What does this Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Australian 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 · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Australian Population — QLD

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

Top suburb

CabooltureQLD

Leading count

11,466

% of population

38.8%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Australian Population

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

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by australian 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 Caboolture and #2 Buderim 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	Caboolture	QLD	11,466	29,534	38.8%
2	Buderim	QLD	10,522	31,430	33.5%
3	Morayfield	QLD	10,137	24,898	40.7%
4	Upper Coomera	QLD	9,097	27,180	33.5%
5	Southport	QLD	8,897	36,786	24.2%
6	Narangba	QLD	8,754	20,910	41.9%
7	Kallangur	QLD	8,262	21,761	38.0%
8	Kirwan	QLD	8,018	20,780	38.6%
9	Pimpama	QLD	7,994	24,601	32.5%
10	Robina	QLD	7,462	25,659	29.1%
11	Deception Bay	QLD	7,311	19,573	37.4%
12	North Lakes	QLD	7,176	23,030	31.2%
13	Redbank Plains	QLD	6,979	24,349	28.7%
14	Thornlands	QLD	6,904	19,263	35.8%
15	Burpengary	QLD	6,803	16,488	41.3%
16	Redland Bay	QLD	6,504	17,056	38.1%
17	Maryborough	QLD	6,455	15,287	42.2%
18	Capalaba	QLD	6,432	18,002	35.7%
19	Alexandra Hills	QLD	6,300	16,472	38.2%
20	Coomera	QLD	6,212	20,225	30.7%
21	Ormeau	QLD	6,197	15,938	38.9%
22	Albany Creek	QLD	6,184	16,385	37.7%
23	Maroochydore	QLD	6,056	20,629	29.4%
24	Bracken Ridge	QLD	5,993	17,488	34.3%
25	Nerang	QLD	5,982	17,048	35.1%
26	Forest Lake	QLD	5,853	22,676	25.8%
27	Helensvale	QLD	5,830	18,949	30.8%
28	Emerald	QLD	5,773	14,904	38.7%
29	Palm Beach	QLD	5,725	16,349	35.0%
30	Victoria Point	QLD	5,585	15,140	36.9%
31	Coorparoo	QLD	5,528	18,132	30.5%
32	Gracemere	QLD	5,457	12,023	45.4%
33	Dalby	QLD	5,438	12,758	42.6%
34	Birkdale	QLD	5,334	14,816	36.0%
35	Pacific Pines	QLD	5,273	16,664	31.6%
36	Surfers Paradise	QLD	5,246	26,412	19.9%
37	Burleigh Waters	QLD	5,237	14,556	36.0%
38	Warwick	QLD	5,124	12,294	41.7%
39	Mudgeeraba	QLD	5,056	14,578	34.7%
40	Rochedale South	QLD	5,035	15,228	33.1%
41	Warner	QLD	5,004	12,264	40.8%
42	Springfield Lakes	QLD	4,937	17,211	28.7%
43	Ashgrove	QLD	4,921	13,450	36.6%
44	Gympie	QLD	4,911	11,355	43.2%
45	Labrador	QLD	4,899	18,643	26.3%
46	Wynnum	QLD	4,778	14,036	34.0%
47	Brassall	QLD	4,768	12,115	39.4%
48	Varsity Lakes	QLD	4,708	16,493	28.5%
49	Cleveland	QLD	4,703	15,850	29.7%
50	Elanora	QLD	4,622	12,539	36.9%
51	Nambour	QLD	4,618	12,145	38.0%
52	Camp Hill	QLD	4,422	12,254	36.1%
53	Wellington Point	QLD	4,400	12,661	34.8%
54	Wynnum West	QLD	4,378	12,790	34.2%
55	Manly West	QLD	4,350	12,436	35.0%
56	Mango Hill	QLD	4,314	14,921	28.9%
57	Carindale	QLD	4,261	16,535	25.8%
58	Eagleby	QLD	4,252	13,594	31.3%
59	Bowen	QLD	4,245	11,205	37.9%
60	Kelso	QLD	4,233	10,599	39.9%
61	Mountain Creek	QLD	4,232	11,950	35.4%
62	Oxenford	QLD	4,214	12,273	34.3%
63	Kingaroy	QLD	4,197	10,266	40.9%
64	Carrara	QLD	4,130	13,138	31.4%
65	Tarragindi	QLD	4,087	11,035	37.0%
66	Aspley	QLD	4,082	12,871	31.7%
67	Sippy Downs	QLD	4,076	11,544	35.3%
68	Norman Gardens	QLD	4,060	10,534	38.5%
69	Griffin	QLD	4,029	12,295	32.8%
70	Raceview	QLD	4,020	9,699	41.4%
71	Shailer Park	QLD	4,019	12,182	33.0%
72	Edmonton	QLD	4,007	11,409	35.1%
73	Murrumba Downs	QLD	4,001	10,795	37.1%
74	Bray Park	QLD	3,987	10,271	38.8%
75	Carina	QLD	3,969	11,678	34.0%
76	Little Mountain	QLD	3,963	11,068	35.8%
77	Mermaid Waters	QLD	3,963	13,088	30.3%
78	Urangan	QLD	3,949	10,988	35.9%
79	Yarrabilba	QLD	3,948	10,240	38.6%
80	Bli Bli	QLD	3,885	10,138	38.3%
81	Andergrove	QLD	3,822	9,924	38.5%
82	Nundah	QLD	3,803	13,098	29.0%
83	Burpengary East	QLD	3,798	9,654	39.3%
84	Mareeba	QLD	3,774	11,825	31.9%
85	Tewantin	QLD	3,765	11,164	33.7%
86	Hope Island	QLD	3,756	14,522	25.9%
87	Wavell Heights	QLD	3,756	10,336	36.3%
88	Currumbin Waters	QLD	3,744	9,797	38.2%
89	Redlynch	QLD	3,722	10,571	35.2%
90	Strathpine	QLD	3,711	10,647	34.9%
91	Frenchville	QLD	3,710	8,982	41.3%
92	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	3,709	12,428	29.8%
93	Crestmead	QLD	3,708	12,271	30.2%
94	Morningside	QLD	3,702	11,755	31.5%
95	Newtown	QLD	3,674	10,039	36.6%
96	Brighton	QLD	3,623	9,664	37.5%
97	Mount Louisa	QLD	3,608	9,227	39.1%
98	Bardon	QLD	3,604	10,153	35.5%
99	Kippa-Ring	QLD	3,572	9,745	36.7%
100	Ferny Hills	QLD	3,551	8,726	40.7%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Australian Population FAQ

What does this Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Australian 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.