Where the Maltese community lives in Newcastle
Belmont North has the largest Maltese community: 0.8% of residents reported Maltese ancestry. Thornton and Raymond Terrace follow.
This page ranks Newcastle suburbs by where the Maltese community is most established, using the 2021 Census. Suburbs are ordered by the share of residents who reported Maltese ancestry. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are ranked.
Other community pages show two or three census angles side by side — ancestry, country of birth, language spoken at home — but the ABS publishes only one for the Maltese community, and a zero in place of a question that was never asked would read as an absence of people. Percentile ranks are computed within Newcastle's pool. This is descriptive demographic information, not a recommendation. Ancestry is the only published Maltese signal — the census lists neither Malta as a birthplace nor Maltese as a language — so the migrant and language angles shown on other community pages do not exist for this one.
Where the Maltese community lives in Newcastle
Ranked by the share of residents who reported Maltese ancestry in the 2021 Census, among suburbs with at least 2,000 residents.
Belmont North
NSW 2280 · 6,291 residents1% Maltese ancestry
Thornton
NSW 2322 · 10,690 residents0% Maltese ancestry
Raymond Terrace
NSW 2324 · 13,453 residents0% Maltese ancestry
Cessnock
NSW 2325 · 16,300 residents0% Maltese ancestry
Ranked from 4 qualifying suburbs.
Ranked on the share of residents who reported this ancestry (the broadest signal — it includes Australian-born second and third generations) in the 2021 Census, percentile-ranked within Newcastle's candidate pool. Every suburb also shows all three census angles — ancestry, country of birth, and language spoken at home — because no single number captures a community on its own. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents qualify. Ancestry is a multiple-response question, so shares read as "residents who reported this ancestry", not an exclusive count. Descriptive ABS Census data, not a recommendation. See how we calculate for the full methodology.
Common questions about this ranking
How is this ranking put together?
Suburbs are ordered by the share of residents who reported Maltese ancestry. Ancestry is the broadest measure — it includes Australian-born second and third generations, not just migrants. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are included, and percentile ranks are computed within Newcastle's pool, so the list reflects concentration relative to other metro suburbs.
Why is only one figure shown per suburb?
Ancestry is the only published Maltese signal — the census lists neither Malta as a birthplace nor Maltese as a language — so the migrant and language angles shown on other community pages do not exist for this one. Other community pages show two or three census angles side by side, but the ABS publishes a fixed list of ancestries, birthplaces and languages, and they do not cover every community equally. We show the figures that exist rather than filling the gaps with a zero, which would read as an absence of people instead of an absence of a question.
How current is it?
The figures are from the 2021 Census, the most recent available until results from the August 2026 Census are released in 2027. The top 15 is recomputed whenever we refresh the census data.
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Rankings last computed 28 September 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.