What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW 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 · NSW · 83 suburbs

Top Suburbs by South African Population — NSW

NSW 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

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

83 results

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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 in NSW.

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	Dover Heights	NSW	513	12.7%	4,044
5	North Bondi	NSW	485	5.2%	9,290
6	Bellevue Hill	NSW	417	3.9%	10,590
7	Belrose	NSW	177	2.0%	8,726
8	St Ives Chase	NSW	173	5.3%	3,283
9	North Balgowlah	NSW	135	3.5%	3,816
10	Balgowlah Heights	NSW	99	2.8%	3,546
11	North Wahroonga	NSW	81	3.9%	2,100
12	Elanora Heights	NSW	65	1.4%	4,581
13	Terrey Hills	NSW	62	2.0%	3,142
14	Watsons Bay	NSW	27	3.1%	883
15	Matcham	NSW	25	2.4%	1,038
16	Duffys Forest	NSW	19	3.7%	509
17	Federal	NSW	17	2.2%	784
18	Broke	NSW	13	2.3%	557
19	Yattalunga	NSW	13	2.2%	580
20	Mungindi	NSW	12	2.5%	487
21	McCullys Gap	NSW	11	4.2%	262
22	Deepwater	NSW	10	2.2%	456
23	Kincumber South	NSW	10	1.4%	721
24	Tuckombil	NSW	10	3.5%	285
25	Ashby Heights	NSW	8	2.7%	292
26	Dooralong	NSW	8	2.3%	350
27	Mooney Mooney Creek	NSW	8	29.6%	27
28	Wooloweyah	NSW	8	1.9%	419
29	Bannister	NSW	7	5.0%	141
30	Brewarrina	NSW	7	0.8%	931
31	Castle Doyle	NSW	7	4.7%	150
32	Klori	NSW	7	13.2%	53
33	Caloola	NSW	6	9.7%	62
34	Liston	NSW	6	4.6%	130
35	Marys Mount	NSW	6	6.1%	99
36	McDougalls Hill	NSW	6	4.6%	131
37	Tullera	NSW	6	2.2%	271
38	Barkers Vale	NSW	5	2.6%	196
39	Glendon	NSW	5	4.4%	114
40	Halls Creek	NSW	5	2.8%	180
41	Knockrow	NSW	5	2.7%	186
42	Lacmalac	NSW	5	3.4%	146
43	Nundle	NSW	5	1.0%	482
44	Possum Creek	NSW	5	1.8%	277
45	Tugrabakh	NSW	5	6.2%	81
46	Upper Duroby	NSW	5	4.2%	118
47	Utungun	NSW	5	2.6%	194
48	Ballengarra	NSW	4	4.1%	97
49	Berthong	NSW	4	6.2%	65
50	Bocobra	NSW	4	6.7%	60
51	Book Book	NSW	4	3.1%	130
52	Brombin	NSW	4	3.1%	127
53	Buckra Bendinni	NSW	4	3.3%	123
54	Bunnaloo	NSW	4	3.7%	107
55	Clydesdale	NSW	4	3.5%	114
56	Dairymans Plains	NSW	4	2.2%	183
57	Doon Doon	NSW	4	4.3%	92
58	Forest Grove	NSW	4	3.5%	115
59	Glenquarry	NSW	4	1.5%	261
60	Kingsdale	NSW	4	1.9%	211
61	North Star	NSW	4	1.9%	214
62	Ophir	NSW	4	3.1%	128
63	Piambong	NSW	4	2.5%	157
64	Sandigo	NSW	4	4.6%	87
65	Segenhoe	NSW	4	1.8%	219
66	St Albans	NSW	4	2.5%	161
67	Tabbita	NSW	4	5.3%	76
68	Tongarra	NSW	4	2.8%	141
69	Tooma	NSW	4	6.1%	66
70	Upper Colo	NSW	4	8.3%	48
71	Wermatong	NSW	4	7.8%	51
72	Whiteman Creek	NSW	4	2.5%	158
73	Bookham	NSW	3	2.4%	127
74	Bowman	NSW	3	2.2%	139
75	Bungawalbin	NSW	3	2.2%	138
76	Coopers Gully	NSW	3	1.7%	172
77	Coralville	NSW	3	1.8%	168
78	Eulah Creek	NSW	3	3.6%	84
79	Keepit	NSW	3	18.8%	16
80	Kelvin	NSW	3	1.6%	182
81	Murrumburrah	NSW	3	3.7%	81
82	Wylies Flat	NSW	3	6.0%	50
83	Yarrawa	NSW	3	3.0%	101

FAQ

Top Suburbs by South African Population FAQ

What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW 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.