What does this Accommodation & Food ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Accommodation & Food worker 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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Top Suburbs by Accommodation & Food Workers — QLD

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Accommodation & Food accommodation & food workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

SouthportQLD

Leading count

2,335

% of population

6.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Accommodation & Food Workers

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Accommodation & Food accommodation & food workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — QLD

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by accommodation & food workers to locate employment clusters before deeper suburb work.

BEST FOR

Seeing where an industry has a visible local employment base.

This helps when you want a fast read on where one industry is concentrated in QLD.

READ IT AS

A local employment footprint, not a full market verdict.

Employment counts say something about local economic shape, but they do not tell you on their own whether prices, rents, or amenities make the area attractive.

NEXT STEP

Cross-check with prices and household data.

Use the ranking to narrow the field, then verify affordability, demand, schools, and transport before treating the area as a serious candidate.

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 Southport and #2 Surfers Paradise 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	Southport	QLD	2,335	36,786	6.3%
2	Surfers Paradise	QLD	2,152	26,412	8.1%
3	Brisbane City	QLD	1,235	12,587	9.8%
4	Robina	QLD	1,181	25,659	4.6%
5	Whitsundays	QLD	1,150	2,281	50.4%
6	Buderim	QLD	1,126	31,430	3.6%
7	South Brisbane	QLD	1,041	14,292	7.3%
8	Maroochydore	QLD	1,028	20,629	5.0%
9	Upper Coomera	QLD	1,009	27,180	3.7%
10	Fortitude Valley	QLD	1,003	9,708	10.3%
11	Labrador	QLD	855	18,643	4.6%
12	Varsity Lakes	QLD	833	16,493	5.1%
13	Pimpama	QLD	822	24,601	3.3%
14	North Lakes	QLD	813	23,030	3.5%
15	Coomera	QLD	779	20,225	3.9%
16	Kirwan	QLD	759	20,780	3.7%
17	Port Douglas	QLD	758	3,650	20.8%
18	Morayfield	QLD	755	24,898	3.0%
19	Coorparoo	QLD	748	18,132	4.1%
20	Caboolture	QLD	740	29,534	2.5%
21	Palm Beach	QLD	731	16,349	4.5%
22	Forest Lake	QLD	708	22,676	3.1%
23	Narangba	QLD	703	20,910	3.4%
24	Calamvale	QLD	695	17,994	3.9%
25	St Lucia	QLD	689	12,220	5.6%
26	Helensvale	QLD	685	18,949	3.6%
27	Pacific Pines	QLD	667	16,664	4.0%
28	Sunnybank Hills	QLD	653	18,085	3.6%
29	Runcorn	QLD	652	14,199	4.6%
30	Sippy Downs	QLD	652	11,544	5.6%
31	Nerang	QLD	651	17,048	3.8%
32	Mermaid Waters	QLD	649	13,088	5.0%
33	Kallangur	QLD	642	21,761	3.0%
34	Cannonvale	QLD	640	6,596	9.7%
35	Toowong	QLD	629	12,556	5.0%
36	Woolloongabba	QLD	627	8,687	7.2%
37	Eight Mile Plains	QLD	621	15,326	4.1%
38	Burleigh Waters	QLD	619	14,556	4.3%
39	New Farm	QLD	596	12,197	4.9%
40	Tewantin	QLD	596	11,164	5.3%
41	Kangaroo Point	QLD	584	9,689	6.0%
42	Nundah	QLD	570	13,098	4.4%
43	Thornlands	QLD	570	19,263	3.0%
44	Carrara	QLD	567	13,138	4.3%
45	Mountain Creek	QLD	562	11,950	4.7%
46	Annerley	QLD	556	11,891	4.7%
47	Bracken Ridge	QLD	546	17,488	3.1%
48	Emerald	QLD	541	14,904	3.6%
49	Redbank Plains	QLD	539	24,349	2.2%
50	Carindale	QLD	536	16,535	3.2%
51	Mango Hill	QLD	529	14,921	3.5%
52	Chermside	QLD	524	11,426	4.6%
53	Kelvin Grove	QLD	523	7,909	6.6%
54	Spring Hill	QLD	523	6,593	7.9%
55	Ashgrove	QLD	522	13,450	3.9%
56	Ormeau	QLD	516	15,938	3.2%
57	Albany Creek	QLD	515	16,385	3.1%
58	Noosaville	QLD	515	8,716	5.9%
59	Burleigh Heads	QLD	506	10,572	4.8%
60	Ashmore	QLD	504	12,415	4.1%
61	Elanora	QLD	492	12,539	3.9%
62	Mudgeeraba	QLD	490	14,578	3.4%
63	Biggera Waters	QLD	486	9,973	4.9%
64	Sunnybank	QLD	486	8,892	5.5%
65	Upper Mount Gravatt	QLD	486	10,800	4.5%
66	Indooroopilly	QLD	480	13,622	3.5%
67	Burpengary	QLD	478	16,488	2.9%
68	Deception Bay	QLD	466	19,573	2.4%
69	Hope Island	QLD	460	14,522	3.2%
70	Warwick	QLD	459	12,294	3.7%
71	Mermaid Beach	QLD	451	7,329	6.2%
72	Alexandra Hills	QLD	450	16,472	2.7%
73	Mooloolaba	QLD	450	8,202	5.5%
74	Peregian Springs	QLD	446	9,532	4.7%
75	Redlynch	QLD	444	10,571	4.2%
76	Benowa	QLD	439	9,889	4.4%
77	Broadbeach	QLD	438	6,786	6.5%
78	Cairns North	QLD	436	5,334	8.2%
79	Morningside	QLD	433	11,755	3.7%
80	Arundel	QLD	431	11,171	3.9%
81	Clayfield	QLD	431	10,897	4.0%
82	Parramatta Park	QLD	429	3,621	11.8%
83	Douglas	QLD	427	7,780	5.5%
84	Miami	QLD	423	7,445	5.7%
85	Cleveland	QLD	414	15,850	2.6%
86	Bowen Hills	QLD	413	4,898	8.4%
87	Redland Bay	QLD	412	17,056	2.4%
88	Parkinson	QLD	409	11,148	3.7%
89	Dalby	QLD	408	12,758	3.2%
90	Wellington Point	QLD	408	12,661	3.2%
91	Coolum Beach	QLD	405	9,152	4.4%
92	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	404	12,428	3.3%
93	Oxenford	QLD	400	12,273	3.3%
94	Smithfield	QLD	395	6,664	5.9%
95	Nambour	QLD	394	12,145	3.2%
96	Camp Hill	QLD	390	12,254	3.2%
97	Little Mountain	QLD	389	11,068	3.5%
98	Gracemere	QLD	387	12,023	3.2%
99	Parkwood	QLD	385	8,837	4.4%
100	Griffin	QLD	382	12,295	3.1%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Accommodation & Food Workers FAQ

What does this Accommodation & Food ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Accommodation & Food worker 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.