What does this Construction ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Construction 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 Construction Workers — QLD

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

Top suburb

Upper CoomeraQLD

Leading count

1,741

% of population

6.4%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Construction Workers

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

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by construction 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 Upper Coomera 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	Upper Coomera	QLD	1,741	6.4%	27,180
2	Buderim	QLD	1,473	4.7%	31,430
3	Pimpama	QLD	1,368	5.6%	24,601
4	Morayfield	QLD	1,278	5.1%	24,898
5	Southport	QLD	1,278	3.5%	36,786
6	Caboolture	QLD	1,275	4.3%	29,534
7	Thornlands	QLD	1,272	6.6%	19,263
8	Redland Bay	QLD	1,266	7.4%	17,056
9	Narangba	QLD	1,259	6.0%	20,910
10	Robina	QLD	1,187	4.6%	25,659
11	Palm Beach	QLD	1,142	7.0%	16,349
12	Coomera	QLD	1,131	5.6%	20,225
13	Helensvale	QLD	1,116	5.9%	18,949
14	Ormeau	QLD	1,101	6.9%	15,938
15	Capalaba	QLD	1,093	6.1%	18,002
16	Alexandra Hills	QLD	1,049	6.4%	16,472
17	Pacific Pines	QLD	1,045	6.3%	16,664
18	Burpengary	QLD	1,034	6.3%	16,488
19	Nerang	QLD	1,018	6.0%	17,048
20	Kallangur	QLD	987	4.5%	21,761
21	Surfers Paradise	QLD	976	3.7%	26,412
22	Maroochydore	QLD	953	4.6%	20,629
23	Burleigh Waters	QLD	920	6.3%	14,556
24	North Lakes	QLD	894	3.9%	23,030
25	Mudgeeraba	QLD	877	6.0%	14,578
26	Shailer Park	QLD	853	7.0%	12,182
27	Birkdale	QLD	852	5.8%	14,816
28	Deception Bay	QLD	842	4.3%	19,573
29	Victoria Point	QLD	840	5.5%	15,140
30	Albany Creek	QLD	836	5.1%	16,385
31	Kirwan	QLD	818	3.9%	20,780
32	Oxenford	QLD	815	6.6%	12,273
33	Labrador	QLD	812	4.4%	18,643
34	Cleveland	QLD	807	5.1%	15,850
35	Mermaid Waters	QLD	807	6.2%	13,088
36	Rochedale South	QLD	801	5.3%	15,228
37	Elanora	QLD	786	6.3%	12,539
38	Varsity Lakes	QLD	779	4.7%	16,493
39	Bracken Ridge	QLD	760	4.3%	17,488
40	Hope Island	QLD	752	5.2%	14,522
41	Carrara	QLD	728	5.5%	13,138
42	Redbank Plains	QLD	721	3.0%	24,349
43	Mountain Creek	QLD	715	6.0%	11,950
44	Wellington Point	QLD	710	5.6%	12,661
45	Wynnum	QLD	699	5.0%	14,036
46	Warner	QLD	698	5.7%	12,264
47	Coorparoo	QLD	695	3.8%	18,132
48	Currumbin Waters	QLD	656	6.7%	9,797
49	Bli Bli	QLD	652	6.4%	10,138
50	Greenbank	QLD	648	6.8%	9,587
51	Little Mountain	QLD	642	5.8%	11,068
52	Ashmore	QLD	641	5.2%	12,415
53	Springfield Lakes	QLD	638	3.7%	17,211
54	Burpengary East	QLD	635	6.6%	9,654
55	Coolum Beach	QLD	631	6.9%	9,152
56	Camp Hill	QLD	630	5.1%	12,254
57	Wynnum West	QLD	629	4.9%	12,790
58	Manly West	QLD	626	5.0%	12,436
59	Griffin	QLD	614	5.0%	12,295
60	Mango Hill	QLD	609	4.1%	14,921
61	Cornubia	QLD	604	7.7%	7,810
62	Regents Park	QLD	604	5.4%	11,103
63	Burleigh Heads	QLD	596	5.6%	10,572
64	Edmonton	QLD	594	5.2%	11,409
65	Maudsland	QLD	589	7.3%	8,073
66	Morningside	QLD	588	5.0%	11,755
67	Jimboomba	QLD	583	7.9%	7,423
68	Mount Cotton	QLD	583	8.0%	7,302
69	Nambour	QLD	574	4.7%	12,145
70	Calamvale	QLD	561	3.1%	17,994
71	Carindale	QLD	561	3.4%	16,535
72	Sippy Downs	QLD	551	4.8%	11,544
73	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	536	4.3%	12,428
74	Marsden	QLD	533	3.6%	14,795
75	Emerald	QLD	532	3.6%	14,904
76	Carina	QLD	524	4.5%	11,678
77	Aspley	QLD	517	4.0%	12,871
78	Miami	QLD	516	6.9%	7,445
79	Wavell Heights	QLD	508	4.9%	10,336
80	Sunnybank Hills	QLD	507	2.8%	18,085
81	Loganholme	QLD	503	7.4%	6,764
82	Murrumba Downs	QLD	503	4.7%	10,795
83	Kelso	QLD	502	4.7%	10,599
84	Nundah	QLD	500	3.8%	13,098
85	Tugun	QLD	499	7.0%	7,175
86	Crestmead	QLD	497	4.1%	12,271
87	Mooloolaba	QLD	495	6.0%	8,202
88	Broadbeach Waters	QLD	493	6.0%	8,164
89	Yarrabilba	QLD	490	4.8%	10,240
90	Bray Park	QLD	486	4.7%	10,271
91	Brighton	QLD	486	5.0%	9,664
92	Runcorn	QLD	486	3.4%	14,199
93	Eagleby	QLD	481	3.5%	13,594
94	Springwood	QLD	481	5.0%	9,710
95	Tewantin	QLD	481	4.3%	11,164
96	Worongary	QLD	480	8.0%	6,021
97	Wurtulla	QLD	480	7.7%	6,254
98	Arundel	QLD	479	4.3%	11,171
99	Eatons Hill	QLD	472	6.0%	7,822
100	Tingalpa	QLD	472	5.6%	8,461

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Construction Workers FAQ

What does this Construction ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Construction 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.