What does this Construction ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Construction 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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Industry · QLD · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Construction Workers — QLD

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Construction construction workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

Upper CoomeraQLD

Leading count

1,741

% of population

6.4%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Construction Workers

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Construction construction workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — QLD

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by construction 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 Upper Coomera 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	Upper Coomera	QLD	1,741	27,180	6.4%
2	Buderim	QLD	1,473	31,430	4.7%
3	Pimpama	QLD	1,368	24,601	5.6%
4	Morayfield	QLD	1,278	24,898	5.1%
5	Southport	QLD	1,278	36,786	3.5%
6	Caboolture	QLD	1,275	29,534	4.3%
7	Thornlands	QLD	1,272	19,263	6.6%
8	Redland Bay	QLD	1,266	17,056	7.4%
9	Narangba	QLD	1,259	20,910	6.0%
10	Robina	QLD	1,187	25,659	4.6%
11	Palm Beach	QLD	1,142	16,349	7.0%
12	Coomera	QLD	1,131	20,225	5.6%
13	Helensvale	QLD	1,116	18,949	5.9%
14	Ormeau	QLD	1,101	15,938	6.9%
15	Capalaba	QLD	1,093	18,002	6.1%
16	Alexandra Hills	QLD	1,049	16,472	6.4%
17	Pacific Pines	QLD	1,045	16,664	6.3%
18	Burpengary	QLD	1,034	16,488	6.3%
19	Nerang	QLD	1,018	17,048	6.0%
20	Kallangur	QLD	987	21,761	4.5%
21	Surfers Paradise	QLD	976	26,412	3.7%
22	Maroochydore	QLD	953	20,629	4.6%
23	Burleigh Waters	QLD	920	14,556	6.3%
24	North Lakes	QLD	894	23,030	3.9%
25	Mudgeeraba	QLD	877	14,578	6.0%
26	Shailer Park	QLD	853	12,182	7.0%
27	Birkdale	QLD	852	14,816	5.8%
28	Deception Bay	QLD	842	19,573	4.3%
29	Victoria Point	QLD	840	15,140	5.5%
30	Albany Creek	QLD	836	16,385	5.1%
31	Kirwan	QLD	818	20,780	3.9%
32	Oxenford	QLD	815	12,273	6.6%
33	Labrador	QLD	812	18,643	4.4%
34	Cleveland	QLD	807	15,850	5.1%
35	Mermaid Waters	QLD	807	13,088	6.2%
36	Rochedale South	QLD	801	15,228	5.3%
37	Elanora	QLD	786	12,539	6.3%
38	Varsity Lakes	QLD	779	16,493	4.7%
39	Bracken Ridge	QLD	760	17,488	4.3%
40	Hope Island	QLD	752	14,522	5.2%
41	Carrara	QLD	728	13,138	5.5%
42	Redbank Plains	QLD	721	24,349	3.0%
43	Mountain Creek	QLD	715	11,950	6.0%
44	Wellington Point	QLD	710	12,661	5.6%
45	Wynnum	QLD	699	14,036	5.0%
46	Warner	QLD	698	12,264	5.7%
47	Coorparoo	QLD	695	18,132	3.8%
48	Currumbin Waters	QLD	656	9,797	6.7%
49	Bli Bli	QLD	652	10,138	6.4%
50	Greenbank	QLD	648	9,587	6.8%
51	Little Mountain	QLD	642	11,068	5.8%
52	Ashmore	QLD	641	12,415	5.2%
53	Springfield Lakes	QLD	638	17,211	3.7%
54	Burpengary East	QLD	635	9,654	6.6%
55	Coolum Beach	QLD	631	9,152	6.9%
56	Camp Hill	QLD	630	12,254	5.1%
57	Wynnum West	QLD	629	12,790	4.9%
58	Manly West	QLD	626	12,436	5.0%
59	Griffin	QLD	614	12,295	5.0%
60	Mango Hill	QLD	609	14,921	4.1%
61	Cornubia	QLD	604	7,810	7.7%
62	Regents Park	QLD	604	11,103	5.4%
63	Burleigh Heads	QLD	596	10,572	5.6%
64	Edmonton	QLD	594	11,409	5.2%
65	Maudsland	QLD	589	8,073	7.3%
66	Morningside	QLD	588	11,755	5.0%
67	Jimboomba	QLD	583	7,423	7.9%
68	Mount Cotton	QLD	583	7,302	8.0%
69	Nambour	QLD	574	12,145	4.7%
70	Calamvale	QLD	561	17,994	3.1%
71	Carindale	QLD	561	16,535	3.4%
72	Sippy Downs	QLD	551	11,544	4.8%
73	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	536	12,428	4.3%
74	Marsden	QLD	533	14,795	3.6%
75	Emerald	QLD	532	14,904	3.6%
76	Carina	QLD	524	11,678	4.5%
77	Aspley	QLD	517	12,871	4.0%
78	Miami	QLD	516	7,445	6.9%
79	Wavell Heights	QLD	508	10,336	4.9%
80	Sunnybank Hills	QLD	507	18,085	2.8%
81	Loganholme	QLD	503	6,764	7.4%
82	Murrumba Downs	QLD	503	10,795	4.7%
83	Kelso	QLD	502	10,599	4.7%
84	Nundah	QLD	500	13,098	3.8%
85	Tugun	QLD	499	7,175	7.0%
86	Crestmead	QLD	497	12,271	4.1%
87	Mooloolaba	QLD	495	8,202	6.0%
88	Broadbeach Waters	QLD	493	8,164	6.0%
89	Yarrabilba	QLD	490	10,240	4.8%
90	Bray Park	QLD	486	10,271	4.7%
91	Brighton	QLD	486	9,664	5.0%
92	Runcorn	QLD	486	14,199	3.4%
93	Eagleby	QLD	481	13,594	3.5%
94	Springwood	QLD	481	9,710	5.0%
95	Tewantin	QLD	481	11,164	4.3%
96	Worongary	QLD	480	6,021	8.0%
97	Wurtulla	QLD	480	6,254	7.7%
98	Arundel	QLD	479	11,171	4.3%
99	Eatons Hill	QLD	472	7,822	6.0%
100	Tingalpa	QLD	472	8,461	5.6%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Construction Workers FAQ

What does this Construction ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Construction 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.