What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD 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 · QLD · 83 suburbs

Top Suburbs by South African Population — QLD

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

Top suburb

Hope IslandQLD

Leading count

265

% of population

1.8%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by South African Population

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

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 QLD.

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 Hope Island and #2 Chapel Hill 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	Hope Island	QLD	265	1.8%	14,522
2	Chapel Hill	QLD	238	2.3%	10,511
3	Moggill	QLD	227	4.5%	5,029
4	Peregian Springs	QLD	167	1.8%	9,532
5	Eatons Hill	QLD	159	2.0%	7,822
6	Bellbowrie	QLD	153	2.8%	5,495
7	Brookfield	QLD	126	3.5%	3,640
8	Fig Tree Pocket	QLD	124	2.9%	4,345
9	Cashmere	QLD	103	2.1%	4,970
10	Kenmore Hills	QLD	95	3.9%	2,448
11	Blacks Beach	QLD	90	2.2%	4,153
12	Samford Valley	QLD	70	2.2%	3,208
13	Mount Crosby	QLD	40	2.2%	1,860
14	Middlemount	QLD	35	1.8%	1,899
15	Bunya	QLD	33	1.7%	1,968
16	Mutchilba	QLD	32	5.1%	627
17	Kingsholme	QLD	30	3.8%	782
18	Benaraby	QLD	22	1.9%	1,166
19	Tinbeerwah	QLD	21	1.8%	1,160
20	Mons	QLD	20	1.7%	1,179
21	Mackay Harbour	QLD	19	2.8%	686
22	Upper Brookfield	QLD	19	2.2%	857
23	Barcaldine	QLD	18	1.2%	1,540
24	Kobble Creek	QLD	18	2.8%	654
25	Marcus Beach	QLD	18	2.1%	839
26	Dolphin Heads	QLD	16	3.9%	413
27	North Maleny	QLD	16	2.3%	710
28	Hay Point	QLD	15	1.1%	1,306
29	Top Camp	QLD	14	1.6%	902
30	Draper	QLD	13	1.9%	695
31	Julago	QLD	13	3.4%	384
32	Sunshine Acres	QLD	13	1.3%	1,009
33	Image Flat	QLD	11	2.4%	457
34	Scrubby Mountain	QLD	10	4.9%	203
35	Coorooman	QLD	9	9.3%	97
36	East Deep Creek	QLD	9	1.3%	698
37	Ironbark	QLD	9	0.8%	1,173
38	Bracewell	QLD	8	4.5%	178
39	Isisford	QLD	8	3.7%	218
40	Laceys Creek	QLD	8	2.9%	280
41	Memerambi	QLD	8	2.4%	338
42	Bongeen	QLD	7	9.9%	71
43	Macalister	QLD	7	4.5%	156
44	Mount Rascal	QLD	7	1.8%	393
45	Norwell	QLD	7	3.7%	189
46	Yimbun	QLD	7	23.3%	30
47	Closeburn	QLD	6	1.1%	562
48	Delan	QLD	6	1.9%	323
49	Felton	QLD	6	2.2%	267
50	Kianga	QLD	6	2.7%	219
51	Kooralgin	QLD	6	12.8%	47
52	Kybong	QLD	6	1.7%	363
53	Stony Creek	QLD	6	2.4%	245
54	Swan Creek	QLD	6	3.7%	161
55	Canina	QLD	5	1.4%	367
56	Marmor	QLD	5	2.4%	208
57	Prospect	QLD	5	1.7%	289
58	Wilson Valley	QLD	5	25.0%	20
59	Abergowrie	QLD	4	1.3%	305
60	Bollon	QLD	4	2.3%	174
61	Byrnestown	QLD	4	14.8%	27
62	East Haldon	QLD	4	11.4%	35
63	Elbow Valley	QLD	4	3.1%	127
64	Fisher	QLD	4	6.2%	65
65	Goodger	QLD	4	2.3%	176
66	Hazledean	QLD	4	14.8%	27
67	Iveragh	QLD	4	3.3%	122
68	Kalapa	QLD	4	4.1%	97
69	Middlebrook	QLD	4	6.5%	62
70	Pormpuraaw	QLD	4	0.7%	611
71	Septimus	QLD	4	3.3%	120
72	Wealwandangie	QLD	4	10.3%	39
73	Benarkin	QLD	3	4.9%	61
74	Bringalily	QLD	3	4.7%	64
75	Cannon Creek	QLD	3	4.0%	75
76	Chelona	QLD	3	2.5%	120
77	Crossroads	QLD	3	2.4%	127
78	Diglum	QLD	3	5.4%	56
79	Enoggera Reservoir	QLD	3	9.1%	33
80	Lockyer	QLD	3	3.4%	89
81	Nandi	QLD	3	2.9%	105
82	No 4 Branch	QLD	3	3.3%	90
83	Terrica	QLD	3	10.3%	29

FAQ

Top Suburbs by South African Population FAQ

What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD 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.