What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD 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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Top Suburbs by Scottish Population — QLD

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

Top suburb

BuderimQLD

Leading count

4,166

% of population

13.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population

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

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 QLD.

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 Buderim and #2 Southport 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	Buderim	QLD	4,166	13.3%	31,430
2	Southport	QLD	3,087	8.4%	36,786
3	Caboolture	QLD	2,661	9.0%	29,534
4	Robina	QLD	2,583	10.1%	25,659
5	Upper Coomera	QLD	2,419	8.9%	27,180
6	Maroochydore	QLD	2,363	11.5%	20,629
7	Thornlands	QLD	2,335	12.1%	19,263
8	Morayfield	QLD	2,334	9.4%	24,898
9	Narangba	QLD	2,271	10.9%	20,910
10	Kallangur	QLD	2,235	10.3%	21,761
11	Coorparoo	QLD	2,225	12.3%	18,132
12	North Lakes	QLD	2,177	9.5%	23,030
13	Surfers Paradise	QLD	2,175	8.2%	26,412
14	Kirwan	QLD	2,135	10.3%	20,780
15	Albany Creek	QLD	2,096	12.8%	16,385
16	Capalaba	QLD	2,050	11.4%	18,002
17	Redland Bay	QLD	2,046	12.0%	17,056
18	Palm Beach	QLD	2,021	12.4%	16,349
19	Cleveland	QLD	2,003	12.6%	15,850
20	Victoria Point	QLD	1,937	12.8%	15,140
21	Alexandra Hills	QLD	1,908	11.6%	16,472
22	Deception Bay	QLD	1,906	9.7%	19,573
23	Forest Lake	QLD	1,876	8.3%	22,676
24	Ashgrove	QLD	1,869	13.9%	13,450
25	Helensvale	QLD	1,831	9.7%	18,949
26	Pimpama	QLD	1,827	7.4%	24,601
27	Wynnum	QLD	1,824	13.0%	14,036
28	Nerang	QLD	1,802	10.6%	17,048
29	Bracken Ridge	QLD	1,771	10.1%	17,488
30	Labrador	QLD	1,762	9.5%	18,643
31	Birkdale	QLD	1,751	11.8%	14,816
32	Burpengary	QLD	1,740	10.6%	16,488
33	Maryborough	QLD	1,676	11.0%	15,287
34	Redbank Plains	QLD	1,667	6.8%	24,349
35	Coomera	QLD	1,660	8.2%	20,225
36	Wellington Point	QLD	1,656	13.1%	12,661
37	Burleigh Waters	QLD	1,625	11.2%	14,556
38	Mudgeeraba	QLD	1,608	11.0%	14,578
39	Emerald	QLD	1,605	10.8%	14,904
40	Rochedale South	QLD	1,581	10.4%	15,228
41	New Farm	QLD	1,578	12.9%	12,197
42	Bardon	QLD	1,576	15.5%	10,153
43	Hope Island	QLD	1,570	10.8%	14,522
44	Manly West	QLD	1,557	12.5%	12,436
45	Ormeau	QLD	1,541	9.7%	15,938
46	Elanora	QLD	1,539	12.3%	12,539
47	Camp Hill	QLD	1,536	12.5%	12,254
48	Carindale	QLD	1,520	9.2%	16,535
49	Carrara	QLD	1,515	11.5%	13,138
50	Varsity Lakes	QLD	1,502	9.1%	16,493
51	Aspley	QLD	1,492	11.6%	12,871
52	Nundah	QLD	1,492	11.4%	13,098
53	Springfield Lakes	QLD	1,481	8.6%	17,211
54	Pacific Pines	QLD	1,469	8.8%	16,664
55	Toowong	QLD	1,469	11.7%	12,556
56	Warwick	QLD	1,459	11.9%	12,294
57	Indooroopilly	QLD	1,439	10.6%	13,622
58	Clayfield	QLD	1,414	13.0%	10,897
59	Wynnum West	QLD	1,397	10.9%	12,790
60	Tarragindi	QLD	1,368	12.4%	11,035
61	Nambour	QLD	1,363	11.2%	12,145
62	Mountain Creek	QLD	1,361	11.4%	11,950
63	Moorooka	QLD	1,358	12.6%	10,783
64	Paddington	QLD	1,356	15.0%	9,063
65	Carina	QLD	1,351	11.6%	11,678
66	Brighton	QLD	1,347	13.9%	9,664
67	Morningside	QLD	1,346	11.5%	11,755
68	Little Mountain	QLD	1,333	12.0%	11,068
69	Tewantin	QLD	1,326	11.9%	11,164
70	Mermaid Waters	QLD	1,318	10.1%	13,088
71	Warner	QLD	1,298	10.6%	12,264
72	Sippy Downs	QLD	1,282	11.1%	11,544
73	Wavell Heights	QLD	1,279	12.4%	10,336
74	Shailer Park	QLD	1,276	10.5%	12,182
75	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	1,273	10.2%	12,428
76	Annerley	QLD	1,269	10.7%	11,891
77	Noosaville	QLD	1,265	14.5%	8,716
78	Redcliffe	QLD	1,258	12.0%	10,460
79	Highfields	QLD	1,256	14.7%	8,568
80	Coolum Beach	QLD	1,254	13.7%	9,152
81	Oxenford	QLD	1,248	10.2%	12,273
82	Ashmore	QLD	1,246	10.0%	12,415
83	Brassall	QLD	1,243	10.3%	12,115
84	Ferny Hills	QLD	1,238	14.2%	8,726
85	Burleigh Heads	QLD	1,227	11.6%	10,572
86	St Lucia	QLD	1,222	10.0%	12,220
87	Scarborough	QLD	1,219	13.3%	9,178
88	Dalby	QLD	1,214	9.5%	12,758
89	Gympie	QLD	1,213	10.7%	11,355
90	Mitchelton	QLD	1,204	13.0%	9,244
91	Urangan	QLD	1,201	10.9%	10,988
92	Everton Park	QLD	1,196	11.8%	10,111
93	Currumbin Waters	QLD	1,193	12.2%	9,797
94	Bli Bli	QLD	1,186	11.7%	10,138
95	Mango Hill	QLD	1,185	7.9%	14,921
96	Kenmore	QLD	1,181	12.2%	9,675
97	Chapel Hill	QLD	1,180	11.2%	10,511
98	Kedron	QLD	1,167	11.8%	9,907
99	Peregian Springs	QLD	1,162	12.2%	9,532
100	Murrumba Downs	QLD	1,135	10.5%	10,795

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population FAQ

What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD 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.