What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Professionals 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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Occupation · QLD · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers — QLD

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

Top suburb

CoorparooQLD

Leading count

4,054

% of population

22.4%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers

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

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by professionals workers to find workforce clusters, not finished shortlists.

BEST FOR

Finding suburbs with a strong concentration of one worker group.

This is useful when you want to see where a profession or worker cohort is clustered in QLD.

READ IT AS

A scale signal, not a suburb score.

Worker counts reflect concentration and population scale. They should be read alongside housing costs, incomes, and access, not in isolation.

NEXT STEP

Validate whether the cluster actually fits your goal.

Move into suburb detail if you need to judge whether the area is investable, livable, or simply large enough to dominate a count-based list.

Intent pathway · LIVABILITY-LED

I want safer or higher-quality local context.

Start with area-level safety and demographic screens, then use suburb pages for schools, services, and evidence depth.

Crime and demographics are area-level signals; verify the suburb page before treating them as local proof.

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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 Coorparoo 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.

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# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Coorparoo	QLD	4,054	18,132	22.4%
2	Buderim	QLD	3,986	31,430	12.7%
3	Southport	QLD	3,613	36,786	9.8%
4	Toowong	QLD	3,156	12,556	25.1%
5	Robina	QLD	3,036	25,659	11.8%
6	New Farm	QLD	2,990	12,197	24.5%
7	Indooroopilly	QLD	2,988	13,622	21.9%
8	Ashgrove	QLD	2,987	13,450	22.2%
9	South Brisbane	QLD	2,875	14,292	20.1%
10	Annerley	QLD	2,852	11,891	24.0%
11	Carindale	QLD	2,803	16,535	17.0%
12	Camp Hill	QLD	2,591	12,254	21.1%
13	Forest Lake	QLD	2,516	22,676	11.1%
14	North Lakes	QLD	2,514	23,030	10.9%
15	Morningside	QLD	2,422	11,755	20.6%
16	Nundah	QLD	2,420	13,098	18.5%
17	Paddington	QLD	2,418	9,063	26.7%
18	Tarragindi	QLD	2,412	11,035	21.9%
19	Bardon	QLD	2,391	10,153	23.5%
20	Brisbane City	QLD	2,358	12,587	18.7%
21	St Lucia	QLD	2,329	12,220	19.1%
22	Chapel Hill	QLD	2,301	10,511	21.9%
23	Surfers Paradise	QLD	2,265	26,412	8.6%
24	Calamvale	QLD	2,248	17,994	12.5%
25	Clayfield	QLD	2,212	10,897	20.3%
26	Albany Creek	QLD	2,205	16,385	13.5%
27	Eight Mile Plains	QLD	2,184	15,326	14.3%
28	Newstead	QLD	2,178	7,496	29.1%
29	Palm Beach	QLD	2,177	16,349	13.3%
30	Kangaroo Point	QLD	2,148	9,689	22.2%
31	Taringa	QLD	2,144	8,732	24.6%
32	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	2,141	12,428	17.2%
33	Upper Coomera	QLD	2,113	27,180	7.8%
34	Moorooka	QLD	2,090	10,783	19.4%
35	Fortitude Valley	QLD	2,050	9,708	21.1%
36	Springfield Lakes	QLD	2,035	17,211	11.8%
37	Carina	QLD	2,016	11,678	17.3%
38	Varsity Lakes	QLD	1,969	16,493	11.9%
39	Kenmore	QLD	1,958	9,675	20.2%
40	Thornlands	QLD	1,954	19,263	10.1%
41	Maroochydore	QLD	1,951	20,629	9.5%
42	Bridgeman Downs	QLD	1,946	10,938	17.8%
43	Woolloongabba	QLD	1,906	8,687	21.9%
44	Sunnybank Hills	QLD	1,903	18,085	10.5%
45	Windsor	QLD	1,890	7,811	24.2%
46	Rochedale South	QLD	1,885	15,228	12.4%
47	Kedron	QLD	1,864	9,907	18.8%
48	Pimpama	QLD	1,830	24,601	7.4%
49	Helensvale	QLD	1,819	18,949	9.6%
50	Wynnum	QLD	1,811	14,036	12.9%
51	Greenslopes	QLD	1,793	7,941	22.6%
52	Bracken Ridge	QLD	1,792	17,488	10.2%
53	Teneriffe	QLD	1,792	5,520	32.5%
54	Aspley	QLD	1,782	12,871	13.8%
55	Wavell Heights	QLD	1,766	10,336	17.1%
56	Mango Hill	QLD	1,760	14,921	11.8%
57	Narangba	QLD	1,759	20,910	8.4%
58	Everton Park	QLD	1,749	10,111	17.3%
59	Hamilton	QLD	1,719	8,922	19.3%
60	Kirwan	QLD	1,682	20,780	8.1%
61	Runcorn	QLD	1,644	14,199	11.6%
62	Wishart	QLD	1,630	11,333	14.4%
63	Oxley	QLD	1,628	9,100	17.9%
64	Holland Park	QLD	1,621	8,671	18.7%
65	Kelvin Grove	QLD	1,615	7,909	20.4%
66	Pacific Pines	QLD	1,606	16,664	9.6%
67	Coomera	QLD	1,588	20,225	7.9%
68	Burleigh Waters	QLD	1,580	14,556	10.9%
69	Alderley	QLD	1,571	6,748	23.3%
70	Mitchelton	QLD	1,558	9,244	16.9%
71	Upper Mount Gravatt	QLD	1,553	10,800	14.4%
72	Mudgeeraba	QLD	1,552	14,578	10.6%
73	Auchenflower	QLD	1,550	6,053	25.6%
74	Norman Park	QLD	1,530	6,842	22.4%
75	Labrador	QLD	1,528	18,643	8.2%
76	Capalaba	QLD	1,526	18,002	8.5%
77	Mermaid Waters	QLD	1,523	13,088	11.6%
78	Yeronga	QLD	1,522	7,062	21.6%
79	Bulimba	QLD	1,504	7,623	19.7%
80	Manly West	QLD	1,484	12,436	11.9%
81	Redlynch	QLD	1,463	10,571	13.8%
82	Wellington Point	QLD	1,462	12,661	11.5%
83	Carseldine	QLD	1,429	10,093	14.2%
84	Shailer Park	QLD	1,419	12,182	11.6%
85	Highgate Hill	QLD	1,417	6,229	22.7%
86	Chermside	QLD	1,415	11,426	12.4%
87	Burleigh Heads	QLD	1,410	10,572	13.3%
88	Spring Hill	QLD	1,409	6,593	21.4%
89	Rochedale	QLD	1,399	7,633	18.3%
90	Birkdale	QLD	1,392	14,816	9.4%
91	East Brisbane	QLD	1,378	6,186	22.3%
92	Wakerley	QLD	1,378	8,718	15.8%
93	Warner	QLD	1,374	12,264	11.2%
94	Cleveland	QLD	1,368	15,850	8.6%
95	Ferny Hills	QLD	1,364	8,726	15.6%
96	Hope Island	QLD	1,362	14,522	9.4%
97	Redland Bay	QLD	1,358	17,056	8.0%
98	Douglas	QLD	1,344	7,780	17.3%
99	Kallangur	QLD	1,339	21,761	6.2%
100	McDowall	QLD	1,332	7,612	17.5%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers FAQ

What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Professionals 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.