Most Densely Populated Suburbs in Australia
Wentworth Point, NSW has the highest population density of any Australian suburb with more than 1,000 residents: 22,135 people per km² at the 2021 Census (ABS). Elizabeth Bay, NSW (19,442 people per km²) and Chippendale, NSW (16,810 people per km²) follow. New South Wales holds 79 of the top 100.
Top 100 suburbs by people per square kilometre. Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, suburbs and localities with more than 1,000 residents.
Suburbs by state
How many of the top 100 suburbs are in each state and territory.
NSW 79
VIC 13
QLD 8
Top 20
Population density for the first 20 suburbs in the ranking.
Full top 100
| # | Suburb | State | Population | People/km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wentworth Point | NSW | 12,703 | 22,135/km² |
| 2 | Elizabeth Bay | NSW | 4,878 | 19,442/km² |
| 3 | Chippendale | NSW | 7,803 | 16,810/km² |
| 4 | Wolli Creek | NSW | 10,654 | 16,108/km² |
| 5 | Haymarket | NSW | 8,305 | 16,036/km² |
| 6 | Zetland | NSW | 12,622 | 15,685/km² |
| 7 | Rushcutters Bay | NSW | 2,335 | 14,835/km² |
| 8 | Southbank | VIC | 22,631 | 14,470/km² |
| 9 | Waterloo | NSW | 16,379 | 14,445/km² |
| 10 | Pyrmont | NSW | 12,658 | 13,612/km² |
| 11 | Ultimo | NSW | 7,410 | 13,261/km² |
| 12 | Milsons Point | NSW | 2,529 | 12,766/km² |
| 13 | Darlinghurst | NSW | 10,615 | 12,388/km² |
| 14 | Bondi | NSW | 10,411 | 12,040/km² |
| 15 | Surry Hills | NSW | 15,828 | 12,024/km² |
| 16 | Erskineville | NSW | 9,657 | 11,959/km² |
| 17 | Potts Point | NSW | 7,183 | 11,495/km² |
| 18 | Rhodes | NSW | 11,453 | 11,385/km² |
| 19 | Redfern | NSW | 13,072 | 11,156/km² |
| 20 | Forest Lodge | NSW | 4,965 | 11,028/km² |
| 21 | Newstead | QLD | 7,496 | 10,603/km² |
| 22 | Hillsdale | NSW | 5,647 | 10,341/km² |
| 23 | Waitara | NSW | 7,837 | 10,287/km² |
| 24 | Woolloomooloo | NSW | 3,792 | 10,188/km² |
| 25 | Bondi Junction | NSW | 10,361 | 9,600/km² |
| 26 | Bondi Beach | NSW | 11,513 | 9,443/km² |
| 27 | Newtown | NSW | 14,690 | 9,257/km² |
| 28 | Allawah | NSW | 5,351 | 9,167/km² |
| 29 | Carlton | VIC | 16,055 | 9,056/km² |
| 30 | St Leonards | NSW | 7,212 | 9,000/km² |
| 31 | Breakfast Point | NSW | 4,678 | 8,922/km² |
| 32 | Liberty Grove | NSW | 2,055 | 8,831/km² |
| 33 | Enmore | NSW | 3,871 | 8,646/km² |
| 34 | Teneriffe | QLD | 5,520 | 8,570/km² |
| 35 | Kirribilli | NSW | 3,629 | 8,371/km² |
| 36 | Melbourne | VIC | 54,941 | 8,341/km² |
| 37 | Mortlake | NSW | 1,954 | 8,196/km² |
| 38 | Queenscliff | NSW | 3,407 | 8,058/km² |
| 39 | Neutral Bay | NSW | 10,090 | 7,953/km² |
| 40 | Harris Park | NSW | 5,043 | 7,952/km² |
| 41 | Edgecliff | NSW | 2,499 | 7,824/km² |
| 42 | Lakemba | NSW | 17,092 | 7,817/km² |
| 43 | Paddington | NSW | 12,701 | 7,808/km² |
| 44 | Campsie | NSW | 26,132 | 7,746/km² |
| 45 | Beaconsfield | NSW | 1,172 | 7,736/km² |
| 46 | West End | QLD | 14,730 | 7,648/km² |
| 47 | Coogee | NSW | 14,634 | 7,632/km² |
| 48 | Eastgardens | NSW | 4,086 | 7,605/km² |
| 49 | Dee Why | NSW | 23,354 | 7,573/km² |
| 50 | Burwood | NSW | 18,224 | 7,452/km² |
| 51 | Fortitude Valley | QLD | 9,708 | 7,435/km² |
| 52 | Meadowbank | NSW | 5,089 | 7,424/km² |
| 53 | Fitzroy | VIC | 10,431 | 7,413/km² |
| 54 | Dolls Point | NSW | 1,633 | 7,413/km² |
| 55 | Hurstville | NSW | 31,162 | 7,375/km² |
| 56 | Wiley Park | NSW | 10,016 | 7,353/km² |
| 57 | North Bondi | NSW | 9,290 | 7,351/km² |
| 58 | Kangaroo Point | QLD | 9,689 | 7,265/km² |
| 59 | Collingwood | VIC | 9,179 | 7,245/km² |
| 60 | South Brisbane | QLD | 14,292 | 7,131/km² |
| 61 | Balaclava | VIC | 5,392 | 7,059/km² |
| 62 | South Yarra | VIC | 25,028 | 7,055/km² |
| 63 | Rosebery | NSW | 13,533 | 7,020/km² |
| 64 | Waverley | NSW | 4,216 | 7,018/km² |
| 65 | Glebe | NSW | 11,680 | 6,923/km² |
| 66 | Millers Point | NSW | 1,735 | 6,907/km² |
| 67 | Cremorne | NSW | 11,263 | 6,878/km² |
| 68 | Windsor | VIC | 7,273 | 6,870/km² |
| 69 | Darlington | NSW | 2,597 | 6,820/km² |
| 70 | Balmain | NSW | 10,454 | 6,798/km² |
| 71 | Kingsford | NSW | 13,492 | 6,789/km² |
| 72 | Wollstonecraft | NSW | 8,115 | 6,747/km² |
| 73 | Ashfield | NSW | 23,012 | 6,740/km² |
| 74 | McMahons Point | NSW | 2,315 | 6,629/km² |
| 75 | Dulwich Hill | NSW | 14,046 | 6,620/km² |
| 76 | Prahran | VIC | 12,203 | 6,556/km² |
| 77 | Crows Nest | NSW | 4,974 | 6,526/km² |
| 78 | Richmond | VIC | 28,587 | 6,452/km² |
| 79 | Petersham | NSW | 8,200 | 6,370/km² |
| 80 | Mays Hill | NSW | 1,902 | 6,361/km² |
| 81 | Annandale | NSW | 9,487 | 6,354/km² |
| 82 | North Melbourne | VIC | 14,953 | 6,348/km² |
| 83 | Rockdale | NSW | 15,475 | 6,336/km² |
| 84 | Lewisham | NSW | 4,060 | 6,326/km² |
| 85 | Kogarah | NSW | 16,416 | 6,325/km² |
| 86 | Stanmore | NSW | 7,619 | 6,255/km² |
| 87 | Camperdown | NSW | 9,381 | 6,241/km² |
| 88 | Clovelly | NSW | 4,887 | 6,218/km² |
| 89 | St Kilda | VIC | 19,490 | 6,132/km² |
| 90 | Brisbane City | QLD | 12,587 | 6,108/km² |
| 91 | Newington | NSW | 5,648 | 6,095/km² |
| 92 | North Sydney | NSW | 8,964 | 6,076/km² |
| 93 | Summer Hill | NSW | 7,288 | 6,058/km² |
| 94 | Kurraba Point | NSW | 1,401 | 5,964/km² |
| 95 | Double Bay | NSW | 4,709 | 5,939/km² |
| 96 | Darling Point | NSW | 3,977 | 5,931/km² |
| 97 | New Farm | QLD | 12,197 | 5,920/km² |
| 98 | Brunswick East | VIC | 13,279 | 5,869/km² |
| 99 | Woollahra | NSW | 7,189 | 5,841/km² |
| 100 | Leichhardt | NSW | 15,158 | 5,841/km² |
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Data: ABS Census 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level. Minimum population filter: 1,000.