What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Scottish 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 · NSW · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population — NSW

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

Top suburb

Port MacquarieNSW

Leading count

5,422

% of population

11.4%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population

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

100 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by scottish 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 NSW.

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 Port Macquarie and #2 Orange 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	Port Macquarie	NSW	5,422	11.4%	47,693
2	Orange	NSW	4,095	9.9%	41,232
3	Dubbo	NSW	3,617	8.3%	43,516
4	Mosman	NSW	3,522	12.4%	28,329
5	Armidale	NSW	2,732	11.4%	23,967
6	Coffs Harbour	NSW	2,660	9.8%	27,089
7	Randwick	NSW	2,573	8.9%	28,943
8	Castle Hill	NSW	2,378	5.8%	40,874
9	Goulburn	NSW	2,374	9.9%	23,963
10	Marrickville	NSW	2,285	8.6%	26,570
11	Baulkham Hills	NSW	2,212	5.9%	37,415
12	Banora Point	NSW	1,973	12.0%	16,460
13	Manly	NSW	1,925	11.8%	16,296
14	Umina Beach	NSW	1,884	10.8%	17,372
15	Glenmore Park	NSW	1,874	7.5%	25,021
16	Engadine	NSW	1,864	10.5%	17,736
17	Cronulla	NSW	1,862	10.4%	17,899
18	Cessnock	NSW	1,841	11.3%	16,300
19	Dee Why	NSW	1,805	7.7%	23,354
20	Wollongong	NSW	1,795	8.8%	20,446
21	Maroubra	NSW	1,792	5.8%	30,722
22	Charlestown	NSW	1,765	13.0%	13,601
23	Wahroonga	NSW	1,762	9.9%	17,853
24	Newtown	NSW	1,672	11.4%	14,690
25	Paddington	NSW	1,626	12.8%	12,701
26	Blacktown	NSW	1,612	3.2%	50,961
27	Leichhardt	NSW	1,610	10.6%	15,158
28	Taree	NSW	1,562	9.3%	16,715
29	Woonona	NSW	1,550	12.5%	12,374
30	Merewether	NSW	1,542	13.1%	11,788
31	Frenchs Forest	NSW	1,536	10.8%	14,267
32	Bowral	NSW	1,528	14.2%	10,764
33	Forster	NSW	1,528	10.8%	14,187
34	Broken Hill	NSW	1,509	8.5%	17,706
35	Coogee	NSW	1,462	10.0%	14,634
36	Goonellabah	NSW	1,459	10.9%	13,351
37	Terrigal	NSW	1,450	11.4%	12,730
38	Wallsend	NSW	1,421	10.7%	13,244
39	Avalon Beach	NSW	1,408	13.6%	10,379
40	Kellyville	NSW	1,408	5.2%	27,011
41	Surry Hills	NSW	1,392	8.8%	15,828
42	Penrith	NSW	1,390	7.7%	17,966
43	Caringbah South	NSW	1,387	10.5%	13,168
44	Albion Park	NSW	1,376	10.0%	13,826
45	Balmain	NSW	1,359	13.0%	10,454
46	New Lambton	NSW	1,352	12.7%	10,651
47	Ryde	NSW	1,340	4.2%	31,907
48	St Ives	NSW	1,339	7.3%	18,384
49	Miranda	NSW	1,329	7.4%	17,942
50	Bateau Bay	NSW	1,307	10.4%	12,516
51	Newport	NSW	1,304	13.5%	9,659
52	Ashfield	NSW	1,299	5.6%	23,012
53	East Maitland	NSW	1,292	10.9%	11,860
54	Raymond Terrace	NSW	1,291	9.6%	13,453
55	Rutherford	NSW	1,289	9.8%	13,091
56	Dulwich Hill	NSW	1,276	9.1%	14,046
57	Turramurra	NSW	1,274	9.9%	12,850
58	Cranebrook	NSW	1,258	8.0%	15,779
59	Thurgoona	NSW	1,257	11.4%	11,028
60	Quakers Hill	NSW	1,237	4.4%	27,893
61	Hornsby	NSW	1,227	5.5%	22,462
62	Mona Vale	NSW	1,226	11.3%	10,877
63	Figtree	NSW	1,222	9.9%	12,335
64	Springwood	NSW	1,191	14.1%	8,423
65	Griffith	NSW	1,189	6.1%	19,505
66	Glebe	NSW	1,182	10.1%	11,680
67	Caringbah	NSW	1,180	9.4%	12,575
68	Medowie	NSW	1,180	10.8%	10,879
69	Cremorne	NSW	1,175	10.4%	11,263
70	Lavington	NSW	1,165	8.9%	13,073
71	Dapto	NSW	1,150	10.5%	10,954
72	Moss Vale	NSW	1,150	12.4%	9,310
73	Katoomba	NSW	1,147	13.9%	8,268
74	Annandale	NSW	1,140	12.0%	9,487
75	Inverell	NSW	1,129	9.4%	12,057
76	West Pennant Hills	NSW	1,129	6.8%	16,620
77	Redfern	NSW	1,128	8.6%	13,072
78	Woy Woy	NSW	1,124	10.2%	11,072
79	Ballina	NSW	1,122	11.5%	9,735
80	Neutral Bay	NSW	1,111	11.0%	10,090
81	Darlinghurst	NSW	1,105	10.4%	10,615
82	Freshwater	NSW	1,099	12.0%	9,186
83	Lennox Head	NSW	1,099	14.3%	7,687
84	Drummoyne	NSW	1,092	9.1%	12,011
85	Mudgee	NSW	1,082	9.4%	11,457
86	Gladesville	NSW	1,078	8.4%	12,867
87	Thornton	NSW	1,077	10.1%	10,690
88	Grafton	NSW	1,073	10.2%	10,563
89	Jerrabomberra	NSW	1,070	11.1%	9,601
90	Cherrybrook	NSW	1,053	5.5%	19,082
91	Balgowlah	NSW	1,049	13.0%	8,068
92	Muswellbrook	NSW	1,049	8.5%	12,272
93	Rozelle	NSW	1,041	12.2%	8,553
94	Kingscliff	NSW	1,038	12.4%	8,355
95	Epping	NSW	1,027	3.5%	29,551
96	Warners Bay	NSW	1,026	12.5%	8,237
97	Tweed Heads	NSW	1,024	11.2%	9,176
98	Lane Cove	NSW	1,022	8.3%	12,363
99	Sutherland	NSW	1,018	8.8%	11,570
100	Kirrawee	NSW	1,017	9.2%	11,007

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population FAQ

What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Scottish 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.