Bardon Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 305041134 · Brisbane Inner - West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,089
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,168
- Per 1,000 residents
- 97.5
- Business growth YoY
- 2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,060
- Change vs prior year
- +29
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,781
≠ 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): 464.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 698 | 64.1% |
| 1–4 | 298 | 27.4% |
| 5–19 | 79 | 7.3% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,781). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,473 | 39.0% |
| Private company | 920 | 24.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 487 | 12.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 347 | 9.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 222 | 5.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 47 | 1.2% |
| Strata title | 46 | 1.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 45 | 1.2% |
| Other | 194 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 317 | 29.1% | 8.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 195 | 17.9% | 4.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 121 | 11.1% | 7.1% |
| Construction | 106 | 9.7% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 67 | 6.2% | -1.5% |
| Retail Trade | 48 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 32 | 2.9% | -8.6% |
| Other Services | 32 | 2.9% | -15.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 28 | 2.6% | 16.7% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 2.3% | 8.7% |
| Education and Training | 25 | 2.3% | -10.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 2.0% | -15.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 1.6% | -22.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 17 | 1.6% | 6.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 1.3% | -6.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services16.7%
- Manufacturing8.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.1%
- Retail Trade4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 1.5 | 0.28× | 17 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.3 | 0.49× | 14 |
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.64× | 32 |
| Construction | 9.5 | 0.66× | 106 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.0 | 0.67× | 22 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.69× | 17 |