What does this Manufacturing ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Manufacturing 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 Manufacturing Workers — QLD

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

Top suburb

Redbank PlainsQLD

Leading count

1,227

% of population

5.0%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Manufacturing Workers

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

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by manufacturing 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 Redbank Plains and #2 Forest Lake 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.

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# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Redbank Plains	QLD	1,227	24,349	5.0%
2	Forest Lake	QLD	1,033	22,676	4.6%
3	Upper Coomera	QLD	934	27,180	3.4%
4	Morayfield	QLD	889	24,898	3.6%
5	Caboolture	QLD	865	29,534	2.9%
6	Pimpama	QLD	759	24,601	3.1%
7	Narangba	QLD	744	20,910	3.6%
8	Kallangur	QLD	727	21,761	3.3%
9	Capalaba	QLD	696	18,002	3.9%
10	Southport	QLD	693	36,786	1.9%
11	Ormeau	QLD	688	15,938	4.3%
12	Thornlands	QLD	683	19,263	3.5%
13	Redland Bay	QLD	674	17,056	4.0%
14	Inala	QLD	664	15,273	4.3%
15	Springfield Lakes	QLD	664	17,211	3.9%
16	Alexandra Hills	QLD	660	16,472	4.0%
17	Coomera	QLD	648	20,225	3.2%
18	Deception Bay	QLD	639	19,573	3.3%
19	Marsden	QLD	630	14,795	4.3%
20	Buderim	QLD	593	31,430	1.9%
21	Kingaroy	QLD	591	10,266	5.8%
22	Crestmead	QLD	572	12,271	4.7%
23	Sunnybank Hills	QLD	571	18,085	3.2%
24	Calamvale	QLD	562	17,994	3.1%
25	Warwick	QLD	556	12,294	4.5%
26	Regents Park	QLD	553	11,103	5.0%
27	Burpengary	QLD	547	16,488	3.3%
28	Helensvale	QLD	542	18,949	2.9%
29	Cleveland	QLD	527	15,850	3.3%
30	Eagleby	QLD	513	13,594	3.8%
31	Nerang	QLD	511	17,048	3.0%
32	Pacific Pines	QLD	485	16,664	2.9%
33	Rochedale South	QLD	483	15,228	3.2%
34	Goodna	QLD	481	10,391	4.6%
35	Wynnum West	QLD	470	12,790	3.7%
36	Victoria Point	QLD	467	15,140	3.1%
37	Birkdale	QLD	464	14,816	3.1%
38	Labrador	QLD	464	18,643	2.5%
39	Woodridge	QLD	462	12,982	3.6%
40	Wynnum	QLD	461	14,036	3.3%
41	Ayr	QLD	460	8,603	5.3%
42	Kirwan	QLD	460	20,780	2.2%
43	Brassall	QLD	457	12,115	3.8%
44	Shailer Park	QLD	453	12,182	3.7%
45	Collingwood Park	QLD	451	9,246	4.9%
46	Oxenford	QLD	441	12,273	3.6%
47	Runcorn	QLD	434	14,199	3.1%
48	Maroochydore	QLD	431	20,629	2.1%
49	Greenbank	QLD	430	9,587	4.5%
50	Bellbird Park	QLD	425	9,191	4.6%
51	Boyne Island	QLD	420	4,835	8.7%
52	Parkinson	QLD	419	11,148	3.8%
53	Eight Mile Plains	QLD	414	15,326	2.7%
54	Clinton	QLD	412	6,170	6.7%
55	Camira	QLD	410	7,415	5.5%
56	Wellington Point	QLD	409	12,661	3.2%
57	Tannum Sands	QLD	405	5,227	7.7%
58	Dalby	QLD	404	12,758	3.2%
59	Glenvale	QLD	403	8,120	5.0%
60	Oakey	QLD	400	4,756	8.4%
61	New Auckland	QLD	398	5,266	7.6%
62	Manly West	QLD	391	12,436	3.1%
63	Hope Island	QLD	390	14,522	2.7%
64	Raceview	QLD	389	9,699	4.0%
65	Gympie	QLD	386	11,355	3.4%
66	Strathpine	QLD	385	10,647	3.6%
67	Slacks Creek	QLD	384	10,408	3.7%
68	Warner	QLD	381	12,264	3.1%
69	Durack	QLD	371	7,788	4.8%
70	Kingston	QLD	368	10,506	3.5%
71	Maryborough	QLD	367	15,287	2.4%
72	Park Ridge	QLD	365	8,455	4.3%
73	Griffin	QLD	360	12,295	2.9%
74	Varsity Lakes	QLD	359	16,493	2.2%
75	Doolandella	QLD	357	7,123	5.0%
76	Bray Park	QLD	356	10,271	3.5%
77	Beenleigh	QLD	354	8,425	4.2%
78	Nambour	QLD	349	12,145	2.9%
79	Palm Beach	QLD	348	16,349	2.1%
80	Yarrabilba	QLD	346	10,240	3.4%
81	Norman Gardens	QLD	344	10,534	3.3%
82	Biloela	QLD	340	5,692	6.0%
83	Gatton	QLD	338	7,851	4.3%
84	Kippa-Ring	QLD	334	9,745	3.4%
85	Kilcoy	QLD	332	1,996	16.6%
86	Newtown	QLD	332	10,039	3.3%
87	Logan Reserve	QLD	331	7,016	4.7%
88	Mudgeeraba	QLD	330	14,578	2.3%
89	Boronia Heights	QLD	327	8,175	4.0%
90	Tingalpa	QLD	327	8,461	3.9%
91	Jimboomba	QLD	322	7,423	4.3%
92	Mount Cotton	QLD	321	7,302	4.4%
93	Murrumba Downs	QLD	321	10,795	3.0%
94	Carrara	QLD	320	13,138	2.4%
95	Algester	QLD	319	9,020	3.5%
96	Burpengary East	QLD	313	9,654	3.2%
97	Sunnybank	QLD	310	8,892	3.5%
98	Hillcrest	QLD	306	6,268	4.9%
99	Burleigh Waters	QLD	305	14,556	2.1%
100	Wishart	QLD	302	11,333	2.7%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Manufacturing Workers FAQ

What does this Manufacturing ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Manufacturing 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.