Bargara - Burnett Heads Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bargara and Burnett Heads
QLD · SA2 319011493 · Bundaberg (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,394
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,697
- Per 1,000 residents
- 64.2
- Business growth YoY
- 4.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,336
- Change vs prior year
- +58
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 20,070
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bargara and burnett heads), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 3,228.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 867 | 62.2% |
| 1–4 | 376 | 27.0% |
| 5–19 | 127 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 32 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (20,070). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 10,158 | 50.6% |
| Private company | 3,686 | 18.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,533 | 7.6% |
| Family partnership | 1,075 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,001 | 5.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 772 | 3.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 521 | 2.6% |
| Strata title | 308 | 1.5% |
| Other | 1,016 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 284 | 20.4% | 0.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 185 | 13.3% | -1.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 182 | 13.1% | 14.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 159 | 11.4% | 12.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 127 | 9.1% | 9.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 69 | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Other Services | 59 | 4.2% | 22.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 55 | 3.9% | -1.8% |
| Manufacturing | 54 | 3.9% | 1.9% |
| Retail Trade | 54 | 3.9% | -6.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 51 | 3.7% | 2.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 3.6% | -3.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 1.6% | -11.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.1% | 45.5% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.1% | 7.1% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.4% | 25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services22.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services14.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance12.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.5%
- Administrative and Support Services4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.43× | 15 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.43× | 23 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.5 | 0.44× | 55 |
| Retail Trade | 2.5 | 0.48× | 54 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.49× | 16 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.9 | 0.53× | 127 |