What does this Welsh ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Welsh 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.

← Welsh

Ancestry · VIC · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Welsh Population — VIC

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

Top suburb

Ocean GroveVIC

Leading count

176

% of population

1.0%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Welsh Population

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

100 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by welsh 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 VIC.

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 Ocean Grove and #2 Somerville 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.

Compare top 2Open #1 detail Open #2 detail

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Ocean Grove	VIC	176	17,714	1.0%
2	Somerville	VIC	115	11,767	1.0%
3	Castlemaine	VIC	76	7,506	1.0%
4	Emerald	VIC	76	5,890	1.3%
5	Beechworth	VIC	42	4,274	1.0%
6	Barwon Heads	VIC	37	4,353	0.8%
7	Newlands Arm	VIC	17	866	2.0%
8	Blind Bight	VIC	15	1,290	1.2%
9	Grassmere	VIC	13	385	3.4%
10	Tawonga South	VIC	13	1,012	1.3%
11	Avenel	VIC	12	1,112	1.1%
12	Newstead	VIC	12	820	1.5%
13	Surf Beach	VIC	12	670	1.8%
14	Balnarring Beach	VIC	11	471	2.3%
15	Durham Lead	VIC	11	408	2.7%
16	Hoddles Creek	VIC	11	676	1.6%
17	Tylden	VIC	11	645	1.7%
18	Bagshot	VIC	10	355	2.8%
19	Carlsruhe	VIC	10	382	2.6%
20	Harcourt North	VIC	10	291	3.4%
21	Indigo Valley	VIC	10	346	2.9%
22	Raymond Island	VIC	10	589	1.7%
23	Toongabbie	VIC	10	1,085	0.9%
24	Bunbartha	VIC	9	313	2.9%
25	Majorca	VIC	9	198	4.5%
26	Newhaven	VIC	9	547	1.6%
27	Port Campbell	VIC	9	440	2.0%
28	Sarsfield	VIC	9	543	1.7%
29	Sedgwick	VIC	9	614	1.5%
30	Willow Grove	VIC	9	654	1.4%
31	Coomoora	VIC	8	308	2.6%
32	Gladysdale	VIC	8	423	1.9%
33	Jeetho	VIC	8	124	6.5%
34	Koonwarra	VIC	8	366	2.2%
35	Marengo	VIC	8	272	2.9%
36	Napoleons	VIC	8	555	1.4%
37	Peechelba	VIC	8	177	4.5%
38	Porcupine Ridge	VIC	8	149	5.4%
39	Taggerty	VIC	8	405	2.0%
40	Breamlea	VIC	7	151	4.6%
41	Kilcunda	VIC	7	578	1.2%
42	Magpie	VIC	7	368	1.9%
43	Smeaton	VIC	7	245	2.9%
44	Walpeup	VIC	7	171	4.1%
45	Wangandary	VIC	7	217	3.2%
46	McMahons Creek	VIC	6	143	4.2%
47	Moonambel	VIC	6	185	3.2%
48	Natimuk	VIC	6	548	1.1%
49	Sandford	VIC	6	130	4.6%
50	Sandy Creek	VIC	6	200	3.0%
51	Sulky	VIC	6	234	2.6%
52	Toolleen	VIC	6	221	2.7%
53	Watchem	VIC	6	124	4.8%
54	Barmah	VIC	5	229	2.2%
55	Benloch	VIC	5	138	3.6%
56	Cape Bridgewater	VIC	5	151	3.3%
57	Cathcart	VIC	5	110	4.5%
58	Cobaw	VIC	5	104	4.8%
59	Cooriemungle	VIC	5	311	1.6%
60	Garfield North	VIC	5	236	2.1%
61	Glenmaggie	VIC	5	279	1.8%
62	Glenpatrick	VIC	5	13	38.5%
63	Gnarwarre	VIC	5	297	1.7%
64	Golden Point	VIC	5	102	4.9%
65	Goorambat	VIC	5	269	1.9%
66	Hillcrest	VIC	5	99	5.1%
67	Iona	VIC	5	240	2.1%
68	Lima South	VIC	5	142	3.5%
69	Maindample	VIC	5	239	2.1%
70	Mardan	VIC	5	248	2.0%
71	Moranding	VIC	5	193	2.6%
72	Orford	VIC	5	115	4.3%
73	Port Albert	VIC	5	403	1.2%
74	Princetown	VIC	5	236	2.1%
75	Redesdale	VIC	5	299	1.7%
76	Sailors Hill	VIC	5	72	6.9%
77	Springmount	VIC	5	184	2.7%
78	Stanley	VIC	5	371	1.3%
79	Taminick	VIC	5	139	3.6%
80	Tarnook	VIC	5	103	4.9%
81	Tarra Valley	VIC	5	85	5.9%
82	Wonwondah	VIC	5	114	4.4%
83	Yarragon South	VIC	5	204	2.5%
84	Ballyrogan	VIC	4	77	5.2%
85	Berrys Creek	VIC	4	174	2.3%
86	Bookaar	VIC	4	159	2.5%
87	Cann River	VIC	4	197	2.0%
88	Coragulac	VIC	4	171	2.3%
89	Dookie	VIC	4	333	1.2%
90	Elaine	VIC	4	232	1.7%
91	Great Western	VIC	4	425	0.9%
92	Jamieson	VIC	4	382	1.0%
93	Johanna	VIC	4	85	4.7%
94	Kilmany	VIC	4	165	2.4%
95	Marcus Hill	VIC	4	164	2.4%
96	Meadow Creek	VIC	4	112	3.6%
97	Merriang South	VIC	4	43	9.3%
98	Newry	VIC	4	451	0.9%
99	Silverleaves	VIC	4	322	1.2%
100	Springhurst	VIC	4	349	1.1%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Welsh Population FAQ

What does this Welsh ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Welsh 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.