What does this Technicians & Trades ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Technicians & Trades 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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Top Suburbs by Technicians & Trades Workers — QLD

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Technicians & Trades technicians & trades workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

SouthportQLD

Leading count

2,150

% of population

5.8%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Technicians & Trades Workers

QLD suburbs with the highest number of Technicians & Trades technicians & trades workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — QLD

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by technicians & trades 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.

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	2,150	5.8%	36,786
2	Upper Coomera	QLD	2,141	7.9%	27,180
3	Buderim	QLD	1,892	6.0%	31,430
4	Morayfield	QLD	1,814	7.3%	24,898
5	Pimpama	QLD	1,811	7.4%	24,601
6	Caboolture	QLD	1,802	6.1%	29,534
7	Narangba	QLD	1,720	8.2%	20,910
8	Surfers Paradise	QLD	1,619	6.1%	26,412
9	Robina	QLD	1,562	6.1%	25,659
10	Thornlands	QLD	1,560	8.1%	19,263
11	Capalaba	QLD	1,543	8.6%	18,002
12	Kallangur	QLD	1,535	7.1%	21,761
13	Alexandra Hills	QLD	1,463	8.9%	16,472
14	Emerald	QLD	1,455	9.8%	14,904
15	Kirwan	QLD	1,446	7.0%	20,780
16	Redland Bay	QLD	1,446	8.5%	17,056
17	Coomera	QLD	1,416	7.0%	20,225
18	North Lakes	QLD	1,389	6.0%	23,030
19	Nerang	QLD	1,384	8.1%	17,048
20	Helensvale	QLD	1,380	7.3%	18,949
21	Maroochydore	QLD	1,372	6.7%	20,629
22	Burpengary	QLD	1,358	8.2%	16,488
23	Redbank Plains	QLD	1,338	5.5%	24,349
24	Pacific Pines	QLD	1,336	8.0%	16,664
25	Ormeau	QLD	1,285	8.1%	15,938
26	Palm Beach	QLD	1,261	7.7%	16,349
27	Forest Lake	QLD	1,245	5.5%	22,676
28	Bracken Ridge	QLD	1,226	7.0%	17,488
29	Labrador	QLD	1,222	6.6%	18,643
30	Deception Bay	QLD	1,181	6.0%	19,573
31	Albany Creek	QLD	1,137	6.9%	16,385
32	Springfield Lakes	QLD	1,123	6.5%	17,211
33	Rochedale South	QLD	1,114	7.3%	15,228
34	Victoria Point	QLD	1,109	7.3%	15,140
35	Varsity Lakes	QLD	1,108	6.7%	16,493
36	Birkdale	QLD	1,094	7.4%	14,816
37	Oxenford	QLD	1,072	8.7%	12,273
38	Mudgeeraba	QLD	1,053	7.2%	14,578
39	Moranbah	QLD	1,049	11.1%	9,425
40	Shailer Park	QLD	1,030	8.5%	12,182
41	Dalby	QLD	1,029	8.1%	12,758
42	Burleigh Waters	QLD	1,028	7.1%	14,556
43	Cleveland	QLD	988	6.2%	15,850
44	Calamvale	QLD	979	5.4%	17,994
45	Sunnybank Hills	QLD	975	5.4%	18,085
46	Andergrove	QLD	970	9.8%	9,924
47	Edmonton	QLD	969	8.5%	11,409
48	Warner	QLD	957	7.8%	12,264
49	Coorparoo	QLD	932	5.1%	18,132
50	Griffin	QLD	932	7.6%	12,295
51	Runcorn	QLD	928	6.5%	14,199
52	Elanora	QLD	925	7.4%	12,539
53	Carrara	QLD	921	7.0%	13,138
54	Mango Hill	QLD	914	6.1%	14,921
55	Mountain Creek	QLD	911	7.6%	11,950
56	Mermaid Waters	QLD	898	6.9%	13,088
57	Gracemere	QLD	887	7.4%	12,023
58	Wynnum	QLD	887	6.3%	14,036
59	Wellington Point	QLD	880	7.0%	12,661
60	Wynnum West	QLD	874	6.8%	12,790
61	Nambour	QLD	861	7.1%	12,145
62	Greenbank	QLD	841	8.8%	9,587
63	Regents Park	QLD	841	7.6%	11,103
64	Little Mountain	QLD	824	7.4%	11,068
65	Ashmore	QLD	823	6.6%	12,415
66	Bray Park	QLD	821	8.0%	10,271
67	Nundah	QLD	818	6.2%	13,098
68	Strathpine	QLD	814	7.6%	10,647
69	Redlynch	QLD	802	7.6%	10,571
70	Manly West	QLD	791	6.4%	12,436
71	Eight Mile Plains	QLD	785	5.1%	15,326
72	Burpengary East	QLD	781	8.1%	9,654
73	Bli Bli	QLD	779	7.7%	10,138
74	Currumbin Waters	QLD	771	7.9%	9,797
75	Brassall	QLD	770	6.4%	12,115
76	Sippy Downs	QLD	760	6.6%	11,544
77	Coolum Beach	QLD	747	8.2%	9,152
78	Kelso	QLD	745	7.0%	10,599
79	Tewantin	QLD	742	6.6%	11,164
80	Jimboomba	QLD	740	10.0%	7,423
81	Morningside	QLD	735	6.3%	11,755
82	Aspley	QLD	726	5.6%	12,871
83	Mount Louisa	QLD	717	7.8%	9,227
84	Fortitude Valley	QLD	709	7.3%	9,708
85	Murrumba Downs	QLD	709	6.6%	10,795
86	Mareeba	QLD	705	6.0%	11,825
87	Norman Gardens	QLD	704	6.7%	10,534
88	Mount Cotton	QLD	697	9.5%	7,302
89	Arundel	QLD	694	6.2%	11,171
90	Marsden	QLD	693	4.7%	14,795
91	Mount Gravatt East	QLD	690	5.6%	12,428
92	Bowen	QLD	687	6.1%	11,205
93	South Mackay	QLD	687	9.9%	6,918
94	Carindale	QLD	685	4.1%	16,535
95	Burleigh Heads	QLD	681	6.4%	10,572
96	Cornubia	QLD	679	8.7%	7,810
97	Frenchville	QLD	679	7.6%	8,982
98	Bentley Park	QLD	676	8.1%	8,360
99	Tingalpa	QLD	674	8.0%	8,461
100	Everton Park	QLD	673	6.7%	10,111

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Technicians & Trades Workers FAQ

What does this Technicians & Trades ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD suburbs with the highest Technicians & Trades 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.