What does this Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Australian resident 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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Ancestry · QLD · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Australian Population — QLD

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Australian ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

CabooltureQLD

Leading count

11,466

% of population

38.8%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Australian Population

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Australian ancestry residents, ranked by count from Census 2021. — QLD

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by australian population to find concentration, not overall quality.

BEST FOR

Spotting where a community is most concentrated.

This list works best when you want to understand where a particular ancestry group has the largest visible footprint in QLD.

READ IT AS

A population count first, not a recommendation.

High counts usually reflect scale and concentration. They do not automatically mean better affordability, schools, safety, or investment quality.

NEXT STEP

Open the suburb pages before making a decision.

Use the ranking to find candidate suburbs, then confirm price levels, incomes, schools, transport, and other local tradeoffs on the suburb pages.

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 Caboolture 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.

Compare top 2Open #1 detail Open #2 detail

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Caboolture	QLD	11,466	38.8%	29,534
2	Buderim	QLD	10,522	33.5%	31,430
3	Morayfield	QLD	10,137	40.7%	24,898
4	Upper Coomera	QLD	9,097	33.5%	27,180
5	Southport	QLD	8,897	24.2%	36,786
6	Narangba	QLD	8,754	41.9%	20,910
7	Kallangur	QLD	8,262	38.0%	21,761
8	Kirwan	QLD	8,018	38.6%	20,780
9	Pimpama	QLD	7,994	32.5%	24,601
10	Robina	QLD	7,462	29.1%	25,659
11	Deception Bay	QLD	7,311	37.4%	19,573
12	North Lakes	QLD	7,176	31.2%	23,030
13	Redbank Plains	QLD	6,979	28.7%	24,349
14	Thornlands	QLD	6,904	35.8%	19,263
15	Burpengary	QLD	6,803	41.3%	16,488
16	Redland Bay	QLD	6,504	38.1%	17,056
17	Maryborough	QLD	6,455	42.2%	15,287
18	Capalaba	QLD	6,432	35.7%	18,002
19	Alexandra Hills	QLD	6,300	38.2%	16,472
20	Coomera	QLD	6,212	30.7%	20,225
21	Ormeau	QLD	6,197	38.9%	15,938
22	Albany Creek	QLD	6,184	37.7%	16,385
23	Maroochydore	QLD	6,056	29.4%	20,629
24	Bracken Ridge	QLD	5,993	34.3%	17,488
25	Nerang	QLD	5,982	35.1%	17,048
26	Forest Lake	QLD	5,853	25.8%	22,676
27	Helensvale	QLD	5,830	30.8%	18,949
28	Emerald	QLD	5,773	38.7%	14,904
29	Palm Beach	QLD	5,725	35.0%	16,349
30	Victoria Point	QLD	5,585	36.9%	15,140
31	Coorparoo	QLD	5,528	30.5%	18,132
32	Gracemere	QLD	5,457	45.4%	12,023
33	Dalby	QLD	5,438	42.6%	12,758
34	Birkdale	QLD	5,334	36.0%	14,816
35	Pacific Pines	QLD	5,273	31.6%	16,664
36	Surfers Paradise	QLD	5,246	19.9%	26,412
37	Burleigh Waters	QLD	5,237	36.0%	14,556
38	Warwick	QLD	5,124	41.7%	12,294
39	Mudgeeraba	QLD	5,056	34.7%	14,578
40	Rochedale South	QLD	5,035	33.1%	15,228
41	Warner	QLD	5,004	40.8%	12,264
42	Springfield Lakes	QLD	4,937	28.7%	17,211
43	Ashgrove	QLD	4,921	36.6%	13,450
44	Gympie	QLD	4,911	43.2%	11,355
45	Labrador	QLD	4,899	26.3%	18,643
46	Wynnum	QLD	4,778	34.0%	14,036
47	Brassall	QLD	4,768	39.4%	12,115
48	Varsity Lakes	QLD	4,708	28.5%	16,493
49	Cleveland	QLD	4,703	29.7%	15,850
50	Elanora	QLD	4,622	36.9%	12,539
51	Nambour	QLD	4,618	38.0%	12,145
52	Camp Hill	QLD	4,422	36.1%	12,254
53	Wellington Point	QLD	4,400	34.8%	12,661
54	Wynnum West	QLD	4,378	34.2%	12,790
55	Manly West	QLD	4,350	35.0%	12,436
56	Mango Hill	QLD	4,314	28.9%	14,921
57	Carindale	QLD	4,261	25.8%	16,535
58	Eagleby	QLD	4,252	31.3%	13,594
59	Bowen	QLD	4,245	37.9%	11,205
60	Kelso	QLD	4,233	39.9%	10,599
61	Mountain Creek	QLD	4,232	35.4%	11,950
62	Oxenford	QLD	4,214	34.3%	12,273
63	Kingaroy	QLD	4,197	40.9%	10,266
64	Carrara	QLD	4,130	31.4%	13,138
65	Tarragindi	QLD	4,087	37.0%	11,035
66	Aspley	QLD	4,082	31.7%	12,871
67	Sippy Downs	QLD	4,076	35.3%	11,544
68	Norman Gardens	QLD	4,060	38.5%	10,534
69	Griffin	QLD	4,029	32.8%	12,295
70	Raceview	QLD	4,020	41.4%	9,699
71	Shailer Park	QLD	4,019	33.0%	12,182
72	Edmonton	QLD	4,007	35.1%	11,409
73	Murrumba Downs	QLD	4,001	37.1%	10,795
74	Bray Park	QLD	3,987	38.8%	10,271
75	Carina	QLD	3,969	34.0%	11,678
76	Little Mountain	QLD	3,963	35.8%	11,068
77	Mermaid Waters	QLD	3,963	30.3%	13,088
78	Urangan	QLD	3,949	35.9%	10,988
79	Yarrabilba	QLD	3,948	38.6%	10,240
80	Bli Bli	QLD	3,885	38.3%	10,138
81	Andergrove	QLD	3,822	38.5%	9,924
82	Nundah	QLD	3,803	29.0%	13,098
83	Burpengary East	QLD	3,798	39.3%	9,654
84	Mareeba	QLD	3,774	31.9%	11,825
85	Tewantin	QLD	3,765	33.7%	11,164
86	Hope Island	QLD	3,756	25.9%	14,522
87	Wavell Heights	QLD	3,756	36.3%	10,336
88	Currumbin Waters	QLD	3,744	38.2%	9,797
89	Redlynch	QLD	3,722	35.2%	10,571
90	Strathpine	QLD	3,711	34.9%	10,647
91	Frenchville	QLD	3,710	41.3%	8,982
92	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	3,709	29.8%	12,428
93	Crestmead	QLD	3,708	30.2%	12,271
94	Morningside	QLD	3,702	31.5%	11,755
95	Newtown	QLD	3,674	36.6%	10,039
96	Brighton	QLD	3,623	37.5%	9,664
97	Mount Louisa	QLD	3,608	39.1%	9,227
98	Bardon	QLD	3,604	35.5%	10,153
99	Kippa-Ring	QLD	3,572	36.7%	9,745
100	Ferny Hills	QLD	3,551	40.7%	8,726

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Australian Population FAQ

What does this Australian ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Australian resident 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.