What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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 — VIC

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

Top suburb

PakenhamVIC

Leading count

4,176

% of population

7.7%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population

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

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 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 Pakenham and #2 Sunbury 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	Pakenham	VIC	4,176	7.7%	54,118
2	Sunbury	VIC	4,066	10.5%	38,851
3	Frankston	VIC	3,999	10.7%	37,331
4	Warrnambool	VIC	3,944	12.6%	31,308
5	Berwick	VIC	3,909	7.8%	50,298
6	Werribee	VIC	3,386	6.8%	50,027
7	Mornington	VIC	3,261	12.7%	25,759
8	Northcote	VIC	3,159	12.5%	25,276
9	Traralgon	VIC	3,099	11.5%	26,907
10	Richmond	VIC	3,045	10.7%	28,587
11	Mildura	VIC	2,969	8.6%	34,565
12	Croydon	VIC	2,964	10.4%	28,608
13	Glen Iris	VIC	2,827	10.8%	26,131
14	Reservoir	VIC	2,796	5.5%	51,096
15	Hawthorn	VIC	2,793	12.5%	22,322
16	Langwarrin	VIC	2,783	11.8%	23,588
17	Preston	VIC	2,746	8.1%	33,790
18	Brunswick	VIC	2,690	10.8%	24,896
19	Highton	VIC	2,689	13.0%	20,736
20	Shepparton	VIC	2,650	8.3%	32,067
21	South Yarra	VIC	2,648	10.6%	25,028
22	Mount Martha	VIC	2,638	13.3%	19,846
23	Brighton	VIC	2,550	11.0%	23,252
24	Point Cook	VIC	2,549	3.8%	66,781
25	Ferntree Gully	VIC	2,512	9.2%	27,398
26	Torquay	VIC	2,465	13.3%	18,534
27	Coburg	VIC	2,444	9.2%	26,574
28	Kew	VIC	2,414	9.9%	24,499
29	Warragul	VIC	2,405	12.1%	19,856
30	Mount Eliza	VIC	2,390	12.8%	18,734
31	Camberwell	VIC	2,371	10.8%	21,965
32	Melbourne	VIC	2,343	4.3%	54,941
33	Ocean Grove	VIC	2,339	13.2%	17,714
34	Eltham	VIC	2,282	12.1%	18,847
35	Cheltenham	VIC	2,266	9.4%	23,992
36	Doreen	VIC	2,266	8.4%	27,122
37	Mooroolbark	VIC	2,252	9.8%	23,059
38	Frankston South	VIC	2,248	12.0%	18,801
39	Wangaratta	VIC	2,200	11.4%	19,214
40	Rowville	VIC	2,198	6.5%	33,571
41	Boronia	VIC	2,160	9.1%	23,607
42	Hoppers Crossing	VIC	2,138	5.7%	37,216
43	Malvern East	VIC	2,132	9.6%	22,296
44	Wodonga	VIC	2,089	10.3%	20,259
45	St Kilda	VIC	2,086	10.7%	19,490
46	Greensborough	VIC	2,053	9.7%	21,070
47	Thornbury	VIC	2,049	10.8%	19,005
48	Bentleigh East	VIC	2,022	6.7%	30,159
49	Mount Waverley	VIC	1,991	5.6%	35,340
50	Seaford	VIC	1,955	11.4%	17,215
51	Lara	VIC	1,953	10.3%	19,014
52	Carrum Downs	VIC	1,929	8.8%	21,976
53	Elwood	VIC	1,927	12.7%	15,153
54	Belmont	VIC	1,894	12.6%	15,066
55	Port Melbourne	VIC	1,859	10.5%	17,633
56	Grovedale	VIC	1,831	12.3%	14,869
57	Lilydale	VIC	1,828	10.5%	17,348
58	Fitzroy North	VIC	1,788	14.0%	12,781
59	Essendon	VIC	1,751	8.2%	21,240
60	Beaumaris	VIC	1,702	12.2%	13,947
61	Williamstown	VIC	1,699	11.8%	14,407
62	Glen Waverley	VIC	1,698	4.0%	42,642
63	Surrey Hills	VIC	1,694	12.4%	13,655
64	Drouin	VIC	1,693	11.1%	15,287
65	Horsham	VIC	1,684	11.1%	15,134
66	Echuca	VIC	1,680	11.2%	15,056
67	Narre Warren South	VIC	1,654	5.4%	30,909
68	Yarraville	VIC	1,649	10.5%	15,636
69	Craigieburn	VIC	1,648	2.5%	65,178
70	Hawthorn East	VIC	1,648	11.1%	14,834
71	Ringwood	VIC	1,644	8.6%	19,144
72	Hampton	VIC	1,640	12.1%	13,518
73	Leopold	VIC	1,609	12.1%	13,272
74	Rosebud	VIC	1,587	11.0%	14,381
75	Brighton East	VIC	1,585	9.5%	16,757
76	Narre Warren	VIC	1,575	5.7%	27,689
77	Sale	VIC	1,571	11.0%	14,296
78	Mitcham	VIC	1,544	9.2%	16,795
79	Brunswick East	VIC	1,536	11.6%	13,279
80	Newtown	VIC	1,528	808.5%	189
81	Newport	VIC	1,510	11.1%	13,658
82	West Wodonga	VIC	1,508	10.2%	14,794
83	Alfredton	VIC	1,455	12.3%	11,822
84	Moonee Ponds	VIC	1,452	8.9%	16,224
85	Diamond Creek	VIC	1,450	11.6%	12,503
86	Sandringham	VIC	1,449	13.3%	10,926
87	Blackburn	VIC	1,443	10.0%	14,478
88	Brunswick West	VIC	1,435	9.7%	14,746
89	Mentone	VIC	1,434	10.9%	13,197
90	Bundoora	VIC	1,429	5.1%	28,068
91	Parkdale	VIC	1,427	11.6%	12,308
92	Hamilton	VIC	1,412	13.6%	10,346
93	Benalla	VIC	1,386	12.8%	10,822
94	Prahran	VIC	1,369	11.2%	12,203
95	Toorak	VIC	1,360	10.6%	12,817
96	Ascot Vale	VIC	1,359	8.9%	15,197
97	Ivanhoe	VIC	1,343	10.0%	13,374
98	Somerville	VIC	1,335	11.3%	11,767
99	Carnegie	VIC	1,329	7.4%	17,909
100	Morwell	VIC	1,328	9.2%	14,389

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population FAQ

What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC 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.