	Norwell	QLD	7	189	3.7%
46	Yimbun	QLD	7	30	23.3%
47	Closeburn	QLD	6	562	1.1%
48	Delan	QLD	6	323	1.9%
49	Felton	QLD	6	267	2.2%
50	Kianga	QLD	6	219	2.7%
51	Kooralgin	QLD	6	47	12.8%
52	Kybong	QLD	6	363	1.7%
53	Stony Creek	QLD	6	245	2.4%
54	Swan Creek	QLD	6	161	3.7%
55	Canina	QLD	5	367	1.4%
56	Marmor	QLD	5	208	2.4%
57	Prospect	QLD	5	289	1.7%
58	Wilson Valley	QLD	5	20	25.0%
59	Abergowrie	QLD	4	305	1.3%
60	Bollon	QLD	4	174	2.3%
61	Byrnestown	QLD	4	27	14.8%
62	East Haldon	QLD	4	35	11.4%
63	Elbow Valley	QLD	4	127	3.1%
64	Fisher	QLD	4	65	6.2%
65	Goodger	QLD	4	176	2.3%
66	Hazledean	QLD	4	27	14.8%
67	Iveragh	QLD	4	122	3.3%
68	Kalapa	QLD	4	97	4.1%
69	Middlebrook	QLD	4	62	6.5%
70	Pormpuraaw	QLD	4	611	0.7%
71	Septimus	QLD	4	120	3.3%
72	Wealwandangie	QLD	4	39	10.3%
73	Benarkin	QLD	3	61	4.9%
74	Bringalily	QLD	3	64	4.7%
75	Cannon Creek	QLD	3	75	4.0%
76	Chelona	QLD	3	120	2.5%
77	Crossroads	QLD	3	127	2.4%
78	Diglum	QLD	3	56	5.4%
79	Enoggera Reservoir	QLD	3	33	9.1%
80	Lockyer	QLD	3	89	3.4%
81	Nandi	QLD	3	105	2.9%
82	No 4 Branch	QLD	3	90	3.3%
83	Terrica	QLD	3	29	10.3%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by South African Population FAQ

What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD 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.