What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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 · WA · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by South African Population — WA

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

Top suburb

DuncraigWA

Leading count

413

% of population

2.6%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by South African Population

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

100 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 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 Duncraig and #2 Mindarie 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	Duncraig	WA	413	15,982	2.6%
2	Mindarie	WA	402	7,867	5.1%
3	Alkimos	WA	375	10,203	3.7%
4	Butler	WA	351	13,473	2.6%
5	Dalyellup	WA	326	9,770	3.3%
6	Quinns Rocks	WA	320	8,861	3.6%
7	Currambine	WA	313	6,834	4.6%
8	Tapping	WA	295	9,547	3.1%
9	Iluka	WA	291	5,669	5.1%
10	Hillarys	WA	287	11,200	2.6%
11	Carramar	WA	266	7,178	3.7%
12	Woodvale	WA	257	9,579	2.7%
13	Ocean Reef	WA	252	8,125	3.1%
14	Kinross	WA	232	6,988	3.3%
15	Jindalee	WA	223	4,044	5.5%
16	Burns Beach	WA	197	4,071	4.8%
17	Joondalup	WA	193	9,193	2.1%
18	Wembley Downs	WA	188	6,743	2.8%
19	Aubin Grove	WA	158	6,786	2.3%
20	Kallaroo	WA	151	5,305	2.8%
21	Sorrento	WA	151	7,795	1.9%
22	The Vines	WA	149	5,848	2.5%
23	Mullaloo	WA	126	6,190	2.0%
24	Eglinton	WA	122	3,705	3.3%
25	Lesmurdie	WA	118	8,413	1.4%
26	Ridgewood	WA	117	4,623	2.5%
27	Connolly	WA	100	3,675	2.7%
28	Jandakot	WA	98	2,533	3.9%
29	Ashby	WA	72	2,850	2.5%
30	Marmion	WA	70	2,390	2.9%
31	Bedfordale	WA	63	3,038	2.1%
32	Gelorup	WA	61	2,255	2.7%
33	North Beach	WA	60	3,689	1.6%
34	Oakford	WA	43	2,803	1.5%
35	Lower Chittering	WA	42	2,408	1.7%
36	Trigg	WA	42	2,855	1.5%
37	Darling Downs	WA	38	1,591	2.4%
38	Forrestdale	WA	33	1,027	3.2%
39	Gnangara	WA	32	1,347	2.4%
40	Hopetoun	WA	32	1,115	2.9%
41	Wungong	WA	20	370	5.4%
42	Burekup	WA	18	788	2.3%
43	Munster	WA	17	199	8.5%
44	Ocean Beach	WA	17	1,014	1.7%
45	Coondle	WA	15	664	2.3%
46	Dumberning	WA	14	193	7.3%
47	Cardiff	WA	13	118	11.0%
48	Dardanup	WA	13	588	2.2%
49	Kalgan	WA	13	840	1.5%
50	Middleton Beach	WA	13	759	1.7%
51	Monjingup	WA	13	394	3.3%
52	Stratham	WA	13	793	1.6%
53	Williams	WA	13	996	1.3%
54	Wongan Hills	WA	13	896	1.5%
55	Gnarabup	WA	12	525	2.3%
56	Carnamah	WA	11	407	2.7%
57	Karlkurla	WA	10	270	3.7%
58	Condingup	WA	9	280	3.2%
59	Karragullen	WA	9	395	2.3%
60	Meerup	WA	9	159	5.7%
61	Lennard Brook	WA	8	209	3.8%
62	Boxwood Hill	WA	7	91	7.7%
63	Crooked Brook	WA	7	272	2.6%
64	Gilgering	WA	7	85	8.2%
65	Redgate	WA	7	98	7.1%
66	Wattoning	WA	7	24	29.2%
67	Benger	WA	6	159	3.8%
68	Boodarie	WA	6	182	3.3%
69	North Tammin	WA	6	138	4.3%
70	Waterloo	WA	6	144	4.2%
71	Bailup	WA	5	54	9.3%
72	Benjinup	WA	5	143	3.5%
73	Coomalbidgup	WA	5	136	3.7%
74	Hoddys Well	WA	5	140	3.6%
75	Nanson	WA	5	84	6.0%
76	Paulls Valley	WA	5	83	6.0%
77	Picton East	WA	5	141	3.5%
78	Walgoolan	WA	5	64	7.8%
79	Boyatup	WA	4	28	14.3%
80	Broomehill West	WA	4	173	2.3%
81	Carlotta	WA	4	103	3.9%
82	Chandler	WA	4	18	22.2%
83	Dandaragan	WA	4	292	1.4%
84	Meelon	WA	4	174	2.3%
85	Mocardy	WA	4	89	4.5%
86	Mooliabeenee	WA	4	213	1.9%
87	Varley	WA	4	44	9.1%
88	Wandana	WA	4	14	28.6%
89	Bolgart	WA	3	128	2.3%
90	Bow Bridge	WA	3	75	4.0%
91	Coomberdale	WA	3	56	5.4%
92	Hindmarsh	WA	3	54	5.6%
93	Irishtown	WA	3	98	3.1%
94	Jacup	WA	3	71	4.2%
95	Kunjin	WA	3	48	6.3%
96	Lowden	WA	3	165	1.8%
97	Neridup	WA	3	92	3.3%
98	Nomans Lake	WA	3	59	5.1%
99	Waddington	WA	3	26	11.5%
100	Yathroo	WA	3	82	3.7%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by South African Population FAQ

What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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.