What does this Technicians & Trades ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Technicians & Trades 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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Top Suburbs by Technicians & Trades Workers — QLD

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Technicians & Trades technicians & trades workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

SouthportQLD

Leading count

2,150

% of population

5.8%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Technicians & Trades Workers

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Technicians & Trades technicians & trades workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — QLD

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by technicians & trades 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.

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	2,150	36,786	5.8%
2	Upper Coomera	QLD	2,141	27,180	7.9%
3	Buderim	QLD	1,892	31,430	6.0%
4	Morayfield	QLD	1,814	24,898	7.3%
5	Pimpama	QLD	1,811	24,601	7.4%
6	Caboolture	QLD	1,802	29,534	6.1%
7	Narangba	QLD	1,720	20,910	8.2%
8	Surfers Paradise	QLD	1,619	26,412	6.1%
9	Robina	QLD	1,562	25,659	6.1%
10	Thornlands	QLD	1,560	19,263	8.1%
11	Capalaba	QLD	1,543	18,002	8.6%
12	Kallangur	QLD	1,535	21,761	7.1%
13	Alexandra Hills	QLD	1,463	16,472	8.9%
14	Emerald	QLD	1,455	14,904	9.8%
15	Kirwan	QLD	1,446	20,780	7.0%
16	Redland Bay	QLD	1,446	17,056	8.5%
17	Coomera	QLD	1,416	20,225	7.0%
18	North Lakes	QLD	1,389	23,030	6.0%
19	Nerang	QLD	1,384	17,048	8.1%
20	Helensvale	QLD	1,380	18,949	7.3%
21	Maroochydore	QLD	1,372	20,629	6.7%
22	Burpengary	QLD	1,358	16,488	8.2%
23	Redbank Plains	QLD	1,338	24,349	5.5%
24	Pacific Pines	QLD	1,336	16,664	8.0%
25	Ormeau	QLD	1,285	15,938	8.1%
26	Palm Beach	QLD	1,261	16,349	7.7%
27	Forest Lake	QLD	1,245	22,676	5.5%
28	Bracken Ridge	QLD	1,226	17,488	7.0%
29	Labrador	QLD	1,222	18,643	6.6%
30	Deception Bay	QLD	1,181	19,573	6.0%
31	Albany Creek	QLD	1,137	16,385	6.9%
32	Springfield Lakes	QLD	1,123	17,211	6.5%
33	Rochedale South	QLD	1,114	15,228	7.3%
34	Victoria Point	QLD	1,109	15,140	7.3%
35	Varsity Lakes	QLD	1,108	16,493	6.7%
36	Birkdale	QLD	1,094	14,816	7.4%
37	Oxenford	QLD	1,072	12,273	8.7%
38	Mudgeeraba	QLD	1,053	14,578	7.2%
39	Moranbah	QLD	1,049	9,425	11.1%
40	Shailer Park	QLD	1,030	12,182	8.5%
41	Dalby	QLD	1,029	12,758	8.1%
42	Burleigh Waters	QLD	1,028	14,556	7.1%
43	Cleveland	QLD	988	15,850	6.2%
44	Calamvale	QLD	979	17,994	5.4%
45	Sunnybank Hills	QLD	975	18,085	5.4%
46	Andergrove	QLD	970	9,924	9.8%
47	Edmonton	QLD	969	11,409	8.5%
48	Warner	QLD	957	12,264	7.8%
49	Coorparoo	QLD	932	18,132	5.1%
50	Griffin	QLD	932	12,295	7.6%
51	Runcorn	QLD	928	14,199	6.5%
52	Elanora	QLD	925	12,539	7.4%
53	Carrara	QLD	921	13,138	7.0%
54	Mango Hill	QLD	914	14,921	6.1%
55	Mountain Creek	QLD	911	11,950	7.6%
56	Mermaid Waters	QLD	898	13,088	6.9%
57	Gracemere	QLD	887	12,023	7.4%
58	Wynnum	QLD	887	14,036	6.3%
59	Wellington Point	QLD	880	12,661	7.0%
60	Wynnum West	QLD	874	12,790	6.8%
61	Nambour	QLD	861	12,145	7.1%
62	Greenbank	QLD	841	9,587	8.8%
63	Regents Park	QLD	841	11,103	7.6%
64	Little Mountain	QLD	824	11,068	7.4%
65	Ashmore	QLD	823	12,415	6.6%
66	Bray Park	QLD	821	10,271	8.0%
67	Nundah	QLD	818	13,098	6.2%
68	Strathpine	QLD	814	10,647	7.6%
69	Redlynch	QLD	802	10,571	7.6%
70	Manly West	QLD	791	12,436	6.4%
71	Eight Mile Plains	QLD	785	15,326	5.1%
72	Burpengary East	QLD	781	9,654	8.1%
73	Bli Bli	QLD	779	10,138	7.7%
74	Currumbin Waters	QLD	771	9,797	7.9%
75	Brassall	QLD	770	12,115	6.4%
76	Sippy Downs	QLD	760	11,544	6.6%
77	Coolum Beach	QLD	747	9,152	8.2%
78	Kelso	QLD	745	10,599	7.0%
79	Tewantin	QLD	742	11,164	6.6%
80	Jimboomba	QLD	740	7,423	10.0%
81	Morningside	QLD	735	11,755	6.3%
82	Aspley	QLD	726	12,871	5.6%
83	Mount Louisa	QLD	717	9,227	7.8%
84	Fortitude Valley	QLD	709	9,708	7.3%
85	Murrumba Downs	QLD	709	10,795	6.6%
86	Mareeba	QLD	705	11,825	6.0%
87	Norman Gardens	QLD	704	10,534	6.7%
88	Mount Cotton	QLD	697	7,302	9.5%
89	Arundel	QLD	694	11,171	6.2%
90	Marsden	QLD	693	14,795	4.7%
91	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	690	12,428	5.6%
92	Bowen	QLD	687	11,205	6.1%
93	South Mackay	QLD	687	6,918	9.9%
94	Carindale	QLD	685	16,535	4.1%
95	Burleigh Heads	QLD	681	10,572	6.4%
96	Cornubia	QLD	679	7,810	8.7%
97	Frenchville	QLD	679	8,982	7.6%
98	Bentley Park	QLD	676	8,360	8.1%
99	Tingalpa	QLD	674	8,461	8.0%
100	Everton Park	QLD	673	10,111	6.7%

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Technicians & Trades Workers FAQ

What does this Technicians & Trades ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Technicians & Trades 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.