What does this Real Estate ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Real Estate 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 · 85 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Real Estate Workers — QLD

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Real Estate real estate workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

Surfers ParadiseQLD

Leading count

545

% of population

2.1%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Real Estate Workers

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Real Estate real estate workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — QLD

85 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by real estate 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 Surfers Paradise and #2 Hope Island 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	Surfers Paradise	QLD	545	26,412	2.1%
2	Hope Island	QLD	325	14,522	2.2%
3	Broadbeach Waters	QLD	194	8,164	2.4%
4	Benowa	QLD	180	9,889	1.8%
5	Mermaid Beach	QLD	175	7,329	2.4%
6	Paradise Point	QLD	156	7,062	2.2%
7	Noosaville	QLD	139	8,716	1.6%
8	Bundall	QLD	125	4,895	2.6%
9	Main Beach	QLD	114	3,998	2.9%
10	Noosa Heads	QLD	106	5,120	2.1%
11	Clear Island Waters	QLD	75	4,395	1.7%
12	Hollywell	QLD	61	2,930	2.1%
13	Minyama	QLD	57	2,726	2.1%
14	Sunshine Beach	QLD	47	2,480	1.9%
15	Petrie Terrace	QLD	31	1,168	2.7%
16	Burbank	QLD	22	1,051	2.1%
17	Coppabella	QLD	22	594	3.7%
18	Castaways Beach	QLD	21	683	3.1%
19	Middlemount	QLD	19	1,899	1.0%
20	Dolphin Heads	QLD	12	413	2.9%
21	Image Flat	QLD	11	457	2.4%
22	Mount Pleasant	QLD	11	390	2.8%
23	Pinjarra Hills	QLD	10	771	1.3%
24	Wonglepong	QLD	10	364	2.7%
25	Federal	QLD	9	365	2.5%
26	South East Nanango	QLD	9	344	2.6%
27	Blenheim	QLD	8	264	3.0%
28	Luscombe	QLD	8	265	3.0%
29	Alpha	QLD	7	559	1.3%
30	Amity	QLD	7	453	1.5%
31	Hideaway Bay	QLD	7	232	3.0%
32	Lamb Island	QLD	7	504	1.4%
33	Picnic Bay	QLD	7	367	1.9%
34	Seventeen Seventy	QLD	7	125	5.6%
35	Birkalla	QLD	6	156	3.8%
36	Bunjurgen	QLD	6	107	5.6%
37	Burncluith	QLD	6	137	4.4%
38	Derri Derra	QLD	6	115	5.2%
39	Greymare	QLD	6	70	8.6%
40	Kalunga	QLD	6	103	5.8%
41	Little Mulgrave	QLD	6	269	2.2%
42	Mandalay	QLD	6	338	1.8%
43	Rocksberg	QLD	6	277	2.2%
44	Rosehill	QLD	6	134	4.5%
45	Teddington	QLD	6	236	2.5%
46	Yarraden	QLD	6	53	11.3%
47	Berat	QLD	5	129	3.9%
48	Callemondah	QLD	5	30	16.7%
49	Gregors Creek	QLD	5	87	5.7%
50	Harlin	QLD	5	211	2.4%
51	Jimbour East	QLD	5	197	2.5%
52	Machine Creek	QLD	5	131	3.8%
53	McEwens Beach	QLD	5	159	3.1%
54	Meldale	QLD	5	230	2.2%
55	Scrubby Mountain	QLD	5	203	2.5%
56	Skyring Reserve	QLD	5	47	10.6%
57	Wallaces Creek	QLD	5	74	6.8%
58	Arcadia	QLD	4	246	1.6%
59	Brookhill	QLD	4	88	4.5%
60	Flying Fox	QLD	4	61	6.6%
61	Kelsey Creek	QLD	4	157	2.5%
62	Kunwarara	QLD	4	69	5.8%
63	North Stradbroke Island	QLD	4	181	2.2%
64	Obi Obi	QLD	4	208	1.9%
65	Rush Creek	QLD	4	152	2.6%
66	Seisia	QLD	4	293	1.4%
67	Wamuran Basin	QLD	4	199	2.0%
68	Woodlands	QLD	4	119	3.4%
69	Anderleigh	QLD	3	128	2.3%
70	Beelbi Creek	QLD	3	143	2.1%
71	Bulwer	QLD	3	59	5.1%
72	Bundaberg Central	QLD	3	162	1.9%
73	Cowan Cowan	QLD	3	27	11.1%
74	Djarawong	QLD	3	103	2.9%
75	Djuan	QLD	3	93	3.2%
76	Eurong	QLD	3	11	27.3%
77	Flametree	QLD	3	143	2.1%
78	Irvinebank	QLD	3	113	2.7%
79	Karragarra Island	QLD	3	240	1.3%
80	Kooringal	QLD	3	43	7.0%
81	Muirlea	QLD	3	174	1.7%
82	No 4 Branch	QLD	3	90	3.3%
83	Scrubby Creek	QLD	3	62	4.8%
84	St Aubyn	QLD	3	14	21.4%
85	White Patch	QLD	3	150	2.0%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Real Estate Workers FAQ

What does this Real Estate ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Real Estate 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.