What does this Retail Trade ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Retail Trade 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 Retail Trade Workers — QLD

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Retail Trade retail trade workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

SouthportQLD

Leading count

1,947

% of population

5.3%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Retail Trade retail trade workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — QLD

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by retail trade 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 Upper Coomera 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	1,947	5.3%	36,786
2	Upper Coomera	QLD	1,445	5.3%	27,180
3	Robina	QLD	1,412	5.5%	25,659
4	Pimpama	QLD	1,361	5.5%	24,601
5	Buderim	QLD	1,343	4.3%	31,430
6	North Lakes	QLD	1,308	5.7%	23,030
7	Morayfield	QLD	1,290	5.2%	24,898
8	Coomera	QLD	1,243	6.1%	20,225
9	Narangba	QLD	1,231	5.9%	20,910
10	Caboolture	QLD	1,207	4.1%	29,534
11	Kallangur	QLD	1,172	5.4%	21,761
12	Forest Lake	QLD	1,150	5.1%	22,676
13	Surfers Paradise	QLD	1,147	4.3%	26,412
14	Kirwan	QLD	1,101	5.3%	20,780
15	Thornlands	QLD	1,025	5.3%	19,263
16	Pacific Pines	QLD	986	5.9%	16,664
17	Redbank Plains	QLD	986	4.0%	24,349
18	Capalaba	QLD	977	5.4%	18,002
19	Varsity Lakes	QLD	958	5.8%	16,493
20	Helensvale	QLD	957	5.1%	18,949
21	Maroochydore	QLD	953	4.6%	20,629
22	Nerang	QLD	929	5.4%	17,048
23	Calamvale	QLD	901	5.0%	17,994
24	Alexandra Hills	QLD	886	5.4%	16,472
25	Burpengary	QLD	854	5.2%	16,488
26	Deception Bay	QLD	836	4.3%	19,573
27	Emerald	QLD	836	5.6%	14,904
28	Redland Bay	QLD	831	4.9%	17,056
29	Bracken Ridge	QLD	821	4.7%	17,488
30	Labrador	QLD	817	4.4%	18,643
31	Palm Beach	QLD	817	5.0%	16,349
32	Springfield Lakes	QLD	816	4.7%	17,211
33	Albany Creek	QLD	815	5.0%	16,385
34	Sunnybank Hills	QLD	796	4.4%	18,085
35	Coorparoo	QLD	793	4.4%	18,132
36	Ormeau	QLD	791	5.0%	15,938
37	Mango Hill	QLD	789	5.3%	14,921
38	Mudgeeraba	QLD	789	5.4%	14,578
39	Carindale	QLD	773	4.7%	16,535
40	Sippy Downs	QLD	750	6.5%	11,544
41	Dalby	QLD	737	5.8%	12,758
42	Mountain Creek	QLD	727	6.1%	11,950
43	Carrara	QLD	716	5.4%	13,138
44	Rochedale South	QLD	716	4.7%	15,228
45	Oxenford	QLD	713	5.8%	12,273
46	Griffin	QLD	698	5.7%	12,295
47	Birkdale	QLD	691	4.7%	14,816
48	Runcorn	QLD	679	4.8%	14,199
49	Burleigh Waters	QLD	678	4.7%	14,556
50	Victoria Point	QLD	672	4.4%	15,140
51	Chermside	QLD	671	5.9%	11,426
52	Warwick	QLD	665	5.4%	12,294
53	Eight Mile Plains	QLD	653	4.3%	15,326
54	Cleveland	QLD	652	4.1%	15,850
55	Elanora	QLD	652	5.2%	12,539
56	Warner	QLD	648	5.3%	12,264
57	Hope Island	QLD	642	4.4%	14,522
58	Nundah	QLD	642	4.9%	13,098
59	Mermaid Waters	QLD	632	4.8%	13,088
60	Parkinson	QLD	628	5.6%	11,148
61	Wellington Point	QLD	624	4.9%	12,661
62	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	613	4.9%	12,428
63	Edmonton	QLD	608	5.3%	11,409
64	Aspley	QLD	604	4.7%	12,871
65	Murrumba Downs	QLD	604	5.6%	10,795
66	Shailer Park	QLD	603	4.9%	12,182
67	Maryborough	QLD	600	3.9%	15,287
68	Nambour	QLD	593	4.9%	12,145
69	Marsden	QLD	585	4.0%	14,795
70	Regents Park	QLD	584	5.3%	11,103
71	Bridgeman Downs	QLD	582	5.3%	10,938
72	South Brisbane	QLD	582	4.1%	14,292
73	Toowong	QLD	580	4.6%	12,556
74	Indooroopilly	QLD	578	4.2%	13,622
75	St Lucia	QLD	578	4.7%	12,220
76	Wynnum	QLD	576	4.1%	14,036
77	Gracemere	QLD	569	4.7%	12,023
78	Ashmore	QLD	567	4.6%	12,415
79	Brassall	QLD	566	4.7%	12,115
80	Manly West	QLD	561	4.5%	12,436
81	Wynnum West	QLD	559	4.4%	12,790
82	Morningside	QLD	556	4.7%	11,755
83	Upper Mount Gravatt	QLD	556	5.1%	10,800
84	Crestmead	QLD	554	4.5%	12,271
85	Tewantin	QLD	554	5.0%	11,164
86	Biggera Waters	QLD	548	5.5%	9,973
87	Strathpine	QLD	545	5.1%	10,647
88	Camp Hill	QLD	544	4.4%	12,254
89	Brisbane City	QLD	543	4.3%	12,587
90	Little Mountain	QLD	542	4.9%	11,068
91	Ashgrove	QLD	541	4.0%	13,450
92	Carina	QLD	540	4.6%	11,678
93	Annerley	QLD	537	4.5%	11,891
94	Andergrove	QLD	535	5.4%	9,924
95	Arundel	QLD	535	4.8%	11,171
96	Kingaroy	QLD	535	5.2%	10,266
97	Redlynch	QLD	535	5.1%	10,571
98	Bray Park	QLD	530	5.2%	10,271
99	Kelso	QLD	522	4.9%	10,599
100	Gympie	QLD	511	4.5%	11,355

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers FAQ

What does this Retail Trade ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Retail Trade 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.