What does this Retail Trade ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Retail Trade 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 Retail Trade Workers — QLD

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Retail Trade retail trade workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

SouthportQLD

Leading count

1,947

% of population

5.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Retail Trade retail trade workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — QLD

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by retail trade 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 Upper Coomera 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	1,947	36,786	5.3%
2	Upper Coomera	QLD	1,445	27,180	5.3%
3	Robina	QLD	1,412	25,659	5.5%
4	Pimpama	QLD	1,361	24,601	5.5%
5	Buderim	QLD	1,343	31,430	4.3%
6	North Lakes	QLD	1,308	23,030	5.7%
7	Morayfield	QLD	1,290	24,898	5.2%
8	Coomera	QLD	1,243	20,225	6.1%
9	Narangba	QLD	1,231	20,910	5.9%
10	Caboolture	QLD	1,207	29,534	4.1%
11	Kallangur	QLD	1,172	21,761	5.4%
12	Forest Lake	QLD	1,150	22,676	5.1%
13	Surfers Paradise	QLD	1,147	26,412	4.3%
14	Kirwan	QLD	1,101	20,780	5.3%
15	Thornlands	QLD	1,025	19,263	5.3%
16	Pacific Pines	QLD	986	16,664	5.9%
17	Redbank Plains	QLD	986	24,349	4.0%
18	Capalaba	QLD	977	18,002	5.4%
19	Varsity Lakes	QLD	958	16,493	5.8%
20	Helensvale	QLD	957	18,949	5.1%
21	Maroochydore	QLD	953	20,629	4.6%
22	Nerang	QLD	929	17,048	5.4%
23	Calamvale	QLD	901	17,994	5.0%
24	Alexandra Hills	QLD	886	16,472	5.4%
25	Burpengary	QLD	854	16,488	5.2%
26	Deception Bay	QLD	836	19,573	4.3%
27	Emerald	QLD	836	14,904	5.6%
28	Redland Bay	QLD	831	17,056	4.9%
29	Bracken Ridge	QLD	821	17,488	4.7%
30	Labrador	QLD	817	18,643	4.4%
31	Palm Beach	QLD	817	16,349	5.0%
32	Springfield Lakes	QLD	816	17,211	4.7%
33	Albany Creek	QLD	815	16,385	5.0%
34	Sunnybank Hills	QLD	796	18,085	4.4%
35	Coorparoo	QLD	793	18,132	4.4%
36	Ormeau	QLD	791	15,938	5.0%
37	Mango Hill	QLD	789	14,921	5.3%
38	Mudgeeraba	QLD	789	14,578	5.4%
39	Carindale	QLD	773	16,535	4.7%
40	Sippy Downs	QLD	750	11,544	6.5%
41	Dalby	QLD	737	12,758	5.8%
42	Mountain Creek	QLD	727	11,950	6.1%
43	Carrara	QLD	716	13,138	5.4%
44	Rochedale South	QLD	716	15,228	4.7%
45	Oxenford	QLD	713	12,273	5.8%
46	Griffin	QLD	698	12,295	5.7%
47	Birkdale	QLD	691	14,816	4.7%
48	Runcorn	QLD	679	14,199	4.8%
49	Burleigh Waters	QLD	678	14,556	4.7%
50	Victoria Point	QLD	672	15,140	4.4%
51	Chermside	QLD	671	11,426	5.9%
52	Warwick	QLD	665	12,294	5.4%
53	Eight Mile Plains	QLD	653	15,326	4.3%
54	Cleveland	QLD	652	15,850	4.1%
55	Elanora	QLD	652	12,539	5.2%
56	Warner	QLD	648	12,264	5.3%
57	Hope Island	QLD	642	14,522	4.4%
58	Nundah	QLD	642	13,098	4.9%
59	Mermaid Waters	QLD	632	13,088	4.8%
60	Parkinson	QLD	628	11,148	5.6%
61	Wellington Point	QLD	624	12,661	4.9%
62	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	613	12,428	4.9%
63	Edmonton	QLD	608	11,409	5.3%
64	Aspley	QLD	604	12,871	4.7%
65	Murrumba Downs	QLD	604	10,795	5.6%
66	Shailer Park	QLD	603	12,182	4.9%
67	Maryborough	QLD	600	15,287	3.9%
68	Nambour	QLD	593	12,145	4.9%
69	Marsden	QLD	585	14,795	4.0%
70	Regents Park	QLD	584	11,103	5.3%
71	Bridgeman Downs	QLD	582	10,938	5.3%
72	South Brisbane	QLD	582	14,292	4.1%
73	Toowong	QLD	580	12,556	4.6%
74	Indooroopilly	QLD	578	13,622	4.2%
75	St Lucia	QLD	578	12,220	4.7%
76	Wynnum	QLD	576	14,036	4.1%
77	Gracemere	QLD	569	12,023	4.7%
78	Ashmore	QLD	567	12,415	4.6%
79	Brassall	QLD	566	12,115	4.7%
80	Manly West	QLD	561	12,436	4.5%
81	Wynnum West	QLD	559	12,790	4.4%
82	Morningside	QLD	556	11,755	4.7%
83	Upper Mount Gravatt	QLD	556	10,800	5.1%
84	Crestmead	QLD	554	12,271	4.5%
85	Tewantin	QLD	554	11,164	5.0%
86	Biggera Waters	QLD	548	9,973	5.5%
87	Strathpine	QLD	545	10,647	5.1%
88	Camp Hill	QLD	544	12,254	4.4%
89	Brisbane City	QLD	543	12,587	4.3%
90	Little Mountain	QLD	542	11,068	4.9%
91	Ashgrove	QLD	541	13,450	4.0%
92	Carina	QLD	540	11,678	4.6%
93	Annerley	QLD	537	11,891	4.5%
94	Andergrove	QLD	535	9,924	5.4%
95	Arundel	QLD	535	11,171	4.8%
96	Kingaroy	QLD	535	10,266	5.2%
97	Redlynch	QLD	535	10,571	5.1%
98	Bray Park	QLD	530	10,271	5.2%
99	Kelso	QLD	522	10,599	4.9%
100	Gympie	QLD	511	11,355	4.5%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers FAQ

What does this Retail Trade ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Retail Trade 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.