What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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 · WA · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population — WA

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

Top suburb

Canning ValeWA

Leading count

6,421

% of population

18.6%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population

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

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 WA.

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 Canning Vale and #2 Willetton 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	Canning Vale	WA	6,421	18.6%	34,504
2	Willetton	WA	5,064	26.3%	19,262
3	Thornlie	WA	2,393	10.1%	23,665
4	Morley	WA	2,196	9.7%	22,539
5	Bull Creek	WA	1,977	24.6%	8,030
6	Dianella	WA	1,977	8.2%	24,169
7	Perth	WA	1,820	13.3%	13,670
8	Winthrop	WA	1,747	29.0%	6,020
9	Southern River	WA	1,658	12.9%	12,852
10	East Perth	WA	1,623	13.9%	11,681
11	Leeming	WA	1,526	14.0%	10,883
12	Piara Waters	WA	1,497	10.0%	15,029
13	Riverton	WA	1,473	24.2%	6,078
14	Nedlands	WA	1,346	12.7%	10,561
15	Harrisdale	WA	1,281	11.0%	11,667
16	Parkwood	WA	1,266	21.1%	5,995
17	Como	WA	1,231	8.3%	14,786
18	Bentley	WA	1,211	13.4%	9,051
19	Success	WA	1,132	10.0%	11,340
20	Wilson	WA	1,129	17.1%	6,608
21	Stirling	WA	1,124	11.1%	10,165
22	Cannington	WA	1,096	15.9%	6,875
23	Mount Pleasant	WA	1,092	14.6%	7,456
24	Kardinya	WA	1,091	11.9%	9,137
25	Applecross	WA	1,017	14.1%	7,228
26	South Perth	WA	1,011	8.0%	12,596
27	Rivervale	WA	1,006	9.2%	10,897
28	Queens Park	WA	973	13.4%	7,268
29	Ballajura	WA	957	5.2%	18,459
30	Booragoon	WA	890	15.7%	5,684
31	Wembley	WA	878	7.3%	12,061
32	East Cannington	WA	862	13.2%	6,512
33	Churchlands	WA	854	23.5%	3,638
34	Beckenham	WA	853	9.4%	9,092
35	Dalkeith	WA	846	19.2%	4,398
36	Langford	WA	812	14.8%	5,505
37	Bateman	WA	808	21.1%	3,832
38	Crawley	WA	804	20.2%	3,975
39	Shelley	WA	804	16.8%	4,795
40	Atwell	WA	800	8.6%	9,287
41	Nollamara	WA	787	6.2%	12,779
42	Ardross	WA	767	16.8%	4,578
43	Yokine	WA	758	6.0%	12,706
44	Maylands	WA	755	5.7%	13,199
45	Victoria Park	WA	732	7.8%	9,334
46	Waterford	WA	723	29.4%	2,460
47	Subiaco	WA	711	7.2%	9,940
48	East Victoria Park	WA	687	6.5%	10,569
49	Rossmoyne	WA	683	18.8%	3,638
50	Noranda	WA	675	8.4%	8,002
51	Bayswater	WA	666	4.4%	15,288
52	Cloverdale	WA	658	7.4%	8,864
53	Claremont	WA	646	7.0%	9,248
54	Murdoch	WA	643	19.2%	3,352
55	Wattle Grove	WA	630	9.6%	6,547
56	Kewdale	WA	626	8.5%	7,397
57	Innaloo	WA	611	6.4%	9,592
58	Belmont	WA	609	8.8%	6,959
59	Beechboro	WA	578	6.3%	9,112
60	Landsdale	WA	575	3.7%	15,401
61	Aubin Grove	WA	574	8.5%	6,786
62	Mount Lawley	WA	568	5.0%	11,328
63	West Perth	WA	549	9.0%	6,102
64	Floreat	WA	545	6.3%	8,621
65	Gosnells	WA	525	2.5%	21,149
66	Lynwood	WA	522	14.7%	3,541
67	Balga	WA	515	3.7%	13,864
68	Treeby	WA	511	12.1%	4,214
69	Carlisle	WA	504	7.5%	6,733
70	Hammond Park	WA	490	7.0%	6,985
71	North Perth	WA	476	4.9%	9,623
72	Mirrabooka	WA	471	5.9%	8,000
73	Duncraig	WA	459	2.9%	15,982
74	Tuart Hill	WA	432	5.7%	7,541
75	Marangaroo	WA	430	4.1%	10,483
76	Manning	WA	410	9.7%	4,219
77	Bedford	WA	405	7.1%	5,716
78	Maddington	WA	404	3.3%	12,419
79	Clarkson	WA	394	2.8%	13,904
80	Balcatta	WA	389	3.6%	10,813
81	St James	WA	389	7.9%	4,894
82	Huntingdale	WA	385	4.3%	9,021
83	Darch	WA	384	5.2%	7,347
84	Mosman Park	WA	375	4.1%	9,169
85	Wembley Downs	WA	373	5.5%	6,743
86	Scarborough	WA	371	2.1%	17,605
87	South Lake	WA	370	6.3%	5,831
88	Karrinyup	WA	368	3.7%	9,886
89	Ferndale	WA	365	8.2%	4,457
90	Madeley	WA	362	5.3%	6,805
91	Mount Claremont	WA	359	7.2%	4,999
92	Karawara	WA	358	19.4%	1,842
93	Brentwood	WA	345	16.0%	2,153
94	Doubleview	WA	340	3.7%	9,205
95	Kingsley	WA	337	2.6%	13,204
96	Mount Hawthorn	WA	329	4.0%	8,183
97	Burswood	WA	328	11.8%	2,779
98	Alexander Heights	WA	325	4.2%	7,772
99	Joondalup	WA	325	3.5%	9,193
100	Shenton Park	WA	318	6.9%	4,638

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population FAQ

What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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.