What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Chinese 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 Chinese Population — QLD

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

Top suburb

Sunnybank HillsQLD

Leading count

5,844

% of population

32.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population

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

100 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT

How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by chinese 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 Sunnybank Hills and #2 Calamvale 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	Sunnybank Hills	QLD	5,844	32.3%	18,085
2	Calamvale	QLD	5,555	30.9%	17,994
3	Eight Mile Plains	QLD	4,334	28.3%	15,326
4	Runcorn	QLD	3,470	24.4%	14,199
5	Rochedale	QLD	3,129	41.0%	7,633
6	Sunnybank	QLD	3,113	35.0%	8,892
7	South Brisbane	QLD	2,909	20.4%	14,292
8	Southport	QLD	2,311	6.3%	36,786
9	Parkinson	QLD	2,214	19.9%	11,148
10	Indooroopilly	QLD	2,139	15.7%	13,622
11	Macgregor	QLD	2,085	34.9%	5,980
12	Brisbane City	QLD	2,044	16.2%	12,587
13	Carindale	QLD	1,960	11.9%	16,535
14	Wishart	QLD	1,905	16.8%	11,333
15	St Lucia	QLD	1,789	14.6%	12,220
16	Stretton	QLD	1,782	38.0%	4,686
17	Robertson	QLD	1,707	35.9%	4,749
18	Robina	QLD	1,615	6.3%	25,659
19	Upper Mount Gravatt	QLD	1,612	14.9%	10,800
20	Toowong	QLD	1,448	11.5%	12,556
21	Kuraby	QLD	1,426	16.3%	8,737
22	Algester	QLD	1,356	15.0%	9,020
23	Woolloongabba	QLD	1,175	13.5%	8,687
24	Varsity Lakes	QLD	1,150	7.0%	16,493
25	Forest Lake	QLD	1,122	4.9%	22,676
26	Mansfield	QLD	1,064	12.0%	8,851
27	Chapel Hill	QLD	1,022	9.7%	10,511
28	Underwood	QLD	958	14.1%	6,809
29	Benowa	QLD	947	9.6%	9,889
30	Coopers Plains	QLD	931	16.4%	5,675
31	Helensvale	QLD	921	4.9%	18,949
32	Kelvin Grove	QLD	899	11.4%	7,909
33	Surfers Paradise	QLD	797	3.0%	26,412
34	Taringa	QLD	786	9.0%	8,732
35	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	749	6.0%	12,428
36	Rochedale South	QLD	745	4.9%	15,228
37	Kenmore	QLD	696	7.2%	9,675
38	Drewvale	QLD	692	14.5%	4,779
39	Arundel	QLD	679	6.1%	11,171
40	Bridgeman Downs	QLD	677	6.2%	10,938
41	Coomera	QLD	669	3.3%	20,225
42	North Lakes	QLD	660	2.9%	23,030
43	Hope Island	QLD	654	4.5%	14,522
44	Aspley	QLD	640	5.0%	12,871
45	Chermside	QLD	610	5.3%	11,426
46	Coorparoo	QLD	600	3.3%	18,132
47	Molendinar	QLD	598	9.3%	6,450
48	Pacific Pines	QLD	589	3.5%	16,664
49	Mermaid Waters	QLD	571	4.4%	13,088
50	Biggera Waters	QLD	568	5.7%	9,973
51	Annerley	QLD	557	4.7%	11,891
52	Sinnamon Park	QLD	552	8.4%	6,590
53	Fortitude Valley	QLD	549	5.7%	9,708
54	Carseldine	QLD	542	5.4%	10,093
55	Inala	QLD	516	3.4%	15,273
56	Clear Island Waters	QLD	496	11.3%	4,395
57	New Farm	QLD	493	4.0%	12,197
58	Parkwood	QLD	493	5.6%	8,837
59	Labrador	QLD	490	2.6%	18,643
60	Spring Hill	QLD	479	7.3%	6,593
61	Hamilton	QLD	477	5.3%	8,922
62	Pallara	QLD	463	12.0%	3,861
63	Regents Park	QLD	456	4.1%	11,103
64	Doolandella	QLD	449	6.3%	7,123
65	Carrara	QLD	446	3.4%	13,138
66	Westlake	QLD	436	9.6%	4,547
67	Highgate Hill	QLD	427	6.9%	6,229
68	Springwood	QLD	425	4.4%	9,710
69	Kangaroo Point	QLD	423	4.4%	9,689
70	Newstead	QLD	423	5.6%	7,496
71	Gatton	QLD	421	5.4%	7,851
72	Mango Hill	QLD	421	2.8%	14,921
73	Carina	QLD	417	3.6%	11,678
74	Shailer Park	QLD	415	3.4%	12,182
75	Middle Park	QLD	414	10.8%	3,845
76	Ashmore	QLD	413	3.3%	12,415
77	Tarragindi	QLD	404	3.7%	11,035
78	Cleveland	QLD	399	2.5%	15,850
79	Durack	QLD	396	5.1%	7,788
80	Oxley	QLD	390	4.3%	9,100
81	Nundah	QLD	379	2.9%	13,098
82	Capalaba	QLD	367	2.0%	18,002
83	McDowall	QLD	365	4.8%	7,612
84	Boondall	QLD	360	3.7%	9,603
85	Camp Hill	QLD	355	2.9%	12,254
86	Salisbury	QLD	354	5.2%	6,790
87	Holland Park West	QLD	351	5.4%	6,468
88	Mudgeeraba	QLD	350	2.4%	14,578
89	Mount Ommaney	QLD	346	13.8%	2,503
90	Browns Plains	QLD	341	5.1%	6,632
91	Fitzgibbon	QLD	341	5.4%	6,296
92	Clayfield	QLD	337	3.1%	10,897
93	Daisy Hill	QLD	330	4.8%	6,925
94	Wakerley	QLD	329	3.8%	8,718
95	Chermside West	QLD	326	4.7%	6,965
96	Broadbeach Waters	QLD	322	3.9%	8,164
97	Carina Heights	QLD	317	4.5%	7,103
98	Everton Park	QLD	317	3.1%	10,111
99	Bundall	QLD	311	6.4%	4,895
100	Albany Creek	QLD	308	1.9%	16,385

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Chinese Population FAQ

What does this Chinese ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Chinese 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.