What does this Accommodation & Food ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Accommodation & Food 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 Accommodation & Food Workers — QLD

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Accommodation & Food accommodation & food workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

SouthportQLD

Leading count

2,335

% of population

6.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Accommodation & Food Workers

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Accommodation & Food accommodation & food workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — QLD

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by accommodation & food 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 Surfers Paradise 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	2,335	6.3%	36,786
2	Surfers Paradise	QLD	2,152	8.1%	26,412
3	Brisbane City	QLD	1,235	9.8%	12,587
4	Robina	QLD	1,181	4.6%	25,659
5	Whitsundays	QLD	1,150	50.4%	2,281
6	Buderim	QLD	1,126	3.6%	31,430
7	South Brisbane	QLD	1,041	7.3%	14,292
8	Maroochydore	QLD	1,028	5.0%	20,629
9	Upper Coomera	QLD	1,009	3.7%	27,180
10	Fortitude Valley	QLD	1,003	10.3%	9,708
11	Labrador	QLD	855	4.6%	18,643
12	Varsity Lakes	QLD	833	5.1%	16,493
13	Pimpama	QLD	822	3.3%	24,601
14	North Lakes	QLD	813	3.5%	23,030
15	Coomera	QLD	779	3.9%	20,225
16	Kirwan	QLD	759	3.7%	20,780
17	Port Douglas	QLD	758	20.8%	3,650
18	Morayfield	QLD	755	3.0%	24,898
19	Coorparoo	QLD	748	4.1%	18,132
20	Caboolture	QLD	740	2.5%	29,534
21	Palm Beach	QLD	731	4.5%	16,349
22	Forest Lake	QLD	708	3.1%	22,676
23	Narangba	QLD	703	3.4%	20,910
24	Calamvale	QLD	695	3.9%	17,994
25	St Lucia	QLD	689	5.6%	12,220
26	Helensvale	QLD	685	3.6%	18,949
27	Pacific Pines	QLD	667	4.0%	16,664
28	Sunnybank Hills	QLD	653	3.6%	18,085
29	Runcorn	QLD	652	4.6%	14,199
30	Sippy Downs	QLD	652	5.6%	11,544
31	Nerang	QLD	651	3.8%	17,048
32	Mermaid Waters	QLD	649	5.0%	13,088
33	Kallangur	QLD	642	3.0%	21,761
34	Cannonvale	QLD	640	9.7%	6,596
35	Toowong	QLD	629	5.0%	12,556
36	Woolloongabba	QLD	627	7.2%	8,687
37	Eight Mile Plains	QLD	621	4.1%	15,326
38	Burleigh Waters	QLD	619	4.3%	14,556
39	New Farm	QLD	596	4.9%	12,197
40	Tewantin	QLD	596	5.3%	11,164
41	Kangaroo Point	QLD	584	6.0%	9,689
42	Nundah	QLD	570	4.4%	13,098
43	Thornlands	QLD	570	3.0%	19,263
44	Carrara	QLD	567	4.3%	13,138
45	Mountain Creek	QLD	562	4.7%	11,950
46	Annerley	QLD	556	4.7%	11,891
47	Bracken Ridge	QLD	546	3.1%	17,488
48	Emerald	QLD	541	3.6%	14,904
49	Redbank Plains	QLD	539	2.2%	24,349
50	Carindale	QLD	536	3.2%	16,535
51	Mango Hill	QLD	529	3.5%	14,921
52	Chermside	QLD	524	4.6%	11,426
53	Kelvin Grove	QLD	523	6.6%	7,909
54	Spring Hill	QLD	523	7.9%	6,593
55	Ashgrove	QLD	522	3.9%	13,450
56	Ormeau	QLD	516	3.2%	15,938
57	Albany Creek	QLD	515	3.1%	16,385
58	Noosaville	QLD	515	5.9%	8,716
59	Burleigh Heads	QLD	506	4.8%	10,572
60	Ashmore	QLD	504	4.1%	12,415
61	Elanora	QLD	492	3.9%	12,539
62	Mudgeeraba	QLD	490	3.4%	14,578
63	Biggera Waters	QLD	486	4.9%	9,973
64	Sunnybank	QLD	486	5.5%	8,892
65	Upper Mount Gravatt	QLD	486	4.5%	10,800
66	Indooroopilly	QLD	480	3.5%	13,622
67	Burpengary	QLD	478	2.9%	16,488
68	Deception Bay	QLD	466	2.4%	19,573
69	Hope Island	QLD	460	3.2%	14,522
70	Warwick	QLD	459	3.7%	12,294
71	Mermaid Beach	QLD	451	6.2%	7,329
72	Alexandra Hills	QLD	450	2.7%	16,472
73	Mooloolaba	QLD	450	5.5%	8,202
74	Peregian Springs	QLD	446	4.7%	9,532
75	Redlynch	QLD	444	4.2%	10,571
76	Benowa	QLD	439	4.4%	9,889
77	Broadbeach	QLD	438	6.5%	6,786
78	Cairns North	QLD	436	8.2%	5,334
79	Morningside	QLD	433	3.7%	11,755
80	Arundel	QLD	431	3.9%	11,171
81	Clayfield	QLD	431	4.0%	10,897
82	Parramatta Park	QLD	429	11.8%	3,621
83	Douglas	QLD	427	5.5%	7,780
84	Miami	QLD	423	5.7%	7,445
85	Cleveland	QLD	414	2.6%	15,850
86	Bowen Hills	QLD	413	8.4%	4,898
87	Redland Bay	QLD	412	2.4%	17,056
88	Parkinson	QLD	409	3.7%	11,148
89	Dalby	QLD	408	3.2%	12,758
90	Wellington Point	QLD	408	3.2%	12,661
91	Coolum Beach	QLD	405	4.4%	9,152
92	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	404	3.3%	12,428
93	Oxenford	QLD	400	3.3%	12,273
94	Smithfield	QLD	395	5.9%	6,664
95	Nambour	QLD	394	3.2%	12,145
96	Camp Hill	QLD	390	3.2%	12,254
97	Little Mountain	QLD	389	3.5%	11,068
98	Gracemere	QLD	387	3.2%	12,023
99	Parkwood	QLD	385	4.4%	8,837
100	Griffin	QLD	382	3.1%	12,295

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Accommodation & Food Workers FAQ

What does this Accommodation & Food ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Accommodation & Food 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.