What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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 · WA · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by South African Population — WA

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

Top suburb

DuncraigWA

Leading count

413

% of population

2.6%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by South African Population

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

100 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 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 Duncraig and #2 Mindarie 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	Duncraig	WA	413	2.6%	15,982
2	Mindarie	WA	402	5.1%	7,867
3	Alkimos	WA	375	3.7%	10,203
4	Butler	WA	351	2.6%	13,473
5	Dalyellup	WA	326	3.3%	9,770
6	Quinns Rocks	WA	320	3.6%	8,861
7	Currambine	WA	313	4.6%	6,834
8	Tapping	WA	295	3.1%	9,547
9	Iluka	WA	291	5.1%	5,669
10	Hillarys	WA	287	2.6%	11,200
11	Carramar	WA	266	3.7%	7,178
12	Woodvale	WA	257	2.7%	9,579
13	Ocean Reef	WA	252	3.1%	8,125
14	Kinross	WA	232	3.3%	6,988
15	Jindalee	WA	223	5.5%	4,044
16	Burns Beach	WA	197	4.8%	4,071
17	Joondalup	WA	193	2.1%	9,193
18	Wembley Downs	WA	188	2.8%	6,743
19	Aubin Grove	WA	158	2.3%	6,786
20	Kallaroo	WA	151	2.8%	5,305
21	Sorrento	WA	151	1.9%	7,795
22	The Vines	WA	149	2.5%	5,848
23	Mullaloo	WA	126	2.0%	6,190
24	Eglinton	WA	122	3.3%	3,705
25	Lesmurdie	WA	118	1.4%	8,413
26	Ridgewood	WA	117	2.5%	4,623
27	Connolly	WA	100	2.7%	3,675
28	Jandakot	WA	98	3.9%	2,533
29	Ashby	WA	72	2.5%	2,850
30	Marmion	WA	70	2.9%	2,390
31	Bedfordale	WA	63	2.1%	3,038
32	Gelorup	WA	61	2.7%	2,255
33	North Beach	WA	60	1.6%	3,689
34	Oakford	WA	43	1.5%	2,803
35	Lower Chittering	WA	42	1.7%	2,408
36	Trigg	WA	42	1.5%	2,855
37	Darling Downs	WA	38	2.4%	1,591
38	Forrestdale	WA	33	3.2%	1,027
39	Gnangara	WA	32	2.4%	1,347
40	Hopetoun	WA	32	2.9%	1,115
41	Wungong	WA	20	5.4%	370
42	Burekup	WA	18	2.3%	788
43	Munster	WA	17	8.5%	199
44	Ocean Beach	WA	17	1.7%	1,014
45	Coondle	WA	15	2.3%	664
46	Dumberning	WA	14	7.3%	193
47	Cardiff	WA	13	11.0%	118
48	Dardanup	WA	13	2.2%	588
49	Kalgan	WA	13	1.5%	840
50	Middleton Beach	WA	13	1.7%	759
51	Monjingup	WA	13	3.3%	394
52	Stratham	WA	13	1.6%	793
53	Williams	WA	13	1.3%	996
54	Wongan Hills	WA	13	1.5%	896
55	Gnarabup	WA	12	2.3%	525
56	Carnamah	WA	11	2.7%	407
57	Karlkurla	WA	10	3.7%	270
58	Condingup	WA	9	3.2%	280
59	Karragullen	WA	9	2.3%	395
60	Meerup	WA	9	5.7%	159
61	Lennard Brook	WA	8	3.8%	209
62	Boxwood Hill	WA	7	7.7%	91
63	Crooked Brook	WA	7	2.6%	272
64	Gilgering	WA	7	8.2%	85
65	Redgate	WA	7	7.1%	98
66	Wattoning	WA	7	29.2%	24
67	Benger	WA	6	3.8%	159
68	Boodarie	WA	6	3.3%	182
69	North Tammin	WA	6	4.3%	138
70	Waterloo	WA	6	4.2%	144
71	Bailup	WA	5	9.3%	54
72	Benjinup	WA	5	3.5%	143
73	Coomalbidgup	WA	5	3.7%	136
74	Hoddys Well	WA	5	3.6%	140
75	Nanson	WA	5	6.0%	84
76	Paulls Valley	WA	5	6.0%	83
77	Picton East	WA	5	3.5%	141
78	Walgoolan	WA	5	7.8%	64
79	Boyatup	WA	4	14.3%	28
80	Broomehill West	WA	4	2.3%	173
81	Carlotta	WA	4	3.9%	103
82	Chandler	WA	4	22.2%	18
83	Dandaragan	WA	4	1.4%	292
84	Meelon	WA	4	2.3%	174
85	Mocardy	WA	4	4.5%	89
86	Mooliabeenee	WA	4	1.9%	213
87	Varley	WA	4	9.1%	44
88	Wandana	WA	4	28.6%	14
89	Bolgart	WA	3	2.3%	128
90	Bow Bridge	WA	3	4.0%	75
91	Coomberdale	WA	3	5.4%	56
92	Hindmarsh	WA	3	5.6%	54
93	Irishtown	WA	3	3.1%	98
94	Jacup	WA	3	4.2%	71
95	Kunjin	WA	3	6.3%	48
96	Lowden	WA	3	1.8%	165
97	Neridup	WA	3	3.3%	92
98	Nomans Lake	WA	3	5.1%	59
99	Waddington	WA	3	11.5%	26
100	Yathroo	WA	3	3.7%	82

FAQ

Top Suburbs by South African Population FAQ

What does this South African ranking show?

This ranking shows WA 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.