Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population — VIC
VIC suburbs with the highest number of Aboriginal Australian ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.
Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population
VIC suburbs with the highest number of Aboriginal Australian ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021. — VIC
This list works best when you want to understand where a particular ancestry group has the largest visible footprint in VIC.
High counts usually reflect scale and concentration. They do not automatically mean better affordability, schools, safety, or investment quality.
Use the ranking to find candidate suburbs, then confirm price levels, incomes, schools, transport, and other local tradeoffs on the suburb pages.
This ranking is backed by demographic counts. It is good for finding clusters, not for deciding suburb quality alone.
Use top rows as research leads, then test affordability, services, and evidence depth before shortlisting.
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.
- #1MilduraVIC1,8105.2%
- #2SheppartonVIC1,3324.2%
- #3WodongaVIC6533.2%
- #4WarrnamboolVIC6352.0%
- #5EchucaVIC6084.0%
- #6MooroopnaVIC5877.1%
- #7West WodongaVIC5363.6%
- #8BairnsdaleVIC4495.7%
- #9Swan HillVIC4203.8%
- #10TraralgonVIC4131.5%
- #11WangarattaVIC4082.1%
- #12MorwellVIC3892.7%
- #13CorioVIC3812.5%
- #14SaleVIC3592.5%
- #15HorshamVIC3132.1%
- #16WendoureeVIC2982.9%
- #17PortlandVIC2882.9%
- #18NorlaneVIC2813.2%
- #19DrouinVIC2801.8%
- #20Kangaroo FlatVIC2672.4%
- #21RobinvaleVIC2637.5%
- #22SebastopolVIC2482.4%
- #23MoeVIC2452.6%
- #24HastingsVIC2352.3%
- #25HamiltonVIC2322.2%
- #26Golden SquareVIC2252.4%
- #27Red CliffsVIC2134.0%
- #28HealesvilleVIC2072.7%
- #29BenallaVIC1971.8%
- #30MaryboroughVIC1932.4%
- #31SeymourVIC1932.9%
- #32EaglehawkVIC1873.4%
- #33Lakes EntranceVIC1853.6%
- #34KyabramVIC1772.4%
- #35California GullyVIC1763.9%
- #36KiallaVIC1691.9%
- #37ColacVIC1521.6%
- #38MerbeinVIC1515.5%
- #39IrympleVIC1462.4%
- #40ChurchillVIC1402.8%
- #41Frankston NorthVIC1382.4%
- #42OrbostVIC1376.1%
- #43KerangVIC1353.4%
- #44Long GullyVIC1353.9%
- #45CobramVIC1242.0%
- #46HeywoodVIC1226.7%
- #47North BendigoVIC1192.8%
- #48Ballarat EastVIC1182.0%
- #49DelacombeVIC1182.2%
- #50WhittingtonVIC1183.0%
- #51AraratVIC1161.4%
- #52BendigoVIC1152.0%
- #53BroadfordVIC1122.4%
- #54White HillsVIC1103.0%
- #55EpsomVIC1082.2%
- #56TaturaVIC1082.2%
- #57WonthaggiVIC1082.1%
- #58YarrawongaVIC1081.2%
- #59HuntlyVIC962.7%
- #60StrathdaleVIC951.7%
- #61MaffraVIC941.7%
- #62EastwoodVIC923.2%
- #63NumurkahVIC922.0%
- #64NewcombVIC901.9%
- #65Capel SoundVIC861.6%
- #66Crib PointVIC852.5%
- #67CurlewisVIC842.0%
- #68East BairnsdaleVIC816.0%
- #69Shepparton NorthVIC814.0%
- #70Maiden GullyVIC771.4%
- #71Jackass FlatVIC764.0%
- #72Toorloo ArmVIC7314.3%
- #73AscotVIC7277.4%
- #74BarandudaVIC722.4%
- #75North WonthaggiVIC712.0%
- #76Flora HillVIC701.8%
- #77Brown HillVIC691.5%
- #78Miners RestVIC691.8%
- #79NathaliaVIC693.5%
- #80RedanVIC682.3%
- #81Koo Wee RupVIC671.7%
- #82Spring GullyVIC642.1%
- #83PuckapunyalVIC625.6%
- #84MansfieldVIC611.1%
- #85PearcedaleVIC611.6%
- #86RochesterVIC611.9%
- #87Woori YallockVIC602.0%
- #88EuroaVIC591.7%
- #89TongalaVIC593.0%
- #90TrafalgarVIC591.4%
- #91St Albans ParkVIC581.2%
- #92Mount PleasantVIC562.5%
- #93WarracknabealVIC542.3%
- #94BitternVIC531.2%
- #95PaynesvilleVIC531.5%
- #96AlexandraVIC521.9%
- #97RutherglenVIC512.0%
- #98KoroitVIC492.2%
- #99NagambieVIC482.1%
- #100Badger CreekVIC472.9%
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | COUNT | % OF POP | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mildura | VIC | 1,810 | 5.2% | 34,565 |
| 2 | Shepparton | VIC | 1,332 | 4.2% | 32,067 |
| 3 | Wodonga | VIC | 653 | 3.2% | 20,259 |
| 4 | Warrnambool | VIC | 635 | 2.0% | 31,308 |
| 5 | Echuca | VIC | 608 | 4.0% | 15,056 |
| 6 | Mooroopna | VIC | 587 | 7.1% | 8,312 |
| 7 | West Wodonga | VIC | 536 | 3.6% | 14,794 |
| 8 | Bairnsdale | VIC | 449 | 5.7% | 7,905 |
| 9 | Swan Hill | VIC | 420 | 3.8% | 11,186 |
| 10 | Traralgon | VIC | 413 | 1.5% | 26,907 |
| 11 | Wangaratta | VIC | 408 | 2.1% | 19,214 |
| 12 | Morwell | VIC | 389 | 2.7% | 14,389 |
| 13 | Corio | VIC | 381 | 2.5% | 15,497 |
| 14 | Sale | VIC | 359 | 2.5% | 14,296 |
| 15 | Horsham | VIC | 313 | 2.1% | 15,134 |
| 16 | Wendouree | VIC | 298 | 2.9% | 10,376 |
| 17 | Portland | VIC | 288 | 2.9% | 10,016 |
| 18 | Norlane | VIC | 281 | 3.2% | 8,682 |
| 19 | Drouin | VIC | 280 | 1.8% | 15,287 |
| 20 | Kangaroo Flat | VIC | 267 | 2.4% | 11,328 |
| 21 | Robinvale | VIC | 263 | 7.5% | 3,497 |
| 22 | Sebastopol | VIC | 248 | 2.4% | 10,194 |
| 23 | Moe | VIC | 245 | 2.6% | 9,375 |
| 24 | Hastings | VIC | 235 | 2.3% | 10,369 |
| 25 | Hamilton | VIC | 232 | 2.2% | 10,346 |
| 26 | Golden Square | VIC | 225 | 2.4% | 9,220 |
| 27 | Red Cliffs | VIC | 213 | 4.0% | 5,294 |
| 28 | Healesville | VIC | 207 | 2.7% | 7,589 |
| 29 | Benalla | VIC | 197 | 1.8% | 10,822 |
| 30 | Maryborough | VIC | 193 | 2.4% | 8,160 |
| 31 | Seymour | VIC | 193 | 2.9% | 6,569 |
| 32 | Eaglehawk | VIC | 187 | 3.4% | 5,538 |
| 33 | Lakes Entrance | VIC | 185 | 3.6% | 5,145 |
| 34 | Kyabram | VIC | 177 | 2.4% | 7,416 |
| 35 | California Gully | VIC | 176 | 3.9% | 4,476 |
| 36 | Kialla | VIC | 169 | 1.9% | 8,667 |
| 37 | Colac | VIC | 152 | 1.6% | 9,243 |
| 38 | Merbein | VIC | 151 | 5.5% | 2,770 |
| 39 | Irymple | VIC | 146 | 2.4% | 5,977 |
| 40 | Churchill | VIC | 140 | 2.8% | 4,924 |
| 41 | Frankston North | VIC | 138 | 2.4% | 5,711 |
| 42 | Orbost | VIC | 137 | 6.1% | 2,264 |
| 43 | Kerang | VIC | 135 | 3.4% | 3,960 |
| 44 | Long Gully | VIC | 135 | 3.9% | 3,420 |
| 45 | Cobram | VIC | 124 | 2.0% | 6,148 |
| 46 | Heywood | VIC | 122 | 6.7% | 1,815 |
| 47 | North Bendigo | VIC | 119 | 2.8% | 4,277 |
| 48 | Ballarat East | VIC | 118 | 2.0% | 5,937 |
| 49 | Delacombe | VIC | 118 | 2.2% | 5,408 |
| 50 | Whittington | VIC | 118 | 3.0% | 3,990 |
| 51 | Ararat | VIC | 116 | 1.4% | 8,500 |
| 52 | Bendigo | VIC | 115 | 2.0% | 5,652 |
| 53 | Broadford | VIC | 112 | 2.4% | 4,592 |
| 54 | White Hills | VIC | 110 | 3.0% | 3,620 |
| 55 | Epsom | VIC | 108 | 2.2% | 5,014 |
| 56 | Tatura | VIC | 108 | 2.2% | 4,955 |
| 57 | Wonthaggi | VIC | 108 | 2.1% | 5,215 |
| 58 | Yarrawonga | VIC | 108 | 1.2% | 8,661 |
| 59 | Huntly | VIC | 96 | 2.7% | 3,585 |
| 60 | Strathdale | VIC | 95 | 1.7% | 5,756 |
| 61 | Maffra | VIC | 94 | 1.7% | 5,384 |
| 62 | Eastwood | VIC | 92 | 3.2% | 2,855 |
| 63 | Numurkah | VIC | 92 | 2.0% | 4,604 |
| 64 | Newcomb | VIC | 90 | 1.9% | 4,704 |
| 65 | Capel Sound | VIC | 86 | 1.6% | 5,246 |
| 66 | Crib Point | VIC | 85 | 2.5% | 3,343 |
| 67 | Curlewis | VIC | 84 | 2.0% | 4,175 |
| 68 | East Bairnsdale | VIC | 81 | 6.0% | 1,352 |
| 69 | Shepparton North | VIC | 81 | 4.0% | 2,048 |
| 70 | Maiden Gully | VIC | 77 | 1.4% | 5,407 |
| 71 | Jackass Flat | VIC | 76 | 4.0% | 1,907 |
| 72 | Toorloo Arm | VIC | 73 | 14.3% | 509 |
| 73 | Ascot | VIC | 72 | 77.4% | 93 |
| 74 | Baranduda | VIC | 72 | 2.4% | 3,041 |
| 75 | North Wonthaggi | VIC | 71 | 2.0% | 3,475 |
| 76 | Flora Hill | VIC | 70 | 1.8% | 3,989 |
| 77 | Brown Hill | VIC | 69 | 1.5% | 4,489 |
| 78 | Miners Rest | VIC | 69 | 1.8% | 3,829 |
| 79 | Nathalia | VIC | 69 | 3.5% | 1,982 |
| 80 | Redan | VIC | 68 | 2.3% | 3,000 |
| 81 | Koo Wee Rup | VIC | 67 | 1.7% | 4,047 |
| 82 | Spring Gully | VIC | 64 | 2.1% | 3,092 |
| 83 | Puckapunyal | VIC | 62 | 5.6% | 1,108 |
| 84 | Mansfield | VIC | 61 | 1.1% | 5,541 |
| 85 | Pearcedale | VIC | 61 | 1.6% | 3,867 |
| 86 | Rochester | VIC | 61 | 1.9% | 3,154 |
| 87 | Woori Yallock | VIC | 60 | 2.0% | 2,964 |
| 88 | Euroa | VIC | 59 | 1.7% | 3,508 |
| 89 | Tongala | VIC | 59 | 3.0% | 1,973 |
| 90 | Trafalgar | VIC | 59 | 1.4% | 4,349 |
| 91 | St Albans Park | VIC | 58 | 1.2% | 4,942 |
| 92 | Mount Pleasant | VIC | 56 | 2.5% | 2,225 |
| 93 | Warracknabeal | VIC | 54 | 2.3% | 2,359 |
| 94 | Bittern | VIC | 53 | 1.2% | 4,276 |
| 95 | Paynesville | VIC | 53 | 1.5% | 3,636 |
| 96 | Alexandra | VIC | 52 | 1.9% | 2,801 |
| 97 | Rutherglen | VIC | 51 | 2.0% | 2,579 |
| 98 | Koroit | VIC | 49 | 2.2% | 2,184 |
| 99 | Nagambie | VIC | 48 | 2.1% | 2,254 |
| 100 | Badger Creek | VIC | 47 | 2.9% | 1,610 |
Top Suburbs by Aboriginal Australian Population FAQ
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What does this Aboriginal Australian ranking show?
This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Aboriginal Australian resident counts, based on Census 2021 demographic data.
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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.
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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.
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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.