What does this Manufacturing ranking show?

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

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

Top suburb

Redbank PlainsQLD

Leading count

1,227

% of population

5.0%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Manufacturing Workers

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

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by manufacturing 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 Redbank Plains and #2 Forest Lake 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.

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# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Redbank Plains	QLD	1,227	5.0%	24,349
2	Forest Lake	QLD	1,033	4.6%	22,676
3	Upper Coomera	QLD	934	3.4%	27,180
4	Morayfield	QLD	889	3.6%	24,898
5	Caboolture	QLD	865	2.9%	29,534
6	Pimpama	QLD	759	3.1%	24,601
7	Narangba	QLD	744	3.6%	20,910
8	Kallangur	QLD	727	3.3%	21,761
9	Capalaba	QLD	696	3.9%	18,002
10	Southport	QLD	693	1.9%	36,786
11	Ormeau	QLD	688	4.3%	15,938
12	Thornlands	QLD	683	3.5%	19,263
13	Redland Bay	QLD	674	4.0%	17,056
14	Inala	QLD	664	4.3%	15,273
15	Springfield Lakes	QLD	664	3.9%	17,211
16	Alexandra Hills	QLD	660	4.0%	16,472
17	Coomera	QLD	648	3.2%	20,225
18	Deception Bay	QLD	639	3.3%	19,573
19	Marsden	QLD	630	4.3%	14,795
20	Buderim	QLD	593	1.9%	31,430
21	Kingaroy	QLD	591	5.8%	10,266
22	Crestmead	QLD	572	4.7%	12,271
23	Sunnybank Hills	QLD	571	3.2%	18,085
24	Calamvale	QLD	562	3.1%	17,994
25	Warwick	QLD	556	4.5%	12,294
26	Regents Park	QLD	553	5.0%	11,103
27	Burpengary	QLD	547	3.3%	16,488
28	Helensvale	QLD	542	2.9%	18,949
29	Cleveland	QLD	527	3.3%	15,850
30	Eagleby	QLD	513	3.8%	13,594
31	Nerang	QLD	511	3.0%	17,048
32	Pacific Pines	QLD	485	2.9%	16,664
33	Rochedale South	QLD	483	3.2%	15,228
34	Goodna	QLD	481	4.6%	10,391
35	Wynnum West	QLD	470	3.7%	12,790
36	Victoria Point	QLD	467	3.1%	15,140
37	Birkdale	QLD	464	3.1%	14,816
38	Labrador	QLD	464	2.5%	18,643
39	Woodridge	QLD	462	3.6%	12,982
40	Wynnum	QLD	461	3.3%	14,036
41	Ayr	QLD	460	5.3%	8,603
42	Kirwan	QLD	460	2.2%	20,780
43	Brassall	QLD	457	3.8%	12,115
44	Shailer Park	QLD	453	3.7%	12,182
45	Collingwood Park	QLD	451	4.9%	9,246
46	Oxenford	QLD	441	3.6%	12,273
47	Runcorn	QLD	434	3.1%	14,199
48	Maroochydore	QLD	431	2.1%	20,629
49	Greenbank	QLD	430	4.5%	9,587
50	Bellbird Park	QLD	425	4.6%	9,191
51	Boyne Island	QLD	420	8.7%	4,835
52	Parkinson	QLD	419	3.8%	11,148
53	Eight Mile Plains	QLD	414	2.7%	15,326
54	Clinton	QLD	412	6.7%	6,170
55	Camira	QLD	410	5.5%	7,415
56	Wellington Point	QLD	409	3.2%	12,661
57	Tannum Sands	QLD	405	7.7%	5,227
58	Dalby	QLD	404	3.2%	12,758
59	Glenvale	QLD	403	5.0%	8,120
60	Oakey	QLD	400	8.4%	4,756
61	New Auckland	QLD	398	7.6%	5,266
62	Manly West	QLD	391	3.1%	12,436
63	Hope Island	QLD	390	2.7%	14,522
64	Raceview	QLD	389	4.0%	9,699
65	Gympie	QLD	386	3.4%	11,355
66	Strathpine	QLD	385	3.6%	10,647
67	Slacks Creek	QLD	384	3.7%	10,408
68	Warner	QLD	381	3.1%	12,264
69	Durack	QLD	371	4.8%	7,788
70	Kingston	QLD	368	3.5%	10,506
71	Maryborough	QLD	367	2.4%	15,287
72	Park Ridge	QLD	365	4.3%	8,455
73	Griffin	QLD	360	2.9%	12,295
74	Varsity Lakes	QLD	359	2.2%	16,493
75	Doolandella	QLD	357	5.0%	7,123
76	Bray Park	QLD	356	3.5%	10,271
77	Beenleigh	QLD	354	4.2%	8,425
78	Nambour	QLD	349	2.9%	12,145
79	Palm Beach	QLD	348	2.1%	16,349
80	Yarrabilba	QLD	346	3.4%	10,240
81	Norman Gardens	QLD	344	3.3%	10,534
82	Biloela	QLD	340	6.0%	5,692
83	Gatton	QLD	338	4.3%	7,851
84	Kippa-Ring	QLD	334	3.4%	9,745
85	Kilcoy	QLD	332	16.6%	1,996
86	Newtown	QLD	332	3.3%	10,039
87	Logan Reserve	QLD	331	4.7%	7,016
88	Mudgeeraba	QLD	330	2.3%	14,578
89	Boronia Heights	QLD	327	4.0%	8,175
90	Tingalpa	QLD	327	3.9%	8,461
91	Jimboomba	QLD	322	4.3%	7,423
92	Mount Cotton	QLD	321	4.4%	7,302
93	Murrumba Downs	QLD	321	3.0%	10,795
94	Carrara	QLD	320	2.4%	13,138
95	Algester	QLD	319	3.5%	9,020
96	Burpengary East	QLD	313	3.2%	9,654
97	Sunnybank	QLD	310	3.5%	8,892
98	Hillcrest	QLD	306	4.9%	6,268
99	Burleigh Waters	QLD	305	2.1%	14,556
100	Wishart	QLD	302	2.7%	11,333

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Manufacturing Workers FAQ

What does this Manufacturing ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Manufacturing 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.