Top Suburbs by Chinese Population — NT
NT suburbs with the highest number of Chinese ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.
Top Suburbs by Chinese Population
NT suburbs with the highest number of Chinese ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021. — NT
This list works best when you want to understand where a particular ancestry group has the largest visible footprint in NT.
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.
- #1Darwin CityNT6038.4%
- #2LeanyerNT4078.9%
- #3MuirheadNT3349.1%
- #4KaramaNT2695.6%
- #5NakaraNT22211.6%
- #6Stuart ParkNT1864.5%
- #7WagamanNT1839.0%
- #8MalakNT1595.3%
- #9AlawaNT1557.5%
- #10Fannie BayNT1525.3%
- #11LarrakeyahNT1443.7%
- #12LyonsNT1406.3%
- #13BayviewNT1297.6%
- #14WulagiNT1174.7%
- #15MillnerNT1164.5%
- #16RoseberyNT1162.8%
- #17ParapNT1134.0%
- #18Coconut GroveNT1073.7%
- #19The GapNT1025.2%
- #20AnulaNT1004.2%
- #21BrinkinNT938.3%
- #22WanguriNT935.1%
- #23JingiliNT914.9%
- #24CasuarinaNT8721.4%
- #25DriverNT833.0%
- #26JohnstonNT833.5%
- #27BellamackNT803.3%
- #28MarraraNT806.0%
- #29WoodroffeNT742.3%
- #30GrayNT732.3%
- #31East SideNT722.3%
- #32BakewellNT662.1%
- #33WoolnerNT656.8%
- #34MouldenNT602.0%
- #35LudmillaNT412.5%
- #36The NarrowsNT335.2%
- #37Lambells LagoonNT3213.4%
- #38KatherineNT312.5%
- #39Marlow LagoonNT283.7%
- #40The GardensNT223.0%
- #41YularaNT222.6%
- #42ManingridaNT140.6%
- #43HoltzeNT130.7%
- #44GunbalanyaNT121.0%
- #45MarrakaiNT122.1%
- #46Pine CreekNT113.5%
- #47McMinns LagoonNT101.5%
- #48Palmerston CityNT105.2%
- #49BorroloolaNT91.2%
- #50NauiyuNT92.6%
- #51Dundee DownsNT87.1%
- #52Ti TreeNT89.1%
- #53Wagait BeachNT81.9%
- #54YuendumuNT81.1%
- #55CicconeNT72.5%
- #56ElliottNT62.1%
- #57Timber CreekNT62.2%
- #58Tumbling WatersNT62.4%
- #59WinnellieNT63.0%
- #60Adelaide RiverNT51.6%
- #61BainesNT41.7%
- #62BarungaNT41.2%
- #63BirdumNT46.3%
- #64KakaduNT41.3%
- #65Middle PointNT47.3%
- #66NemarlukNT41.3%
- #67NitmilukNT41.9%
- #68RakulaNT46.8%
- #69White GumsNT42.2%
- #70Lee PointNT33.2%
- #71SandoverNT30.5%
- #72WarumunguNT32.1%
- #73YarralinNT31.1%
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | COUNT | % OF POP | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darwin City | NT | 603 | 8.4% | 7,149 |
| 2 | Leanyer | NT | 407 | 8.9% | 4,597 |
| 3 | Muirhead | NT | 334 | 9.1% | 3,689 |
| 4 | Karama | NT | 269 | 5.6% | 4,803 |
| 5 | Nakara | NT | 222 | 11.6% | 1,906 |
| 6 | Stuart Park | NT | 186 | 4.5% | 4,101 |
| 7 | Wagaman | NT | 183 | 9.0% | 2,023 |
| 8 | Malak | NT | 159 | 5.3% | 3,013 |
| 9 | Alawa | NT | 155 | 7.5% | 2,078 |
| 10 | Fannie Bay | NT | 152 | 5.3% | 2,875 |
| 11 | Larrakeyah | NT | 144 | 3.7% | 3,943 |
| 12 | Lyons | NT | 140 | 6.3% | 2,219 |
| 13 | Bayview | NT | 129 | 7.6% | 1,702 |
| 14 | Wulagi | NT | 117 | 4.7% | 2,510 |
| 15 | Millner | NT | 116 | 4.5% | 2,576 |
| 16 | Rosebery | NT | 116 | 2.8% | 4,127 |
| 17 | Parap | NT | 113 | 4.0% | 2,819 |
| 18 | Coconut Grove | NT | 107 | 3.7% | 2,892 |
| 19 | The Gap | NT | 102 | 5.2% | 1,945 |
| 20 | Anula | NT | 100 | 4.2% | 2,385 |
| 21 | Brinkin | NT | 93 | 8.3% | 1,117 |
| 22 | Wanguri | NT | 93 | 5.1% | 1,836 |
| 23 | Jingili | NT | 91 | 4.9% | 1,841 |
| 24 | Casuarina | NT | 87 | 21.4% | 406 |
| 25 | Driver | NT | 83 | 3.0% | 2,747 |
| 26 | Johnston | NT | 83 | 3.5% | 2,386 |
| 27 | Bellamack | NT | 80 | 3.3% | 2,423 |
| 28 | Marrara | NT | 80 | 6.0% | 1,323 |
| 29 | Woodroffe | NT | 74 | 2.3% | 3,175 |
| 30 | Gray | NT | 73 | 2.3% | 3,142 |
| 31 | East Side | NT | 72 | 2.3% | 3,098 |
| 32 | Bakewell | NT | 66 | 2.1% | 3,091 |
| 33 | Woolner | NT | 65 | 6.8% | 962 |
| 34 | Moulden | NT | 60 | 2.0% | 3,053 |
| 35 | Ludmilla | NT | 41 | 2.5% | 1,667 |
| 36 | The Narrows | NT | 33 | 5.2% | 632 |
| 37 | Lambells Lagoon | NT | 32 | 13.4% | 239 |
| 38 | Katherine | NT | 31 | 2.5% | 1,254 |
| 39 | Marlow Lagoon | NT | 28 | 3.7% | 754 |
| 40 | The Gardens | NT | 22 | 3.0% | 726 |
| 41 | Yulara | NT | 22 | 2.6% | 853 |
| 42 | Maningrida | NT | 14 | 0.6% | 2,518 |
| 43 | Holtze | NT | 13 | 0.7% | 1,940 |
| 44 | Gunbalanya | NT | 12 | 1.0% | 1,177 |
| 45 | Marrakai | NT | 12 | 2.1% | 564 |
| 46 | Pine Creek | NT | 11 | 3.5% | 318 |
| 47 | McMinns Lagoon | NT | 10 | 1.5% | 687 |
| 48 | Palmerston City | NT | 10 | 5.2% | 194 |
| 49 | Borroloola | NT | 9 | 1.2% | 755 |
| 50 | Nauiyu | NT | 9 | 2.6% | 350 |
| 51 | Dundee Downs | NT | 8 | 7.1% | 112 |
| 52 | Ti Tree | NT | 8 | 9.1% | 88 |
| 53 | Wagait Beach | NT | 8 | 1.9% | 422 |
| 54 | Yuendumu | NT | 8 | 1.1% | 740 |
| 55 | Ciccone | NT | 7 | 2.5% | 281 |
| 56 | Elliott | NT | 6 | 2.1% | 287 |
| 57 | Timber Creek | NT | 6 | 2.2% | 278 |
| 58 | Tumbling Waters | NT | 6 | 2.4% | 254 |
| 59 | Winnellie | NT | 6 | 3.0% | 197 |
| 60 | Adelaide River | NT | 5 | 1.6% | 317 |
| 61 | Baines | NT | 4 | 1.7% | 239 |
| 62 | Barunga | NT | 4 | 1.2% | 337 |
| 63 | Birdum | NT | 4 | 6.3% | 63 |
| 64 | Kakadu | NT | 4 | 1.3% | 315 |
| 65 | Middle Point | NT | 4 | 7.3% | 55 |
| 66 | Nemarluk | NT | 4 | 1.3% | 305 |
| 67 | Nitmiluk | NT | 4 | 1.9% | 212 |
| 68 | Rakula | NT | 4 | 6.8% | 59 |
| 69 | White Gums | NT | 4 | 2.2% | 182 |
| 70 | Lee Point | NT | 3 | 3.2% | 94 |
| 71 | Sandover | NT | 3 | 0.5% | 569 |
| 72 | Warumungu | NT | 3 | 2.1% | 146 |
| 73 | Yarralin | NT | 3 | 1.1% | 283 |
Top Suburbs by Chinese Population FAQ
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What does this Chinese ranking show?
This ranking shows NT suburbs with the highest Chinese 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.