What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows SA suburbs with the highest Chinese 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 · SA · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population — SA

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

Top suburb

AdelaideSA

Leading count

4,636

% of population

25.5%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population

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

100 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by chinese 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 SA.

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 Adelaide and #2 Magill 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	Adelaide	SA	4,636	25.5%	18,202
2	Magill	SA	1,358	14.0%	9,693
3	Mawson Lakes	SA	1,273	9.2%	13,794
4	Campbelltown	SA	1,158	12.5%	9,263
5	Lightsview	SA	1,012	16.6%	6,090
6	Rostrevor	SA	943	11.2%	8,452
7	Prospect	SA	746	5.1%	14,584
8	Klemzig	SA	637	9.5%	6,713
9	Tranmere	SA	576	13.9%	4,136
10	Linden Park	SA	514	21.7%	2,367
11	Paradise	SA	514	7.1%	7,217
12	Athelstone	SA	511	5.3%	9,601
13	Windsor Gardens	SA	509	8.7%	5,827
14	South Plympton	SA	494	10.5%	4,721
15	Hectorville	SA	487	11.5%	4,241
16	Norwood	SA	482	7.6%	6,354
17	Glenside	SA	437	15.3%	2,852
18	Mitchell Park	SA	433	7.5%	5,754
19	Plympton	SA	419	7.7%	5,459
20	Ferryden Park	SA	414	9.2%	4,495
21	Beaumont	SA	408	14.9%	2,731
22	Mansfield Park	SA	397	8.6%	4,608
23	Glenunga	SA	394	18.0%	2,184
24	St Georges	SA	385	22.3%	1,726
25	Hallett Cove	SA	384	3.1%	12,512
26	Newton	SA	380	7.4%	5,117
27	Northgate	SA	377	11.8%	3,184
28	North Adelaide	SA	373	5.5%	6,823
29	Felixstow	SA	356	14.4%	2,477
30	Fullarton	SA	345	7.7%	4,500
31	Burnside	SA	344	11.2%	3,060
32	Kensington Park	SA	343	13.1%	2,627
33	Oakden	SA	339	9.5%	3,583
34	Wattle Park	SA	334	17.7%	1,885
35	Flagstaff Hill	SA	325	3.2%	10,184
36	Hillcrest	SA	322	8.8%	3,659
37	Kilburn	SA	321	5.7%	5,633
38	Parkside	SA	310	6.0%	5,126
39	Edwardstown	SA	308	6.8%	4,514
40	Croydon Park	SA	300	7.1%	4,230
41	Warradale	SA	299	5.2%	5,801
42	Kurralta Park	SA	298	9.5%	3,139
43	Walkerville	SA	296	10.3%	2,867
44	Glen Osmond	SA	295	13.7%	2,154
45	Marden	SA	293	11.1%	2,645
46	Hazelwood Park	SA	282	14.4%	1,953
47	Kensington Gardens	SA	280	11.2%	2,498
48	Broadview	SA	277	6.2%	4,450
49	Plympton Park	SA	276	7.1%	3,881
50	Unley	SA	274	6.9%	3,997
51	Modbury	SA	273	4.9%	5,593
52	Park Holme	SA	273	8.5%	3,199
53	Oaklands Park	SA	269	6.8%	3,948
54	Seacombe Gardens	SA	265	7.9%	3,373
55	St Peters	SA	263	8.1%	3,231
56	Enfield	SA	251	4.0%	6,204
57	Marion	SA	251	6.1%	4,101
58	Ascot Park	SA	248	6.9%	3,588
59	Blair Athol	SA	248	4.7%	5,274
60	Rosslyn Park	SA	244	16.6%	1,469
61	Bedford Park	SA	238	12.6%	1,882
62	Myrtle Bank	SA	235	7.4%	3,158
63	West Lakes	SA	234	3.5%	6,768
64	Brompton	SA	233	6.2%	3,729
65	Clovelly Park	SA	231	7.4%	3,126
66	Gilles Plains	SA	230	5.6%	4,101
67	Vale Park	SA	229	9.3%	2,452
68	Greenacres	SA	228	6.8%	3,356
69	Golden Grove	SA	224	2.2%	10,299
70	Richmond	SA	224	6.4%	3,474
71	Modbury North	SA	221	3.9%	5,704
72	Firle	SA	217	14.4%	1,508
73	Toorak Gardens	SA	216	8.3%	2,604
74	North Plympton	SA	209	5.8%	3,610
75	Woodville Gardens	SA	209	8.7%	2,412
76	Malvern	SA	208	7.7%	2,713
77	Torrensville	SA	208	5.1%	4,110
78	St Clair	SA	206	7.8%	2,634
79	Glandore	SA	205	6.7%	3,041
80	Dernancourt	SA	201	4.9%	4,063
81	Fulham Gardens	SA	197	3.0%	6,573
82	Mile End	SA	195	4.3%	4,536
83	Stonyfell	SA	195	15.4%	1,266
84	Sturt	SA	191	6.9%	2,787
85	Pasadena	SA	190	6.2%	3,073
86	Highgate	SA	188	12.5%	1,504
87	Modbury Heights	SA	186	2.7%	6,995
88	Woodville North	SA	184	6.8%	2,721
89	Glynde	SA	179	8.5%	2,102
90	Valley View	SA	179	2.8%	6,405
91	Tusmore	SA	175	11.6%	1,503
92	Northfield	SA	173	3.4%	5,043
93	Payneham South	SA	169	9.8%	1,731
94	Underdale	SA	167	6.9%	2,429
95	Auldana	SA	166	26.4%	629
96	Dover Gardens	SA	166	5.4%	3,062
97	Highbury	SA	166	2.4%	6,956
98	Payneham	SA	166	6.8%	2,438
99	Bowden	SA	165	9.1%	1,808
100	Wynn Vale	SA	164	2.1%	7,865

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population FAQ

What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows SA suburbs with the highest Chinese 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.