What does this Aboriginal Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows TAS 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 · TAS · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population — TAS

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

Top suburb

DevonportTAS

Leading count

893

% of population

6.2%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population

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

100 results

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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 TAS.

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 Devonport and #2 Smithton 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	Devonport	TAS	893	6.2%	14,481
2	Smithton	TAS	661	16.8%	3,934
3	Glenorchy	TAS	630	5.2%	12,013
4	Bridgewater	TAS	602	13.1%	4,592
5	Claremont	TAS	553	6.6%	8,397
6	Wynyard	TAS	549	8.7%	6,296
7	Ulverstone	TAS	508	7.6%	6,653
8	Kingston	TAS	476	3.9%	12,288
9	East Devonport	TAS	413	9.4%	4,384
10	Brighton	TAS	387	7.8%	4,983
11	West Ulverstone	TAS	374	8.3%	4,515
12	New Norfolk	TAS	368	6.1%	6,037
13	Ravenswood	TAS	351	9.2%	3,804
14	Latrobe	TAS	349	6.9%	5,030
15	Gagebrook	TAS	323	20.5%	1,572
16	Penguin	TAS	313	7.6%	4,132
17	Newnham	TAS	306	4.3%	7,073
18	Somerset	TAS	306	7.5%	4,067
19	Huonville	TAS	279	9.3%	3,002
20	Margate	TAS	277	6.5%	4,239
21	Rokeby	TAS	275	6.5%	4,211
22	Risdon Vale	TAS	261	8.2%	3,171
23	Cygnet	TAS	248	14.2%	1,742
24	Shorewell Park	TAS	241	11.2%	2,150
25	Howrah	TAS	237	2.5%	9,545
26	Clarendon Vale	TAS	235	14.4%	1,635
27	George Town	TAS	232	5.1%	4,536
28	Blackmans Bay	TAS	231	3.0%	7,688
29	Herdsmans Cove	TAS	220	18.3%	1,199
30	Moonah	TAS	192	3.3%	5,884
31	Old Beach	TAS	185	4.2%	4,394
32	Geeveston	TAS	182	12.7%	1,431
33	Mowbray	TAS	182	4.5%	4,048
34	Riverside	TAS	182	2.5%	7,326
35	Deloraine	TAS	167	5.5%	3,035
36	Youngtown	TAS	161	3.7%	4,315
37	Chigwell	TAS	157	7.7%	2,050
38	Prospect Vale	TAS	156	2.9%	5,433
39	Ranelagh	TAS	155	10.4%	1,484
40	Sorell	TAS	152	4.2%	3,597
41	Invermay	TAS	151	4.3%	3,498
42	Warrane	TAS	149	5.5%	2,695
43	Upper Burnie	TAS	148	7.8%	1,891
44	Mornington	TAS	145	5.9%	2,469
45	West Moonah	TAS	145	3.2%	4,522
46	Newstead	TAS	144	2.6%	5,617
47	Berriedale	TAS	140	4.8%	2,905
48	Longford	TAS	138	3.2%	4,268
49	Romaine	TAS	137	7.4%	1,850
50	Park Grove	TAS	134	5.1%	2,613
51	South Launceston	TAS	132	2.7%	4,894
52	Spreyton	TAS	132	7.0%	1,876
53	Austins Ferry	TAS	131	5.5%	2,395
54	Kings Meadows	TAS	130	3.0%	4,359
55	Legana	TAS	130	2.8%	4,719
56	Lindisfarne	TAS	130	2.0%	6,639
57	Turners Beach	TAS	130	6.6%	1,966
58	Acton	TAS	129	9.4%	1,377
59	Bagdad	TAS	128	8.6%	1,482
60	Midway Point	TAS	126	3.7%	3,384
61	Summerhill	TAS	126	4.0%	3,139
62	Miandetta	TAS	125	6.9%	1,822
63	Rosetta	TAS	124	4.4%	2,833
64	Lutana	TAS	121	4.6%	2,616
65	Queenstown	TAS	121	6.7%	1,808
66	Mayfield	TAS	117	7.7%	1,525
67	Bellerive	TAS	111	2.2%	4,945
68	Geilston Bay	TAS	109	3.1%	3,461
69	Dover	TAS	107	11.6%	923
70	Trevallyn	TAS	106	2.2%	4,826
71	Waverley	TAS	106	6.7%	1,583
72	Perth	TAS	104	3.0%	3,472
73	West Launceston	TAS	104	2.4%	4,316
74	Rocherlea	TAS	102	9.9%	1,033
75	Dodges Ferry	TAS	99	3.7%	2,646
76	Norwood	TAS	99	2.6%	3,869
77	Montello	TAS	98	7.9%	1,241
78	Railton	TAS	97	9.0%	1,079
79	Port Sorell	TAS	95	4.3%	2,221
80	Carlton	TAS	94	6.9%	1,363
81	Lauderdale	TAS	93	3.6%	2,592
82	Sandford	TAS	93	4.5%	2,046
83	St Leonards	TAS	89	3.8%	2,351
84	Scottsdale	TAS	88	3.7%	2,408
85	Snug	TAS	86	6.0%	1,440
86	Hillcrest	TAS	85	7.8%	1,088
87	Shearwater	TAS	85	4.1%	2,051
88	Hadspen	TAS	82	3.4%	2,429
89	Triabunna	TAS	82	9.1%	905
90	Goodwood	TAS	81	7.1%	1,142
91	Kingston Beach	TAS	81	3.5%	2,305
92	Montrose	TAS	81	3.5%	2,313
93	Dromedary	TAS	79	9.2%	856
94	Havenview	TAS	79	10.7%	735
95	St Helens	TAS	79	3.6%	2,206
96	Sheffield	TAS	78	4.9%	1,602
97	Westbury	TAS	77	3.4%	2,272
98	Beaconsfield	TAS	76	5.6%	1,362
99	Franklin	TAS	71	5.5%	1,301
100	Oakdowns	TAS	68	3.6%	1,897

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population FAQ

What does this Aboriginal Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows TAS 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.