Top Suburbs by German Population — NSW
NSW suburbs with the highest number of German ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.
Top Suburbs by German Population
NSW suburbs with the highest number of German ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021. — NSW
This list works best when you want to understand where a particular ancestry group has the largest visible footprint in NSW.
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.
- #1Port MacquarieNSW1,9704.1%
- #2OrangeNSW1,5423.7%
- #3DubboNSW1,3393.1%
- #4MosmanNSW1,1524.1%
- #5ArmidaleNSW1,1204.7%
- #6RandwickNSW1,1013.8%
- #7Coffs HarbourNSW1,0183.8%
- #8LavingtonNSW9707.4%
- #9MaroubraNSW8992.9%
- #10ManlyNSW8955.5%
- #11Dee WhyNSW8593.7%
- #12ThurgoonaNSW8137.4%
- #13Broken HillNSW8024.5%
- #14GoulburnNSW7783.2%
- #15WollongongNSW7763.8%
- #16CronullaNSW7374.1%
- #17Albion ParkNSW7315.3%
- #18NewtownNSW6934.7%
- #19Banora PointNSW6844.2%
- #20EngadineNSW6253.5%
- #21WahroongaNSW6143.4%
- #22PenrithNSW6113.4%
- #23CharlestownNSW6104.5%
- #24Surry HillsNSW6093.8%
- #25CoogeeNSW6014.1%
- #26Frenchs ForestNSW5984.2%
- #27Bondi BeachNSW5925.1%
- #28LeichhardtNSW5923.9%
- #29St IvesNSW5913.2%
- #30PaddingtonNSW5864.6%
- #31TareeNSW5723.4%
- #32GoonellabahNSW5684.3%
- #33CessnockNSW5673.5%
- #34Raymond TerraceNSW5484.1%
- #35Umina BeachNSW5483.2%
- #36RutherfordNSW5444.2%
- #37East MaitlandNSW5434.6%
- #38WallsendNSW5284.0%
- #39RedfernNSW5093.9%
- #40MerewetherNSW5074.3%
- #41ForsterNSW5063.6%
- #42CranebrookNSW5023.2%
- #43GraftonNSW4984.7%
- #44KatoombaNSW4976.0%
- #45WoononaNSW4934.0%
- #46MudgeeNSW4914.3%
- #47Avalon BeachNSW4894.7%
- #48InverellNSW4834.0%
- #49MirandaNSW4822.7%
- #50Bellevue HillNSW4684.4%
- #51North AlburyNSW4687.5%
- #52GriffithNSW4652.4%
- #53DarlinghurstNSW4644.4%
- #54MedowieNSW4644.3%
- #55JerrabomberraNSW4584.8%
- #56DaptoNSW4564.2%
- #57Mona ValeNSW4554.2%
- #58TemoraNSW4559.7%
- #59ThorntonNSW4484.2%
- #60New LambtonNSW4464.2%
- #61WaterlooNSW4432.7%
- #62Caringbah SouthNSW4413.3%
- #63FigtreeNSW4373.5%
- #64CremorneNSW4363.9%
- #65MuswellbrookNSW4333.5%
- #66BondiNSW4304.1%
- #67East AlburyNSW4306.9%
- #68GlebeNSW4293.7%
- #69NewportNSW4294.4%
- #70TerrigalNSW4273.4%
- #71ErskinevilleNSW4254.4%
- #72CasinoNSW4213.9%
- #73BowralNSW4203.9%
- #74FreshwaterNSW4184.6%
- #75ParkesNSW4133.6%
- #76GunnedahNSW4104.0%
- #77LeetonNSW4084.4%
- #78BallinaNSW4074.2%
- #79Warners BayNSW4074.9%
- #80North BondiNSW4054.4%
- #81BalmainNSW4033.9%
- #82Neutral BayNSW3953.9%
- #83Byron BayNSW3936.2%
- #84CaringbahNSW3923.1%
- #85Harrington ParkNSW3922.9%
- #86AlburyNSW3907.9%
- #87Lennox HeadNSW3905.1%
- #88Wagga WaggaNSW3905.4%
- #89CoomaNSW3895.8%
- #90South PenrithNSW3843.2%
- #91Rose BayNSW3823.9%
- #92AnnandaleNSW3814.0%
- #93PottsvilleNSW3815.3%
- #94SutherlandNSW3793.3%
- #95Bondi JunctionNSW3773.6%
- #96Tweed HeadsNSW3774.1%
- #97Lane CoveNSW3763.0%
- #98Bateau BayNSW3743.0%
- #99KooringalNSW3735.0%
- #100TurramurraNSW3722.9%
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | COUNT | % OF POP | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Macquarie | NSW | 1,970 | 4.1% | 47,693 |
| 2 | Orange | NSW | 1,542 | 3.7% | 41,232 |
| 3 | Dubbo | NSW | 1,339 | 3.1% | 43,516 |
| 4 | Mosman | NSW | 1,152 | 4.1% | 28,329 |
| 5 | Armidale | NSW | 1,120 | 4.7% | 23,967 |
| 6 | Randwick | NSW | 1,101 | 3.8% | 28,943 |
| 7 | Coffs Harbour | NSW | 1,018 | 3.8% | 27,089 |
| 8 | Lavington | NSW | 970 | 7.4% | 13,073 |
| 9 | Maroubra | NSW | 899 | 2.9% | 30,722 |
| 10 | Manly | NSW | 895 | 5.5% | 16,296 |
| 11 | Dee Why | NSW | 859 | 3.7% | 23,354 |
| 12 | Thurgoona | NSW | 813 | 7.4% | 11,028 |
| 13 | Broken Hill | NSW | 802 | 4.5% | 17,706 |
| 14 | Goulburn | NSW | 778 | 3.2% | 23,963 |
| 15 | Wollongong | NSW | 776 | 3.8% | 20,446 |
| 16 | Cronulla | NSW | 737 | 4.1% | 17,899 |
| 17 | Albion Park | NSW | 731 | 5.3% | 13,826 |
| 18 | Newtown | NSW | 693 | 4.7% | 14,690 |
| 19 | Banora Point | NSW | 684 | 4.2% | 16,460 |
| 20 | Engadine | NSW | 625 | 3.5% | 17,736 |
| 21 | Wahroonga | NSW | 614 | 3.4% | 17,853 |
| 22 | Penrith | NSW | 611 | 3.4% | 17,966 |
| 23 | Charlestown | NSW | 610 | 4.5% | 13,601 |
| 24 | Surry Hills | NSW | 609 | 3.8% | 15,828 |
| 25 | Coogee | NSW | 601 | 4.1% | 14,634 |
| 26 | Frenchs Forest | NSW | 598 | 4.2% | 14,267 |
| 27 | Bondi Beach | NSW | 592 | 5.1% | 11,513 |
| 28 | Leichhardt | NSW | 592 | 3.9% | 15,158 |
| 29 | St Ives | NSW | 591 | 3.2% | 18,384 |
| 30 | Paddington | NSW | 586 | 4.6% | 12,701 |
| 31 | Taree | NSW | 572 | 3.4% | 16,715 |
| 32 | Goonellabah | NSW | 568 | 4.3% | 13,351 |
| 33 | Cessnock | NSW | 567 | 3.5% | 16,300 |
| 34 | Raymond Terrace | NSW | 548 | 4.1% | 13,453 |
| 35 | Umina Beach | NSW | 548 | 3.2% | 17,372 |
| 36 | Rutherford | NSW | 544 | 4.2% | 13,091 |
| 37 | East Maitland | NSW | 543 | 4.6% | 11,860 |
| 38 | Wallsend | NSW | 528 | 4.0% | 13,244 |
| 39 | Redfern | NSW | 509 | 3.9% | 13,072 |
| 40 | Merewether | NSW | 507 | 4.3% | 11,788 |
| 41 | Forster | NSW | 506 | 3.6% | 14,187 |
| 42 | Cranebrook | NSW | 502 | 3.2% | 15,779 |
| 43 | Grafton | NSW | 498 | 4.7% | 10,563 |
| 44 | Katoomba | NSW | 497 | 6.0% | 8,268 |
| 45 | Woonona | NSW | 493 | 4.0% | 12,374 |
| 46 | Mudgee | NSW | 491 | 4.3% | 11,457 |
| 47 | Avalon Beach | NSW | 489 | 4.7% | 10,379 |
| 48 | Inverell | NSW | 483 | 4.0% | 12,057 |
| 49 | Miranda | NSW | 482 | 2.7% | 17,942 |
| 50 | Bellevue Hill | NSW | 468 | 4.4% | 10,590 |
| 51 | North Albury | NSW | 468 | 7.5% | 6,232 |
| 52 | Griffith | NSW | 465 | 2.4% | 19,505 |
| 53 | Darlinghurst | NSW | 464 | 4.4% | 10,615 |
| 54 | Medowie | NSW | 464 | 4.3% | 10,879 |
| 55 | Jerrabomberra | NSW | 458 | 4.8% | 9,601 |
| 56 | Dapto | NSW | 456 | 4.2% | 10,954 |
| 57 | Mona Vale | NSW | 455 | 4.2% | 10,877 |
| 58 | Temora | NSW | 455 | 9.7% | 4,706 |
| 59 | Thornton | NSW | 448 | 4.2% | 10,690 |
| 60 | New Lambton | NSW | 446 | 4.2% | 10,651 |
| 61 | Waterloo | NSW | 443 | 2.7% | 16,379 |
| 62 | Caringbah South | NSW | 441 | 3.3% | 13,168 |
| 63 | Figtree | NSW | 437 | 3.5% | 12,335 |
| 64 | Cremorne | NSW | 436 | 3.9% | 11,263 |
| 65 | Muswellbrook | NSW | 433 | 3.5% | 12,272 |
| 66 | Bondi | NSW | 430 | 4.1% | 10,411 |
| 67 | East Albury | NSW | 430 | 6.9% | 6,224 |
| 68 | Glebe | NSW | 429 | 3.7% | 11,680 |
| 69 | Newport | NSW | 429 | 4.4% | 9,659 |
| 70 | Terrigal | NSW | 427 | 3.4% | 12,730 |
| 71 | Erskineville | NSW | 425 | 4.4% | 9,657 |
| 72 | Casino | NSW | 421 | 3.9% | 10,930 |
| 73 | Bowral | NSW | 420 | 3.9% | 10,764 |
| 74 | Freshwater | NSW | 418 | 4.6% | 9,186 |
| 75 | Parkes | NSW | 413 | 3.6% | 11,324 |
| 76 | Gunnedah | NSW | 410 | 4.0% | 10,359 |
| 77 | Leeton | NSW | 408 | 4.4% | 9,170 |
| 78 | Ballina | NSW | 407 | 4.2% | 9,735 |
| 79 | Warners Bay | NSW | 407 | 4.9% | 8,237 |
| 80 | North Bondi | NSW | 405 | 4.4% | 9,290 |
| 81 | Balmain | NSW | 403 | 3.9% | 10,454 |
| 82 | Neutral Bay | NSW | 395 | 3.9% | 10,090 |
| 83 | Byron Bay | NSW | 393 | 6.2% | 6,330 |
| 84 | Caringbah | NSW | 392 | 3.1% | 12,575 |
| 85 | Harrington Park | NSW | 392 | 2.9% | 13,332 |
| 86 | Albury | NSW | 390 | 7.9% | 4,955 |
| 87 | Lennox Head | NSW | 390 | 5.1% | 7,687 |
| 88 | Wagga Wagga | NSW | 390 | 5.4% | 7,198 |
| 89 | Cooma | NSW | 389 | 5.8% | 6,715 |
| 90 | South Penrith | NSW | 384 | 3.2% | 12,005 |
| 91 | Rose Bay | NSW | 382 | 3.9% | 9,911 |
| 92 | Annandale | NSW | 381 | 4.0% | 9,487 |
| 93 | Pottsville | NSW | 381 | 5.3% | 7,238 |
| 94 | Sutherland | NSW | 379 | 3.3% | 11,570 |
| 95 | Bondi Junction | NSW | 377 | 3.6% | 10,361 |
| 96 | Tweed Heads | NSW | 377 | 4.1% | 9,176 |
| 97 | Lane Cove | NSW | 376 | 3.0% | 12,363 |
| 98 | Bateau Bay | NSW | 374 | 3.0% | 12,516 |
| 99 | Kooringal | NSW | 373 | 5.0% | 7,404 |
| 100 | Turramurra | NSW | 372 | 2.9% | 12,850 |
Top Suburbs by German Population FAQ
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What does this German ranking show?
This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest German 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.