What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Chinese 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 Chinese Population — QLD

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

Top suburb

Sunnybank HillsQLD

Leading count

5,844

% of population

32.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population

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

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by chinese 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 Sunnybank Hills and #2 Calamvale 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	Sunnybank Hills	QLD	5,844	18,085	32.3%
2	Calamvale	QLD	5,555	17,994	30.9%
3	Eight Mile Plains	QLD	4,334	15,326	28.3%
4	Runcorn	QLD	3,470	14,199	24.4%
5	Rochedale	QLD	3,129	7,633	41.0%
6	Sunnybank	QLD	3,113	8,892	35.0%
7	South Brisbane	QLD	2,909	14,292	20.4%
8	Southport	QLD	2,311	36,786	6.3%
9	Parkinson	QLD	2,214	11,148	19.9%
10	Indooroopilly	QLD	2,139	13,622	15.7%
11	Macgregor	QLD	2,085	5,980	34.9%
12	Brisbane City	QLD	2,044	12,587	16.2%
13	Carindale	QLD	1,960	16,535	11.9%
14	Wishart	QLD	1,905	11,333	16.8%
15	St Lucia	QLD	1,789	12,220	14.6%
16	Stretton	QLD	1,782	4,686	38.0%
17	Robertson	QLD	1,707	4,749	35.9%
18	Robina	QLD	1,615	25,659	6.3%
19	Upper Mount Gravatt	QLD	1,612	10,800	14.9%
20	Toowong	QLD	1,448	12,556	11.5%
21	Kuraby	QLD	1,426	8,737	16.3%
22	Algester	QLD	1,356	9,020	15.0%
23	Woolloongabba	QLD	1,175	8,687	13.5%
24	Varsity Lakes	QLD	1,150	16,493	7.0%
25	Forest Lake	QLD	1,122	22,676	4.9%
26	Mansfield	QLD	1,064	8,851	12.0%
27	Chapel Hill	QLD	1,022	10,511	9.7%
28	Underwood	QLD	958	6,809	14.1%
29	Benowa	QLD	947	9,889	9.6%
30	Coopers Plains	QLD	931	5,675	16.4%
31	Helensvale	QLD	921	18,949	4.9%
32	Kelvin Grove	QLD	899	7,909	11.4%
33	Surfers Paradise	QLD	797	26,412	3.0%
34	Taringa	QLD	786	8,732	9.0%
35	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	749	12,428	6.0%
36	Rochedale South	QLD	745	15,228	4.9%
37	Kenmore	QLD	696	9,675	7.2%
38	Drewvale	QLD	692	4,779	14.5%
39	Arundel	QLD	679	11,171	6.1%
40	Bridgeman Downs	QLD	677	10,938	6.2%
41	Coomera	QLD	669	20,225	3.3%
42	North Lakes	QLD	660	23,030	2.9%
43	Hope Island	QLD	654	14,522	4.5%
44	Aspley	QLD	640	12,871	5.0%
45	Chermside	QLD	610	11,426	5.3%
46	Coorparoo	QLD	600	18,132	3.3%
47	Molendinar	QLD	598	6,450	9.3%
48	Pacific Pines	QLD	589	16,664	3.5%
49	Mermaid Waters	QLD	571	13,088	4.4%
50	Biggera Waters	QLD	568	9,973	5.7%
51	Annerley	QLD	557	11,891	4.7%
52	Sinnamon Park	QLD	552	6,590	8.4%
53	Fortitude Valley	QLD	549	9,708	5.7%
54	Carseldine	QLD	542	10,093	5.4%
55	Inala	QLD	516	15,273	3.4%
56	Clear Island Waters	QLD	496	4,395	11.3%
57	New Farm	QLD	493	12,197	4.0%
58	Parkwood	QLD	493	8,837	5.6%
59	Labrador	QLD	490	18,643	2.6%
60	Spring Hill	QLD	479	6,593	7.3%
61	Hamilton	QLD	477	8,922	5.3%
62	Pallara	QLD	463	3,861	12.0%
63	Regents Park	QLD	456	11,103	4.1%
64	Doolandella	QLD	449	7,123	6.3%
65	Carrara	QLD	446	13,138	3.4%
66	Westlake	QLD	436	4,547	9.6%
67	Highgate Hill	QLD	427	6,229	6.9%
68	Springwood	QLD	425	9,710	4.4%
69	Kangaroo Point	QLD	423	9,689	4.4%
70	Newstead	QLD	423	7,496	5.6%
71	Gatton	QLD	421	7,851	5.4%
72	Mango Hill	QLD	421	14,921	2.8%
73	Carina	QLD	417	11,678	3.6%
74	Shailer Park	QLD	415	12,182	3.4%
75	Middle Park	QLD	414	3,845	10.8%
76	Ashmore	QLD	413	12,415	3.3%
77	Tarragindi	QLD	404	11,035	3.7%
78	Cleveland	QLD	399	15,850	2.5%
79	Durack	QLD	396	7,788	5.1%
80	Oxley	QLD	390	9,100	4.3%
81	Nundah	QLD	379	13,098	2.9%
82	Capalaba	QLD	367	18,002	2.0%
83	McDowall	QLD	365	7,612	4.8%
84	Boondall	QLD	360	9,603	3.7%
85	Camp Hill	QLD	355	12,254	2.9%
86	Salisbury	QLD	354	6,790	5.2%
87	Holland Park West	QLD	351	6,468	5.4%
88	Mudgeeraba	QLD	350	14,578	2.4%
89	Mount Ommaney	QLD	346	2,503	13.8%
90	Browns Plains	QLD	341	6,632	5.1%
91	Fitzgibbon	QLD	341	6,296	5.4%
92	Clayfield	QLD	337	10,897	3.1%
93	Daisy Hill	QLD	330	6,925	4.8%
94	Wakerley	QLD	329	8,718	3.8%
95	Chermside West	QLD	326	6,965	4.7%
96	Broadbeach Waters	QLD	322	8,164	3.9%
97	Carina Heights	QLD	317	7,103	4.5%
98	Everton Park	QLD	317	10,111	3.1%
99	Bundall	QLD	311	4,895	6.4%
100	Albany Creek	QLD	308	16,385	1.9%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population FAQ

What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Chinese 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.