Banana Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 308041528 · Biloela (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,099
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,297
- Per 1,000 residents
- 225.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,059
- Change vs prior year
- +40
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,443
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 224.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,679 | 80.0% |
| 1–4 | 321 | 15.3% |
| 5–19 | 84 | 4.0% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,443). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 957 | 39.2% |
| Family partnership | 520 | 21.3% |
| Private company | 310 | 12.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 209 | 8.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 118 | 4.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 94 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 75 | 3.1% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 55 | 2.3% |
| Other | 105 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1,459 | 69.5% | 2.6% |
| Construction | 120 | 5.7% | 2.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 118 | 5.6% | 4.4% |
| Other Services | 66 | 3.1% | 1.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 62 | 3.0% | 8.8% |
| Retail Trade | 45 | 2.1% | 4.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 35 | 1.7% | 2.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 34 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 33 | 1.6% | -17.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 30 | 1.4% | 25.0% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 24 | 1.1% | -20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 18 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services25.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.8%
- Retail Trade4.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2.9%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in QLD (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.6 | 0.39× | 24 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.8 | 0.41× | 35 |