What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Professionals 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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Occupation · QLD · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers — QLD

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

Top suburb

CoorparooQLD

Leading count

4,054

% of population

22.4%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers

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

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by professionals workers to find workforce clusters, not finished shortlists.

BEST FOR

Finding suburbs with a strong concentration of one worker group.

This is useful when you want to see where a profession or worker cohort is clustered in QLD.

READ IT AS

A scale signal, not a suburb score.

Worker counts reflect concentration and population scale. They should be read alongside housing costs, incomes, and access, not in isolation.

NEXT STEP

Validate whether the cluster actually fits your goal.

Move into suburb detail if you need to judge whether the area is investable, livable, or simply large enough to dominate a count-based list.

Intent pathway · LIVABILITY-LED

I want safer or higher-quality local context.

Start with area-level safety or school screens, then use suburb pages for services and evidence depth.

Crime, schools, and demographics are area-level signals; verify the suburb page before treating them as local proof.

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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 Coorparoo 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.

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# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Coorparoo	QLD	4,054	22.4%	18,132
2	Buderim	QLD	3,986	12.7%	31,430
3	Southport	QLD	3,613	9.8%	36,786
4	Toowong	QLD	3,156	25.1%	12,556
5	Robina	QLD	3,036	11.8%	25,659
6	New Farm	QLD	2,990	24.5%	12,197
7	Indooroopilly	QLD	2,988	21.9%	13,622
8	Ashgrove	QLD	2,987	22.2%	13,450
9	South Brisbane	QLD	2,875	20.1%	14,292
10	Annerley	QLD	2,852	24.0%	11,891
11	Carindale	QLD	2,803	17.0%	16,535
12	Camp Hill	QLD	2,591	21.1%	12,254
13	Forest Lake	QLD	2,516	11.1%	22,676
14	North Lakes	QLD	2,514	10.9%	23,030
15	Morningside	QLD	2,422	20.6%	11,755
16	Nundah	QLD	2,420	18.5%	13,098
17	Paddington	QLD	2,418	26.7%	9,063
18	Tarragindi	QLD	2,412	21.9%	11,035
19	Bardon	QLD	2,391	23.5%	10,153
20	Brisbane City	QLD	2,358	18.7%	12,587
21	St Lucia	QLD	2,329	19.1%	12,220
22	Chapel Hill	QLD	2,301	21.9%	10,511
23	Surfers Paradise	QLD	2,265	8.6%	26,412
24	Calamvale	QLD	2,248	12.5%	17,994
25	Clayfield	QLD	2,212	20.3%	10,897
26	Albany Creek	QLD	2,205	13.5%	16,385
27	Eight Mile Plains	QLD	2,184	14.3%	15,326
28	Newstead	QLD	2,178	29.1%	7,496
29	Palm Beach	QLD	2,177	13.3%	16,349
30	Kangaroo Point	QLD	2,148	22.2%	9,689
31	Taringa	QLD	2,144	24.6%	8,732
32	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	2,141	17.2%	12,428
33	Upper Coomera	QLD	2,113	7.8%	27,180
34	Moorooka	QLD	2,090	19.4%	10,783
35	Fortitude Valley	QLD	2,050	21.1%	9,708
36	Springfield Lakes	QLD	2,035	11.8%	17,211
37	Carina	QLD	2,016	17.3%	11,678
38	Varsity Lakes	QLD	1,969	11.9%	16,493
39	Kenmore	QLD	1,958	20.2%	9,675
40	Thornlands	QLD	1,954	10.1%	19,263
41	Maroochydore	QLD	1,951	9.5%	20,629
42	Bridgeman Downs	QLD	1,946	17.8%	10,938
43	Woolloongabba	QLD	1,906	21.9%	8,687
44	Sunnybank Hills	QLD	1,903	10.5%	18,085
45	Windsor	QLD	1,890	24.2%	7,811
46	Rochedale South	QLD	1,885	12.4%	15,228
47	Kedron	QLD	1,864	18.8%	9,907
48	Pimpama	QLD	1,830	7.4%	24,601
49	Helensvale	QLD	1,819	9.6%	18,949
50	Wynnum	QLD	1,811	12.9%	14,036
51	Greenslopes	QLD	1,793	22.6%	7,941
52	Bracken Ridge	QLD	1,792	10.2%	17,488
53	Teneriffe	QLD	1,792	32.5%	5,520
54	Aspley	QLD	1,782	13.8%	12,871
55	Wavell Heights	QLD	1,766	17.1%	10,336
56	Mango Hill	QLD	1,760	11.8%	14,921
57	Narangba	QLD	1,759	8.4%	20,910
58	Everton Park	QLD	1,749	17.3%	10,111
59	Hamilton	QLD	1,719	19.3%	8,922
60	Kirwan	QLD	1,682	8.1%	20,780
61	Runcorn	QLD	1,644	11.6%	14,199
62	Wishart	QLD	1,630	14.4%	11,333
63	Oxley	QLD	1,628	17.9%	9,100
64	Holland Park	QLD	1,621	18.7%	8,671
65	Kelvin Grove	QLD	1,615	20.4%	7,909
66	Pacific Pines	QLD	1,606	9.6%	16,664
67	Coomera	QLD	1,588	7.9%	20,225
68	Burleigh Waters	QLD	1,580	10.9%	14,556
69	Alderley	QLD	1,571	23.3%	6,748
70	Mitchelton	QLD	1,558	16.9%	9,244
71	Upper Mount Gravatt	QLD	1,553	14.4%	10,800
72	Mudgeeraba	QLD	1,552	10.6%	14,578
73	Auchenflower	QLD	1,550	25.6%	6,053
74	Norman Park	QLD	1,530	22.4%	6,842
75	Labrador	QLD	1,528	8.2%	18,643
76	Capalaba	QLD	1,526	8.5%	18,002
77	Mermaid Waters	QLD	1,523	11.6%	13,088
78	Yeronga	QLD	1,522	21.6%	7,062
79	Bulimba	QLD	1,504	19.7%	7,623
80	Manly West	QLD	1,484	11.9%	12,436
81	Redlynch	QLD	1,463	13.8%	10,571
82	Wellington Point	QLD	1,462	11.5%	12,661
83	Carseldine	QLD	1,429	14.2%	10,093
84	Shailer Park	QLD	1,419	11.6%	12,182
85	Highgate Hill	QLD	1,417	22.7%	6,229
86	Chermside	QLD	1,415	12.4%	11,426
87	Burleigh Heads	QLD	1,410	13.3%	10,572
88	Spring Hill	QLD	1,409	21.4%	6,593
89	Rochedale	QLD	1,399	18.3%	7,633
90	Birkdale	QLD	1,392	9.4%	14,816
91	East Brisbane	QLD	1,378	22.3%	6,186
92	Wakerley	QLD	1,378	15.8%	8,718
93	Warner	QLD	1,374	11.2%	12,264
94	Cleveland	QLD	1,368	8.6%	15,850
95	Ferny Hills	QLD	1,364	15.6%	8,726
96	Hope Island	QLD	1,362	9.4%	14,522
97	Redland Bay	QLD	1,358	8.0%	17,056
98	Douglas	QLD	1,344	17.3%	7,780
99	Kallangur	QLD	1,339	6.2%	21,761
100	McDowall	QLD	1,332	17.5%	7,612

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers FAQ

What does this Professionals ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Professionals 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.