Top Suburbs by Scottish Population — NT
NT suburbs with the highest number of Scottish ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.
Top Suburbs by Scottish Population
NT suburbs with the highest number of Scottish ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021. — NT
This list works best when you want to understand where a particular ancestry group has the largest visible footprint in NT.
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.
- #1Darwin CityNT4806.7%
- #2Humpty DooNT4259.9%
- #3Stuart ParkNT3378.2%
- #4DurackNT3359.0%
- #5NightcliffNT3228.3%
- #6East SideNT31310.1%
- #7RoseberyNT3077.4%
- #8LeanyerNT3066.7%
- #9Rapid CreekNT3069.4%
- #10LarrakeyahNT3017.6%
- #11KaramaNT2966.2%
- #12Howard SpringsNT2939.3%
- #13Fannie BayNT28910.1%
- #14GillenNT2816.3%
- #15ParapNT2769.8%
- #16NhulunbuyNT2718.1%
- #17BraitlingNT2608.2%
- #18BakewellNT2488.0%
- #19GunnNT2429.4%
- #20WoodroffeNT2337.3%
- #21AraluenNT2308.6%
- #22ZuccoliNT2195.3%
- #23MouldenNT2137.0%
- #24BellamackNT2088.6%
- #25DriverNT2067.5%
- #26MalakNT2006.6%
- #27GrayNT1946.2%
- #28JohnstonNT1948.1%
- #29JingiliNT19010.3%
- #30Katherine EastNT1896.2%
- #31GirraweenNT18511.1%
- #32AnulaNT1777.4%
- #33MuirheadNT1774.8%
- #34SadadeenNT1717.4%
- #35HerbertNT16810.4%
- #36VirginiaNT1689.3%
- #37Coconut GroveNT1615.6%
- #38TiwiNT1546.1%
- #39WulagiNT1546.1%
- #40LudmillaNT1519.1%
- #41WanguriNT1518.2%
- #42LarapintaNT1496.3%
- #43BayviewNT1488.7%
- #44Desert SpringsNT1479.6%
- #45MillnerNT1415.5%
- #46LyonsNT1396.3%
- #47AlawaNT1316.3%
- #48Tennant CreekNT1314.3%
- #49The GapNT1266.5%
- #50MarraraNT1239.3%
- #51MoilNT1185.9%
- #52FarrarNT1177.1%
- #53KatherineNT997.9%
- #54CossackNT927.1%
- #55NakaraNT924.8%
- #56WagamanNT914.5%
- #57BrinkinNT857.6%
- #58HoltzeNT854.4%
- #59WoolnerNT838.6%
- #60Katherine SouthNT825.4%
- #61TindalNT819.5%
- #62Acacia HillsNT7110.0%
- #63McMinns LagoonNT7010.2%
- #64Bees CreekNT627.7%
- #65Darwin RiverNT629.9%
- #66YularaNT617.2%
- #67RossNT607.4%
- #68Berry SpringsNT596.8%
- #69The GardensNT598.1%
- #70Wagait BeachNT5713.5%
- #71LansdowneNT5110.2%
- #72Marlow LagoonNT516.8%
- #73The NarrowsNT518.1%
- #74JabiruNT506.6%
- #75Mount JohnsNT478.7%
- #76Knuckey LagoonNT448.8%
- #77AlyangulaNT425.6%
- #78BerrimahNT393.3%
- #79BatchelorNT348.6%
- #80CoolalingaNT346.7%
- #81EatonNT3412.0%
- #82IlparpaNT346.3%
- #83KilgariffNT336.0%
- #84LivingstoneNT327.2%
- #85ConnellanNT308.1%
- #86MarrakaiNT305.3%
- #87UrallaNT2814.4%
- #88NoonamahNT267.9%
- #89CicconeNT238.2%
- #90StuartNT224.8%
- #91ManingridaNT210.8%
- #92White GumsNT2111.5%
- #93Lloyd CreekNT208.9%
- #94McArthurNT205.1%
- #95Tumbling WatersNT207.9%
- #96WadeyeNT201.0%
- #97WurrumiyangaNT201.4%
- #98BorroloolaNT182.4%
- #99Dundee BeachNT186.7%
- #100Adelaide RiverNT175.4%
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | COUNT | % OF POP | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darwin City | NT | 480 | 6.7% | 7,149 |
| 2 | Humpty Doo | NT | 425 | 9.9% | 4,313 |
| 3 | Stuart Park | NT | 337 | 8.2% | 4,101 |
| 4 | Durack | NT | 335 | 9.0% | 3,730 |
| 5 | Nightcliff | NT | 322 | 8.3% | 3,884 |
| 6 | East Side | NT | 313 | 10.1% | 3,098 |
| 7 | Rosebery | NT | 307 | 7.4% | 4,127 |
| 8 | Leanyer | NT | 306 | 6.7% | 4,597 |
| 9 | Rapid Creek | NT | 306 | 9.4% | 3,261 |
| 10 | Larrakeyah | NT | 301 | 7.6% | 3,943 |
| 11 | Karama | NT | 296 | 6.2% | 4,803 |
| 12 | Howard Springs | NT | 293 | 9.3% | 3,153 |
| 13 | Fannie Bay | NT | 289 | 10.1% | 2,875 |
| 14 | Gillen | NT | 281 | 6.3% | 4,466 |
| 15 | Parap | NT | 276 | 9.8% | 2,819 |
| 16 | Nhulunbuy | NT | 271 | 8.1% | 3,350 |
| 17 | Braitling | NT | 260 | 8.2% | 3,160 |
| 18 | Bakewell | NT | 248 | 8.0% | 3,091 |
| 19 | Gunn | NT | 242 | 9.4% | 2,564 |
| 20 | Woodroffe | NT | 233 | 7.3% | 3,175 |
| 21 | Araluen | NT | 230 | 8.6% | 2,673 |
| 22 | Zuccoli | NT | 219 | 5.3% | 4,131 |
| 23 | Moulden | NT | 213 | 7.0% | 3,053 |
| 24 | Bellamack | NT | 208 | 8.6% | 2,423 |
| 25 | Driver | NT | 206 | 7.5% | 2,747 |
| 26 | Malak | NT | 200 | 6.6% | 3,013 |
| 27 | Gray | NT | 194 | 6.2% | 3,142 |
| 28 | Johnston | NT | 194 | 8.1% | 2,386 |
| 29 | Jingili | NT | 190 | 10.3% | 1,841 |
| 30 | Katherine East | NT | 189 | 6.2% | 3,061 |
| 31 | Girraween | NT | 185 | 11.1% | 1,668 |
| 32 | Anula | NT | 177 | 7.4% | 2,385 |
| 33 | Muirhead | NT | 177 | 4.8% | 3,689 |
| 34 | Sadadeen | NT | 171 | 7.4% | 2,307 |
| 35 | Herbert | NT | 168 | 10.4% | 1,610 |
| 36 | Virginia | NT | 168 | 9.3% | 1,811 |
| 37 | Coconut Grove | NT | 161 | 5.6% | 2,892 |
| 38 | Tiwi | NT | 154 | 6.1% | 2,511 |
| 39 | Wulagi | NT | 154 | 6.1% | 2,510 |
| 40 | Ludmilla | NT | 151 | 9.1% | 1,667 |
| 41 | Wanguri | NT | 151 | 8.2% | 1,836 |
| 42 | Larapinta | NT | 149 | 6.3% | 2,368 |
| 43 | Bayview | NT | 148 | 8.7% | 1,702 |
| 44 | Desert Springs | NT | 147 | 9.6% | 1,536 |
| 45 | Millner | NT | 141 | 5.5% | 2,576 |
| 46 | Lyons | NT | 139 | 6.3% | 2,219 |
| 47 | Alawa | NT | 131 | 6.3% | 2,078 |
| 48 | Tennant Creek | NT | 131 | 4.3% | 3,080 |
| 49 | The Gap | NT | 126 | 6.5% | 1,945 |
| 50 | Marrara | NT | 123 | 9.3% | 1,323 |
| 51 | Moil | NT | 118 | 5.9% | 2,000 |
| 52 | Farrar | NT | 117 | 7.1% | 1,650 |
| 53 | Katherine | NT | 99 | 7.9% | 1,254 |
| 54 | Cossack | NT | 92 | 7.1% | 1,293 |
| 55 | Nakara | NT | 92 | 4.8% | 1,906 |
| 56 | Wagaman | NT | 91 | 4.5% | 2,023 |
| 57 | Brinkin | NT | 85 | 7.6% | 1,117 |
| 58 | Holtze | NT | 85 | 4.4% | 1,940 |
| 59 | Woolner | NT | 83 | 8.6% | 962 |
| 60 | Katherine South | NT | 82 | 5.4% | 1,507 |
| 61 | Tindal | NT | 81 | 9.5% | 850 |
| 62 | Acacia Hills | NT | 71 | 10.0% | 711 |
| 63 | McMinns Lagoon | NT | 70 | 10.2% | 687 |
| 64 | Bees Creek | NT | 62 | 7.7% | 803 |
| 65 | Darwin River | NT | 62 | 9.9% | 627 |
| 66 | Yulara | NT | 61 | 7.2% | 853 |
| 67 | Ross | NT | 60 | 7.4% | 806 |
| 68 | Berry Springs | NT | 59 | 6.8% | 870 |
| 69 | The Gardens | NT | 59 | 8.1% | 726 |
| 70 | Wagait Beach | NT | 57 | 13.5% | 422 |
| 71 | Lansdowne | NT | 51 | 10.2% | 499 |
| 72 | Marlow Lagoon | NT | 51 | 6.8% | 754 |
| 73 | The Narrows | NT | 51 | 8.1% | 632 |
| 74 | Jabiru | NT | 50 | 6.6% | 755 |
| 75 | Mount Johns | NT | 47 | 8.7% | 541 |
| 76 | Knuckey Lagoon | NT | 44 | 8.8% | 498 |
| 77 | Alyangula | NT | 42 | 5.6% | 751 |
| 78 | Berrimah | NT | 39 | 3.3% | 1,199 |
| 79 | Batchelor | NT | 34 | 8.6% | 396 |
| 80 | Coolalinga | NT | 34 | 6.7% | 510 |
| 81 | Eaton | NT | 34 | 12.0% | 284 |
| 82 | Ilparpa | NT | 34 | 6.3% | 542 |
| 83 | Kilgariff | NT | 33 | 6.0% | 551 |
| 84 | Livingstone | NT | 32 | 7.2% | 443 |
| 85 | Connellan | NT | 30 | 8.1% | 371 |
| 86 | Marrakai | NT | 30 | 5.3% | 564 |
| 87 | Uralla | NT | 28 | 14.4% | 194 |
| 88 | Noonamah | NT | 26 | 7.9% | 328 |
| 89 | Ciccone | NT | 23 | 8.2% | 281 |
| 90 | Stuart | NT | 22 | 4.8% | 459 |
| 91 | Maningrida | NT | 21 | 0.8% | 2,518 |
| 92 | White Gums | NT | 21 | 11.5% | 182 |
| 93 | Lloyd Creek | NT | 20 | 8.9% | 225 |
| 94 | McArthur | NT | 20 | 5.1% | 392 |
| 95 | Tumbling Waters | NT | 20 | 7.9% | 254 |
| 96 | Wadeye | NT | 20 | 1.0% | 1,924 |
| 97 | Wurrumiyanga | NT | 20 | 1.4% | 1,421 |
| 98 | Borroloola | NT | 18 | 2.4% | 755 |
| 99 | Dundee Beach | NT | 18 | 6.7% | 267 |
| 100 | Adelaide River | NT | 17 | 5.4% | 317 |
Top Suburbs by Scottish Population FAQ
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What does this Scottish ranking show?
This ranking shows NT suburbs with the highest Scottish 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.