What does this Aboriginal Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Aboriginal Australian 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 · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population — NSW

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

Top suburb

DubboNSW

Leading count

6,428

% of population

14.8%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population

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

100 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by aboriginal australian 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 Dubbo and #2 Orange 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	Dubbo	NSW	6,428	14.8%	43,516
2	Orange	NSW	3,137	7.6%	41,232
3	Port Macquarie	NSW	2,356	4.9%	47,693
4	Taree	NSW	1,930	11.5%	16,715
5	Armidale	NSW	1,810	7.6%	23,967
6	Coffs Harbour	NSW	1,725	6.4%	27,089
7	Moree	NSW	1,631	18.2%	8,962
8	Broken Hill	NSW	1,630	9.2%	17,706
9	Gunnedah	NSW	1,601	15.5%	10,359
10	Raymond Terrace	NSW	1,527	11.4%	13,453
11	Muswellbrook	NSW	1,463	11.9%	12,272
12	Cessnock	NSW	1,459	9.0%	16,300
13	Parkes	NSW	1,343	11.9%	11,324
14	Rutherford	NSW	1,286	9.8%	13,091
15	Inverell	NSW	1,224	10.2%	12,057
16	South Tamworth	NSW	1,185	17.9%	6,621
17	Nowra	NSW	1,124	11.3%	9,956
18	Goulburn	NSW	1,110	4.6%	23,963
19	West Tamworth	NSW	1,103	20.2%	5,471
20	Forbes	NSW	1,083	13.3%	8,157
21	Griffith	NSW	1,074	5.5%	19,505
22	Casino	NSW	1,055	9.7%	10,930
23	Wellington	NSW	1,052	25.7%	4,096
24	Cranebrook	NSW	1,049	6.6%	15,779
25	Penrith	NSW	1,035	5.8%	17,966
26	Narrabri	NSW	984	13.4%	7,327
27	West Kempsey	NSW	972	19.2%	5,073
28	Goonellabah	NSW	963	7.2%	13,351
29	Cowra	NSW	930	9.2%	10,145
30	Grafton	NSW	920	8.7%	10,563
31	Narromine	NSW	900	19.5%	4,608
32	Glenmore Park	NSW	898	3.6%	25,021
33	Coonamble	NSW	886	33.2%	2,666
34	Kelso	NSW	861	8.6%	10,039
35	South Grafton	NSW	849	13.5%	6,288
36	Forster	NSW	840	5.9%	14,187
37	Mudgee	NSW	819	7.1%	11,457
38	Wallsend	NSW	790	6.0%	13,244
39	Banora Point	NSW	775	4.7%	16,460
40	Hillvue	NSW	756	11.6%	6,528
41	East Maitland	NSW	748	6.3%	11,860
42	Medowie	NSW	729	6.7%	10,879
43	Thornton	NSW	723	6.8%	10,690
44	Umina Beach	NSW	723	4.2%	17,372
45	Campbelltown	NSW	703	4.2%	16,577
46	Kurri Kurri	NSW	698	11.3%	6,174
47	Ashmont	NSW	667	17.8%	3,747
48	Oxley Vale	NSW	660	16.8%	3,935
49	Wauchope	NSW	635	9.6%	6,589
50	Sanctuary Point	NSW	634	8.1%	7,874
51	Condobolin	NSW	633	19.9%	3,185
52	South Penrith	NSW	626	5.2%	12,005
53	Cameron Park	NSW	623	6.2%	9,977
54	Leeton	NSW	623	6.8%	9,170
55	Gorokan	NSW	620	7.2%	8,624
56	Macquarie Fields	NSW	620	4.4%	14,023
57	Nambucca Heads	NSW	620	9.3%	6,675
58	Albion Park	NSW	602	4.4%	13,826
59	Whalan	NSW	602	10.2%	5,929
60	Blue Haven	NSW	600	9.1%	6,563
61	Westdale	NSW	593	20.0%	2,963
62	Bateau Bay	NSW	587	4.7%	12,516
63	Cambridge Park	NSW	584	8.3%	7,054
64	Narrandera	NSW	575	13.2%	4,369
65	Hamlyn Terrace	NSW	571	6.5%	8,761
66	Karabar	NSW	571	6.7%	8,517
67	Doonside	NSW	570	4.2%	13,614
68	Bidwill	NSW	564	13.4%	4,202
69	Lavington	NSW	563	4.3%	13,073
70	Woy Woy	NSW	561	5.1%	11,072
71	St Marys	NSW	556	4.2%	13,256
72	Glenfield Park	NSW	541	10.7%	5,078
73	Tregear	NSW	541	14.6%	3,700
74	Young	NSW	540	5.1%	10,610
75	Tweed Heads South	NSW	523	6.6%	7,941
76	Worrigee	NSW	523	9.7%	5,384
77	Bomaderry	NSW	521	7.7%	6,738
78	South Windsor	NSW	520	8.7%	5,948
79	Dapto	NSW	519	4.7%	10,954
80	Bourke	NSW	516	30.4%	1,699
81	North Tamworth	NSW	516	8.2%	6,273
82	Colyton	NSW	514	5.9%	8,770
83	Kooringal	NSW	510	6.9%	7,404
84	Toormina	NSW	506	8.2%	6,171
85	Tumut	NSW	504	7.6%	6,613
86	Windale	NSW	503	14.7%	3,421
87	Bradbury	NSW	500	5.3%	9,433
88	Glen Innes	NSW	498	8.0%	6,219
89	Charlestown	NSW	495	3.6%	13,601
90	Aberglasslyn	NSW	494	7.5%	6,552
91	Lethbridge Park	NSW	493	10.4%	4,730
92	South Kempsey	NSW	493	18.9%	2,604
93	Berkeley	NSW	490	6.3%	7,798
94	Gilgandra	NSW	489	16.4%	2,983
95	Calala	NSW	487	10.6%	4,577
96	Jordan Springs	NSW	487	4.1%	11,772
97	Quirindi	NSW	487	14.5%	3,355
98	Singleton	NSW	487	9.4%	5,185
99	Rosemeadow	NSW	486	6.1%	8,007
100	Berkeley Vale	NSW	485	5.4%	8,951

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population FAQ

What does this Aboriginal Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Aboriginal Australian 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.