What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows Australian suburbs with the highest South African 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 · Australia · 100 suburbs ranked

Top Suburbs by South African Population

Australian suburbs with the highest number of South African ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

St IvesNSW

Leading count

939

% of population

5.1%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by South African Population

Australian suburbs with the highest number of South African ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.

100 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by south african 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.

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 St Ives and #2 Rose 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	St Ives	NSW	939	5.1%	18,384
2	Rose Bay	NSW	685	6.9%	9,911
3	Vaucluse	NSW	598	6.3%	9,510
4	Caulfield South	VIC	588	4.8%	12,328
5	Dover Heights	NSW	513	12.7%	4,044
6	North Bondi	NSW	485	5.2%	9,290
7	Bellevue Hill	NSW	417	3.9%	10,590
8	Duncraig	WA	413	2.6%	15,982
9	Mindarie	WA	402	5.1%	7,867
10	Alkimos	WA	375	3.7%	10,203
11	Butler	WA	351	2.6%	13,473
12	Dalyellup	WA	326	3.3%	9,770
13	Quinns Rocks	WA	320	3.6%	8,861
14	Currambine	WA	313	4.6%	6,834
15	Tapping	WA	295	3.1%	9,547
16	Iluka	WA	291	5.1%	5,669
17	Hillarys	WA	287	2.6%	11,200
18	Caulfield	VIC	281	4.9%	5,748
19	Carramar	WA	266	3.7%	7,178
20	Hope Island	QLD	265	1.8%	14,522
21	Woodvale	WA	257	2.7%	9,579
22	Ocean Reef	WA	252	3.1%	8,125
23	Chapel Hill	QLD	238	2.3%	10,511
24	Kinross	WA	232	3.3%	6,988
25	Moggill	QLD	227	4.5%	5,029
26	Jindalee	WA	223	5.5%	4,044
27	Burns Beach	WA	197	4.8%	4,071
28	Joondalup	WA	193	2.1%	9,193
29	Wembley Downs	WA	188	2.8%	6,743
30	Belrose	NSW	177	2.0%	8,726
31	St Ives Chase	NSW	173	5.3%	3,283
32	Peregian Springs	QLD	167	1.8%	9,532
33	Eatons Hill	QLD	159	2.0%	7,822
34	Aubin Grove	WA	158	2.3%	6,786
35	Bellbowrie	QLD	153	2.8%	5,495
36	Kallaroo	WA	151	2.8%	5,305
37	Sorrento	WA	151	1.9%	7,795
38	The Vines	WA	149	2.5%	5,848
39	North Balgowlah	NSW	135	3.5%	3,816
40	Brookfield	QLD	126	3.5%	3,640
41	Mullaloo	WA	126	2.0%	6,190
42	Fig Tree Pocket	QLD	124	2.9%	4,345
43	Eglinton	WA	122	3.3%	3,705
44	Lesmurdie	WA	118	1.4%	8,413
45	Ridgewood	WA	117	2.5%	4,623
46	Cashmere	QLD	103	2.1%	4,970
47	Connolly	WA	100	2.7%	3,675
48	Balgowlah Heights	NSW	99	2.8%	3,546
49	Jandakot	WA	98	3.9%	2,533
50	Kenmore Hills	QLD	95	3.9%	2,448
51	Blacks Beach	QLD	90	2.2%	4,153
52	North Wahroonga	NSW	81	3.9%	2,100
53	Ashby	WA	72	2.5%	2,850
54	Samford Valley	QLD	70	2.2%	3,208
55	Marmion	WA	70	2.9%	2,390
56	Elanora Heights	NSW	65	1.4%	4,581
57	Bedfordale	WA	63	2.1%	3,038
58	Terrey Hills	NSW	62	2.0%	3,142
59	Gelorup	WA	61	2.7%	2,255
60	North Beach	WA	60	1.6%	3,689
61	Oakford	WA	43	1.5%	2,803
62	Lower Chittering	WA	42	1.7%	2,408
63	Trigg	WA	42	1.5%	2,855
64	Mount Crosby	QLD	40	2.2%	1,860
65	Darling Downs	WA	38	2.4%	1,591
66	Middlemount	QLD	35	1.8%	1,899
67	Bunya	QLD	33	1.7%	1,968
68	Forrestdale	WA	33	3.2%	1,027
69	Mutchilba	QLD	32	5.1%	627
70	Gnangara	WA	32	2.4%	1,347
71	Hopetoun	WA	32	2.9%	1,115
72	Kingsholme	QLD	30	3.8%	782
73	Watsons Bay	NSW	27	3.1%	883
74	Lameroo	SA	26	3.0%	857
75	Matcham	NSW	25	2.4%	1,038
76	Benaraby	QLD	22	1.9%	1,166
77	Tinbeerwah	QLD	21	1.8%	1,160
78	Mons	QLD	20	1.7%	1,179
79	Wungong	WA	20	5.4%	370
80	Duffys Forest	NSW	19	3.7%	509
81	Mackay Harbour	QLD	19	2.8%	686
82	Upper Brookfield	QLD	19	2.2%	857
83	Barcaldine	QLD	18	1.2%	1,540
84	Kobble Creek	QLD	18	2.8%	654
85	Marcus Beach	QLD	18	2.1%	839
86	Burekup	WA	18	2.3%	788
87	Parilla	SA	18	11.3%	159
88	Federal	NSW	17	2.2%	784
89	Munster	WA	17	8.5%	199
90	Ocean Beach	WA	17	1.7%	1,014
91	Dolphin Heads	QLD	16	3.9%	413
92	North Maleny	QLD	16	2.3%	710
93	Hay Point	QLD	15	1.1%	1,306
94	Coondle	WA	15	2.3%	664
95	Top Camp	QLD	14	1.6%	902
96	Dumberning	WA	14	7.3%	193
97	Broke	NSW	13	2.3%	557
98	Yattalunga	NSW	13	2.2%	580
99	Draper	QLD	13	1.9%	695
100	Julago	QLD	13	3.4%	384

FAQ

Top Suburbs by South African Population FAQ

What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows Australian suburbs with the highest South African 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.