What does this Maori ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Maori 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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Top Suburbs by Maori Population — VIC

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

Top suburb

Frankston NorthVIC

Leading count

119

% of population

2.1%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Maori Population

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

40 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by maori 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 VIC.

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 Frankston North and #2 Lake Bolac 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	Frankston North	VIC	119	2.1%	5,711
2	Lake Bolac	VIC	14	3.8%	368
3	Mambourin	VIC	13	4.1%	315
4	Mailors Flat	VIC	10	2.0%	490
5	Allansford	VIC	9	0.6%	1,410
6	Laverton North	VIC	9	7.6%	119
7	Lindenow South	VIC	9	1.9%	475
8	Simpson	VIC	9	1.5%	583
9	Birchip	VIC	8	1.2%	694
10	Brucknell	VIC	8	6.3%	127
11	Bushfield	VIC	8	1.3%	596
12	Jeparit	VIC	8	1.7%	476
13	Jumbuk	VIC	7	16.7%	42
14	Majorca	VIC	7	3.5%	198
15	Woolsthorpe	VIC	7	1.9%	364
16	Yabba North	VIC	7	6.7%	104
17	Skinners Flat	VIC	6	22.2%	27
18	Steiglitz	VIC	6	9.8%	61
19	Mitiamo	VIC	5	4.3%	116
20	Muckatah	VIC	5	2.9%	170
21	Noorat	VIC	5	1.6%	318
22	Riverslea	VIC	5	3.0%	165
23	Sebastian	VIC	5	2.0%	251
24	Wallace	VIC	5	2.2%	227
25	Woorndoo	VIC	5	3.1%	160
26	Bessiebelle	VIC	4	3.5%	113
27	Darlington	VIC	4	4.8%	84
28	Fulham	VIC	4	0.4%	994
29	Tarrington	VIC	4	1.2%	328
30	The Heart	VIC	4	13.3%	30
31	Wild Dog Valley	VIC	4	5.1%	78
32	Bears Lagoon	VIC	3	5.7%	53
33	Bochara	VIC	3	3.6%	84
34	Byaduk North	VIC	3	2.2%	134
35	Caramut	VIC	3	1.2%	256
36	Glenhope	VIC	3	4.5%	66
37	Gnotuk	VIC	3	2.5%	120
38	Jancourt East	VIC	3	1.6%	185
39	Milltown	VIC	3	6.5%	46
40	Pura Pura	VIC	3	6.4%	47

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Maori Population FAQ

What does this Maori ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Maori 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.