Top Suburbs by Italian Population — NSW
NSW suburbs with the highest number of Italian ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.
Top Suburbs by Italian Population
NSW suburbs with the highest number of Italian 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.
- #1GriffithNSW4,17121.4%
- #2ConcordNSW3,22822.2%
- #3RydeNSW2,5518.0%
- #4Five DockNSW2,30723.5%
- #5HaberfieldNSW1,96930.4%
- #6Croydon ParkNSW1,88317.2%
- #7MaroubraNSW1,8536.0%
- #8Bossley ParkNSW1,75911.4%
- #9Castle HillNSW1,6314.0%
- #10EarlwoodNSW1,6169.0%
- #11Dee WhyNSW1,6046.9%
- #12LeichhardtNSW1,56310.3%
- #13Harrington ParkNSW1,44210.8%
- #14GreystanesNSW1,4316.1%
- #15KellyvilleNSW1,3374.9%
- #16West HoxtonNSW1,33013.1%
- #17RandwickNSW1,3214.6%
- #18DrummoyneNSW1,30010.8%
- #19AshfieldNSW1,2885.6%
- #20GladesvilleNSW1,28210.0%
- #21Oran ParkNSW1,2216.9%
- #22Baulkham HillsNSW1,1923.2%
- #23MarrickvilleNSW1,1794.4%
- #24BlacktownNSW1,1782.3%
- #25WollongongNSW1,1715.7%
- #26Russell LeaNSW1,15423.5%
- #27MosmanNSW1,1524.1%
- #28GreenacreNSW1,1064.2%
- #29Glenmore ParkNSW1,1054.4%
- #30Concord WestNSW1,09717.8%
- #31Edensor ParkNSW1,08510.6%
- #32BexleyNSW1,0825.5%
- #33AbbotsfordNSW1,06119.5%
- #34CroydonNSW1,0579.8%
- #35CasulaNSW1,0566.4%
- #36Port MacquarieNSW1,0492.2%
- #37StrathfieldNSW1,0364.0%
- #38KingsgroveNSW1,0217.9%
- #39NarraweenaNSW1,00414.4%
- #40SmithfieldNSW9867.5%
- #41AbbotsburyNSW96423.0%
- #42OrangeNSW9232.2%
- #43LeetonNSW9059.9%
- #44CronullaNSW8955.0%
- #45MirandaNSW8955.0%
- #46ManlyNSW8675.3%
- #47Beacon HillNSW85811.0%
- #48BelfieldNSW83912.8%
- #49Cecil HillsNSW83912.1%
- #50FigtreeNSW8336.8%
- #51North KellyvilleNSW8224.7%
- #52BalgownieNSW78613.7%
- #53LeppingtonNSW7688.2%
- #54Chipping NortonNSW7578.0%
- #55Bondi BeachNSW7466.5%
- #56Green ValleyNSW7415.7%
- #57Dulwich HillNSW7305.2%
- #58Fairy MeadowNSW7229.6%
- #59PrestonsNSW7224.6%
- #60Caringbah SouthNSW7205.5%
- #61Denham CourtNSW7207.9%
- #62North RydeNSW7195.1%
- #63Hunters HillNSW7137.9%
- #64CoogeeNSW7114.9%
- #65BondiNSW7106.8%
- #66MascotNSW7063.3%
- #67Surry HillsNSW6984.4%
- #68RoselandsNSW6935.6%
- #69SylvaniaNSW6786.3%
- #70Sans SouciNSW6746.2%
- #71EngadineNSW6733.8%
- #72AustralNSW6719.8%
- #73HinchinbrookNSW6695.8%
- #74RoseberyNSW6574.9%
- #75Frenchs ForestNSW6544.6%
- #76MoorebankNSW6525.7%
- #77MenaiNSW6456.2%
- #78Gregory HillsNSW6407.0%
- #79BotanyNSW6364.9%
- #80MerrylandsNSW6321.9%
- #81DubboNSW6261.4%
- #82Middleton GrangeNSW6258.9%
- #83NewtownNSW6254.3%
- #84PaddingtonNSW6244.9%
- #85WaterlooNSW6203.8%
- #86West Pennant HillsNSW6203.7%
- #87Coffs HarbourNSW6182.3%
- #88MarsfieldNSW6184.9%
- #89Gledswood HillsNSW61610.1%
- #90Georges HallNSW6156.3%
- #91Mount AnnanNSW6135.2%
- #92PyrmontNSW6124.8%
- #93WoononaNSW6094.9%
- #94ErmingtonNSW6074.8%
- #95Wetherill ParkNSW6059.4%
- #96PutneyNSW59214.4%
- #97Bondi JunctionNSW5865.7%
- #98GoonellabahNSW5834.4%
- #99Beverly HillsNSW5815.5%
- #100MatravilleNSW5815.9%
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | COUNT | % OF POP | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Griffith | NSW | 4,171 | 21.4% | 19,505 |
| 2 | Concord | NSW | 3,228 | 22.2% | 14,551 |
| 3 | Ryde | NSW | 2,551 | 8.0% | 31,907 |
| 4 | Five Dock | NSW | 2,307 | 23.5% | 9,823 |
| 5 | Haberfield | NSW | 1,969 | 30.4% | 6,480 |
| 6 | Croydon Park | NSW | 1,883 | 17.2% | 10,929 |
| 7 | Maroubra | NSW | 1,853 | 6.0% | 30,722 |
| 8 | Bossley Park | NSW | 1,759 | 11.4% | 15,492 |
| 9 | Castle Hill | NSW | 1,631 | 4.0% | 40,874 |
| 10 | Earlwood | NSW | 1,616 | 9.0% | 18,053 |
| 11 | Dee Why | NSW | 1,604 | 6.9% | 23,354 |
| 12 | Leichhardt | NSW | 1,563 | 10.3% | 15,158 |
| 13 | Harrington Park | NSW | 1,442 | 10.8% | 13,332 |
| 14 | Greystanes | NSW | 1,431 | 6.1% | 23,511 |
| 15 | Kellyville | NSW | 1,337 | 4.9% | 27,011 |
| 16 | West Hoxton | NSW | 1,330 | 13.1% | 10,152 |
| 17 | Randwick | NSW | 1,321 | 4.6% | 28,943 |
| 18 | Drummoyne | NSW | 1,300 | 10.8% | 12,011 |
| 19 | Ashfield | NSW | 1,288 | 5.6% | 23,012 |
| 20 | Gladesville | NSW | 1,282 | 10.0% | 12,867 |
| 21 | Oran Park | NSW | 1,221 | 6.9% | 17,624 |
| 22 | Baulkham Hills | NSW | 1,192 | 3.2% | 37,415 |
| 23 | Marrickville | NSW | 1,179 | 4.4% | 26,570 |
| 24 | Blacktown | NSW | 1,178 | 2.3% | 50,961 |
| 25 | Wollongong | NSW | 1,171 | 5.7% | 20,446 |
| 26 | Russell Lea | NSW | 1,154 | 23.5% | 4,920 |
| 27 | Mosman | NSW | 1,152 | 4.1% | 28,329 |
| 28 | Greenacre | NSW | 1,106 | 4.2% | 26,314 |
| 29 | Glenmore Park | NSW | 1,105 | 4.4% | 25,021 |
| 30 | Concord West | NSW | 1,097 | 17.8% | 6,178 |
| 31 | Edensor Park | NSW | 1,085 | 10.6% | 10,279 |
| 32 | Bexley | NSW | 1,082 | 5.5% | 19,646 |
| 33 | Abbotsford | NSW | 1,061 | 19.5% | 5,431 |
| 34 | Croydon | NSW | 1,057 | 9.8% | 10,755 |
| 35 | Casula | NSW | 1,056 | 6.4% | 16,584 |
| 36 | Port Macquarie | NSW | 1,049 | 2.2% | 47,693 |
| 37 | Strathfield | NSW | 1,036 | 4.0% | 25,915 |
| 38 | Kingsgrove | NSW | 1,021 | 7.9% | 12,881 |
| 39 | Narraweena | NSW | 1,004 | 14.4% | 6,971 |
| 40 | Smithfield | NSW | 986 | 7.5% | 13,160 |
| 41 | Abbotsbury | NSW | 964 | 23.0% | 4,200 |
| 42 | Orange | NSW | 923 | 2.2% | 41,232 |
| 43 | Leeton | NSW | 905 | 9.9% | 9,170 |
| 44 | Cronulla | NSW | 895 | 5.0% | 17,899 |
| 45 | Miranda | NSW | 895 | 5.0% | 17,942 |
| 46 | Manly | NSW | 867 | 5.3% | 16,296 |
| 47 | Beacon Hill | NSW | 858 | 11.0% | 7,814 |
| 48 | Belfield | NSW | 839 | 12.8% | 6,555 |
| 49 | Cecil Hills | NSW | 839 | 12.1% | 6,906 |
| 50 | Figtree | NSW | 833 | 6.8% | 12,335 |
| 51 | North Kellyville | NSW | 822 | 4.7% | 17,401 |
| 52 | Balgownie | NSW | 786 | 13.7% | 5,722 |
| 53 | Leppington | NSW | 768 | 8.2% | 9,423 |
| 54 | Chipping Norton | NSW | 757 | 8.0% | 9,412 |
| 55 | Bondi Beach | NSW | 746 | 6.5% | 11,513 |
| 56 | Green Valley | NSW | 741 | 5.7% | 12,919 |
| 57 | Dulwich Hill | NSW | 730 | 5.2% | 14,046 |
| 58 | Fairy Meadow | NSW | 722 | 9.6% | 7,512 |
| 59 | Prestons | NSW | 722 | 4.6% | 15,694 |
| 60 | Caringbah South | NSW | 720 | 5.5% | 13,168 |
| 61 | Denham Court | NSW | 720 | 7.9% | 9,129 |
| 62 | North Ryde | NSW | 719 | 5.1% | 14,043 |
| 63 | Hunters Hill | NSW | 713 | 7.9% | 9,014 |
| 64 | Coogee | NSW | 711 | 4.9% | 14,634 |
| 65 | Bondi | NSW | 710 | 6.8% | 10,411 |
| 66 | Mascot | NSW | 706 | 3.3% | 21,591 |
| 67 | Surry Hills | NSW | 698 | 4.4% | 15,828 |
| 68 | Roselands | NSW | 693 | 5.6% | 12,356 |
| 69 | Sylvania | NSW | 678 | 6.3% | 10,749 |
| 70 | Sans Souci | NSW | 674 | 6.2% | 10,864 |
| 71 | Engadine | NSW | 673 | 3.8% | 17,736 |
| 72 | Austral | NSW | 671 | 9.8% | 6,847 |
| 73 | Hinchinbrook | NSW | 669 | 5.8% | 11,521 |
| 74 | Rosebery | NSW | 657 | 4.9% | 13,533 |
| 75 | Frenchs Forest | NSW | 654 | 4.6% | 14,267 |
| 76 | Moorebank | NSW | 652 | 5.7% | 11,408 |
| 77 | Menai | NSW | 645 | 6.2% | 10,419 |
| 78 | Gregory Hills | NSW | 640 | 7.0% | 9,142 |
| 79 | Botany | NSW | 636 | 4.9% | 12,960 |
| 80 | Merrylands | NSW | 632 | 1.9% | 32,472 |
| 81 | Dubbo | NSW | 626 | 1.4% | 43,516 |
| 82 | Middleton Grange | NSW | 625 | 8.9% | 7,043 |
| 83 | Newtown | NSW | 625 | 4.3% | 14,690 |
| 84 | Paddington | NSW | 624 | 4.9% | 12,701 |
| 85 | Waterloo | NSW | 620 | 3.8% | 16,379 |
| 86 | West Pennant Hills | NSW | 620 | 3.7% | 16,620 |
| 87 | Coffs Harbour | NSW | 618 | 2.3% | 27,089 |
| 88 | Marsfield | NSW | 618 | 4.9% | 12,492 |
| 89 | Gledswood Hills | NSW | 616 | 10.1% | 6,112 |
| 90 | Georges Hall | NSW | 615 | 6.3% | 9,739 |
| 91 | Mount Annan | NSW | 613 | 5.2% | 11,784 |
| 92 | Pyrmont | NSW | 612 | 4.8% | 12,658 |
| 93 | Woonona | NSW | 609 | 4.9% | 12,374 |
| 94 | Ermington | NSW | 607 | 4.8% | 12,686 |
| 95 | Wetherill Park | NSW | 605 | 9.4% | 6,412 |
| 96 | Putney | NSW | 592 | 14.4% | 4,097 |
| 97 | Bondi Junction | NSW | 586 | 5.7% | 10,361 |
| 98 | Goonellabah | NSW | 583 | 4.4% | 13,351 |
| 99 | Beverly Hills | NSW | 581 | 5.5% | 10,483 |
| 100 | Matraville | NSW | 581 | 5.9% | 9,925 |
Top Suburbs by Italian Population FAQ
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What does this Italian ranking show?
This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Italian 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.