What does this Welsh ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Welsh 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 · VIC · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Welsh Population — VIC

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

Top suburb

Ocean GroveVIC

Leading count

176

% of population

1.0%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Welsh Population

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

100 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by welsh 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 VIC.

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 Ocean Grove and #2 Somerville 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.

Compare top 2Open #1 detail Open #2 detail

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Ocean Grove	VIC	176	1.0%	17,714
2	Somerville	VIC	115	1.0%	11,767
3	Castlemaine	VIC	76	1.0%	7,506
4	Emerald	VIC	76	1.3%	5,890
5	Beechworth	VIC	42	1.0%	4,274
6	Barwon Heads	VIC	37	0.8%	4,353
7	Newlands Arm	VIC	17	2.0%	866
8	Blind Bight	VIC	15	1.2%	1,290
9	Grassmere	VIC	13	3.4%	385
10	Tawonga South	VIC	13	1.3%	1,012
11	Avenel	VIC	12	1.1%	1,112
12	Newstead	VIC	12	1.5%	820
13	Surf Beach	VIC	12	1.8%	670
14	Balnarring Beach	VIC	11	2.3%	471
15	Durham Lead	VIC	11	2.7%	408
16	Hoddles Creek	VIC	11	1.6%	676
17	Tylden	VIC	11	1.7%	645
18	Bagshot	VIC	10	2.8%	355
19	Carlsruhe	VIC	10	2.6%	382
20	Harcourt North	VIC	10	3.4%	291
21	Indigo Valley	VIC	10	2.9%	346
22	Raymond Island	VIC	10	1.7%	589
23	Toongabbie	VIC	10	0.9%	1,085
24	Bunbartha	VIC	9	2.9%	313
25	Majorca	VIC	9	4.5%	198
26	Newhaven	VIC	9	1.6%	547
27	Port Campbell	VIC	9	2.0%	440
28	Sarsfield	VIC	9	1.7%	543
29	Sedgwick	VIC	9	1.5%	614
30	Willow Grove	VIC	9	1.4%	654
31	Coomoora	VIC	8	2.6%	308
32	Gladysdale	VIC	8	1.9%	423
33	Jeetho	VIC	8	6.5%	124
34	Koonwarra	VIC	8	2.2%	366
35	Marengo	VIC	8	2.9%	272
36	Napoleons	VIC	8	1.4%	555
37	Peechelba	VIC	8	4.5%	177
38	Porcupine Ridge	VIC	8	5.4%	149
39	Taggerty	VIC	8	2.0%	405
40	Breamlea	VIC	7	4.6%	151
41	Kilcunda	VIC	7	1.2%	578
42	Magpie	VIC	7	1.9%	368
43	Smeaton	VIC	7	2.9%	245
44	Walpeup	VIC	7	4.1%	171
45	Wangandary	VIC	7	3.2%	217
46	McMahons Creek	VIC	6	4.2%	143
47	Moonambel	VIC	6	3.2%	185
48	Natimuk	VIC	6	1.1%	548
49	Sandford	VIC	6	4.6%	130
50	Sandy Creek	VIC	6	3.0%	200
51	Sulky	VIC	6	2.6%	234
52	Toolleen	VIC	6	2.7%	221
53	Watchem	VIC	6	4.8%	124
54	Barmah	VIC	5	2.2%	229
55	Benloch	VIC	5	3.6%	138
56	Cape Bridgewater	VIC	5	3.3%	151
57	Cathcart	VIC	5	4.5%	110
58	Cobaw	VIC	5	4.8%	104
59	Cooriemungle	VIC	5	1.6%	311
60	Garfield North	VIC	5	2.1%	236
61	Glenmaggie	VIC	5	1.8%	279
62	Glenpatrick	VIC	5	38.5%	13
63	Gnarwarre	VIC	5	1.7%	297
64	Golden Point	VIC	5	4.9%	102
65	Goorambat	VIC	5	1.9%	269
66	Hillcrest	VIC	5	5.1%	99
67	Iona	VIC	5	2.1%	240
68	Lima South	VIC	5	3.5%	142
69	Maindample	VIC	5	2.1%	239
70	Mardan	VIC	5	2.0%	248
71	Moranding	VIC	5	2.6%	193
72	Orford	VIC	5	4.3%	115
73	Port Albert	VIC	5	1.2%	403
74	Princetown	VIC	5	2.1%	236
75	Redesdale	VIC	5	1.7%	299
76	Sailors Hill	VIC	5	6.9%	72
77	Springmount	VIC	5	2.7%	184
78	Stanley	VIC	5	1.3%	371
79	Taminick	VIC	5	3.6%	139
80	Tarnook	VIC	5	4.9%	103
81	Tarra Valley	VIC	5	5.9%	85
82	Wonwondah	VIC	5	4.4%	114
83	Yarragon South	VIC	5	2.5%	204
84	Ballyrogan	VIC	4	5.2%	77
85	Berrys Creek	VIC	4	2.3%	174
86	Bookaar	VIC	4	2.5%	159
87	Cann River	VIC	4	2.0%	197
88	Coragulac	VIC	4	2.3%	171
89	Dookie	VIC	4	1.2%	333
90	Elaine	VIC	4	1.7%	232
91	Great Western	VIC	4	0.9%	425
92	Jamieson	VIC	4	1.0%	382
93	Johanna	VIC	4	4.7%	85
94	Kilmany	VIC	4	2.4%	165
95	Marcus Hill	VIC	4	2.4%	164
96	Meadow Creek	VIC	4	3.6%	112
97	Merriang South	VIC	4	9.3%	43
98	Newry	VIC	4	0.9%	451
99	Silverleaves	VIC	4	1.2%	322
100	Springhurst	VIC	4	1.1%	349

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Welsh Population FAQ

What does this Welsh ranking show?

This ranking shows VIC suburbs with the highest Welsh 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.