What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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 · WA · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population — WA

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

Top suburb

BaldivisWA

Leading count

3,637

% of population

9.6%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population

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

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 WA.

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 Baldivis and #2 Ellenbrook 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	Baldivis	WA	3,637	9.6%	37,697
2	Ellenbrook	WA	1,868	7.6%	24,668
3	Canning Vale	WA	1,801	5.2%	34,504
4	Scarborough	WA	1,797	10.2%	17,605
5	Duncraig	WA	1,787	11.2%	15,982
6	Thornlie	WA	1,737	7.3%	23,665
7	Rockingham	WA	1,724	11.3%	15,312
8	Australind	WA	1,597	10.0%	15,988
9	Halls Head	WA	1,564	10.8%	14,474
10	Kingsley	WA	1,520	11.5%	13,204
11	Dianella	WA	1,509	6.2%	24,169
12	Byford	WA	1,465	7.8%	18,878
13	Bayswater	WA	1,446	9.5%	15,288
14	Port Kennedy	WA	1,422	10.6%	13,477
15	Como	WA	1,414	9.6%	14,786
16	Secret Harbour	WA	1,413	11.3%	12,474
17	Gosnells	WA	1,395	6.6%	21,149
18	Morley	WA	1,295	5.7%	22,539
19	Butler	WA	1,294	9.6%	13,473
20	Maylands	WA	1,281	9.7%	13,199
21	Clarkson	WA	1,279	9.2%	13,904
22	Waikiki	WA	1,269	10.2%	12,453
23	Hillarys	WA	1,203	10.7%	11,200
24	Mount Lawley	WA	1,189	10.5%	11,328
25	High Wycombe	WA	1,186	9.7%	12,198
26	South Perth	WA	1,180	9.4%	12,596
27	Nedlands	WA	1,172	11.1%	10,561
28	Warnbro	WA	1,157	10.7%	10,828
29	Fremantle	WA	1,151	12.4%	9,251
30	Wanneroo	WA	1,143	9.4%	12,113
31	Armadale	WA	1,142	8.5%	13,415
32	Ballajura	WA	1,140	6.2%	18,459
33	Bassendean	WA	1,126	10.4%	10,837
34	Aveley	WA	1,124	8.0%	13,998
35	Forrestfield	WA	1,121	8.5%	13,181
36	Woodvale	WA	1,121	11.7%	9,579
37	Yanchep	WA	1,115	10.1%	11,022
38	Cottesloe	WA	1,093	14.1%	7,750
39	Claremont	WA	1,090	11.8%	9,248
40	Hamilton Hill	WA	1,090	9.6%	11,327
41	Mosman Park	WA	1,090	11.9%	9,169
42	Tapping	WA	1,083	11.3%	9,547
43	Willetton	WA	1,074	5.6%	19,262
44	Wembley	WA	1,070	8.9%	12,061
45	Subiaco	WA	1,060	10.7%	9,940
46	Greenwood	WA	1,052	10.7%	9,861
47	Leeming	WA	1,047	9.6%	10,883
48	Kelmscott	WA	1,019	9.6%	10,575
49	Karrinyup	WA	1,012	10.2%	9,886
50	Floreat	WA	990	11.5%	8,621
51	Alkimos	WA	980	9.6%	10,203
52	North Perth	WA	972	10.1%	9,623
53	Padbury	WA	972	11.3%	8,626
54	Perth	WA	971	7.1%	13,670
55	South Bunbury	WA	970	11.0%	8,810
56	Quinns Rocks	WA	963	10.9%	8,861
57	East Fremantle	WA	961	12.3%	7,819
58	East Victoria Park	WA	959	9.1%	10,569
59	Margaret River	WA	955	10.7%	8,918
60	Banksia Grove	WA	946	8.3%	11,351
61	Wellard	WA	930	6.6%	14,127
62	Palmyra	WA	928	12.2%	7,585
63	Joondalup	WA	926	10.1%	9,193
64	Success	WA	926	8.2%	11,340
65	West Busselton	WA	925	10.4%	8,869
66	Ocean Reef	WA	921	11.3%	8,125
67	Doubleview	WA	915	9.9%	9,205
68	Atwell	WA	907	9.8%	9,287
69	Lesmurdie	WA	907	10.8%	8,413
70	Dalyellup	WA	903	9.2%	9,770
71	Meadow Springs	WA	901	9.8%	9,160
72	Bicton	WA	887	12.7%	6,961
73	Greenfields	WA	885	9.0%	9,869
74	Kalamunda	WA	885	12.4%	7,163
75	Safety Bay	WA	873	11.4%	7,662
76	Sorrento	WA	862	11.1%	7,795
77	Yokine	WA	862	6.8%	12,706
78	Spearwood	WA	859	7.8%	10,944
79	Kinross	WA	853	12.2%	6,988
80	Mindarie	WA	851	10.8%	7,867
81	Carine	WA	849	11.6%	7,330
82	Innaloo	WA	849	8.9%	9,592
83	Carramar	WA	821	11.4%	7,178
84	Mount Hawthorn	WA	805	9.8%	8,183
85	Victoria Park	WA	799	8.6%	9,334
86	Kardinya	WA	796	8.7%	9,137
87	Mandurah	WA	776	8.8%	8,804
88	Eaton	WA	770	8.9%	8,669
89	Dawesville	WA	767	10.7%	7,143
90	Attadale	WA	765	11.5%	6,638
91	Seville Grove	WA	765	6.7%	11,408
92	East Perth	WA	764	6.5%	11,681
93	Roleystone	WA	762	11.1%	6,848
94	Landsdale	WA	754	4.9%	15,401
95	Swan View	WA	752	9.5%	7,889
96	Currambine	WA	725	10.6%	6,834
97	City Beach	WA	720	10.6%	6,805
98	Dudley Park	WA	712	10.2%	6,957
99	Wembley Downs	WA	710	10.5%	6,743
100	Collie	WA	708	9.3%	7,599

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Scottish Population FAQ

What does this Scottish ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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.