What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows TAS 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 — TAS

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

Top suburb

DevonportTAS

Leading count

1,289

% of population

8.9%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population

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

100 results

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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 TAS.

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 Devonport and #2 Sandy Bay 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.

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# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Devonport	TAS	1,289	8.9%	14,481
2	Sandy Bay	TAS	1,279	10.4%	12,315
3	Kingston	TAS	1,112	9.0%	12,288
4	Howrah	TAS	1,041	10.9%	9,545
5	Blackmans Bay	TAS	892	11.6%	7,688
6	West Hobart	TAS	848	13.0%	6,525
7	South Hobart	TAS	776	13.2%	5,886
8	Glenorchy	TAS	775	6.5%	12,013
9	Riverside	TAS	743	10.1%	7,326
10	Lindisfarne	TAS	730	11.0%	6,639
11	Lenah Valley	TAS	712	10.9%	6,522
12	New Town	TAS	692	10.2%	6,781
13	Newstead	TAS	656	11.7%	5,617
14	Claremont	TAS	626	7.5%	8,397
15	Ulverstone	TAS	618	9.3%	6,653
16	Wynyard	TAS	602	9.6%	6,296
17	Trevallyn	TAS	585	12.1%	4,826
18	Bellerive	TAS	550	11.1%	4,945
19	Prospect Vale	TAS	522	9.6%	5,433
20	West Launceston	TAS	506	11.7%	4,316
21	Moonah	TAS	487	8.3%	5,884
22	South Launceston	TAS	484	9.9%	4,894
23	Taroona	TAS	459	14.7%	3,121
24	Margate	TAS	450	10.6%	4,239
25	New Norfolk	TAS	445	7.4%	6,037
26	West Ulverstone	TAS	435	9.6%	4,515
27	Youngtown	TAS	423	9.8%	4,315
28	George Town	TAS	419	9.2%	4,536
29	Latrobe	TAS	410	8.2%	5,030
30	Legana	TAS	410	8.7%	4,719
31	Newnham	TAS	403	5.7%	7,073
32	Norwood	TAS	397	10.3%	3,869
33	Kings Meadows	TAS	383	8.8%	4,359
34	Longford	TAS	381	8.9%	4,268
35	Penguin	TAS	378	9.1%	4,132
36	East Devonport	TAS	375	8.6%	4,384
37	Somerset	TAS	367	9.0%	4,067
38	Geilston Bay	TAS	356	10.3%	3,461
39	Old Beach	TAS	352	8.0%	4,394
40	Perth	TAS	345	9.9%	3,472
41	Midway Point	TAS	338	10.0%	3,384
42	Launceston	TAS	336	10.8%	3,110
43	West Moonah	TAS	329	7.3%	4,522
44	Invermay	TAS	324	9.3%	3,498
45	Mount Nelson	TAS	323	11.7%	2,749
46	Brighton	TAS	320	6.4%	4,983
47	East Launceston	TAS	308	13.6%	2,270
48	Rokeby	TAS	299	7.1%	4,211
49	Lauderdale	TAS	296	11.4%	2,592
50	Mount Stuart	TAS	295	12.1%	2,444
51	Kingston Beach	TAS	294	12.8%	2,305
52	Sorell	TAS	292	8.1%	3,597
53	Deloraine	TAS	282	9.3%	3,035
54	North Hobart	TAS	281	10.8%	2,600
55	Summerhill	TAS	276	8.8%	3,139
56	Battery Point	TAS	273	13.0%	2,096
57	Ravenswood	TAS	260	6.8%	3,804
58	Park Grove	TAS	257	9.8%	2,613
59	Mowbray	TAS	253	6.3%	4,048
60	Smithton	TAS	252	6.4%	3,934
61	Tranmere	TAS	252	11.4%	2,218
62	Dodges Ferry	TAS	251	9.5%	2,646
63	St Leonards	TAS	251	10.7%	2,351
64	Acton Park	TAS	246	10.7%	2,293
65	Sandford	TAS	240	11.7%	2,046
66	Hobart	TAS	234	6.9%	3,390
67	Rosetta	TAS	227	8.0%	2,833
68	Hadspen	TAS	226	9.3%	2,429
69	Westbury	TAS	226	9.9%	2,272
70	Bridgewater	TAS	223	4.9%	4,592
71	Berriedale	TAS	219	7.5%	2,905
72	Huonville	TAS	219	7.3%	3,002
73	Lutana	TAS	218	8.3%	2,616
74	St Helens	TAS	216	9.8%	2,206
75	Shearwater	TAS	215	10.5%	2,051
76	Cygnet	TAS	207	11.9%	1,742
77	Port Sorell	TAS	200	9.0%	2,221
78	Warrane	TAS	197	7.3%	2,695
79	Richmond	TAS	195	12.3%	1,583
80	Bridport	TAS	182	10.4%	1,742
81	Evandale	TAS	181	14.3%	1,265
82	Romaine	TAS	181	9.8%	1,850
83	Scottsdale	TAS	175	7.3%	2,408
84	Sheffield	TAS	174	10.9%	1,602
85	Miandetta	TAS	173	9.5%	1,822
86	Mornington	TAS	171	6.9%	2,469
87	Seven Mile Beach	TAS	168	11.5%	1,467
88	Austins Ferry	TAS	167	7.0%	2,395
89	Shorewell Park	TAS	166	7.7%	2,150
90	Spreyton	TAS	164	8.7%	1,876
91	Turners Beach	TAS	164	8.3%	1,966
92	Dynnyrne	TAS	162	9.9%	1,633
93	Snug	TAS	158	11.0%	1,440
94	Chigwell	TAS	154	7.5%	2,050
95	Granton	TAS	154	8.1%	1,903
96	Montrose	TAS	152	6.6%	2,313
97	Upper Burnie	TAS	150	7.9%	1,891
98	Oakdowns	TAS	149	7.9%	1,897
99	Carlton	TAS	147	10.8%	1,363
100	Prospect	TAS	147	7.7%	1,908

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population FAQ

What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows TAS 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.