Brinsmead Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 306011138 · Cairns - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 423
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,702
- Per 1,000 residents
- 74.2
- Business growth YoY
- 8.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 389
- Change vs prior year
- +34
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 273 | 64.5% |
| 1–4 | 109 | 25.8% |
| 5–19 | 32 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 85 | 20.1% | 3.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 63 | 14.9% | 21.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 47 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 41 | 9.7% | 5.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 41 | 9.7% | 2.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 30 | 7.1% | 36.4% |
| Other Services | 24 | 5.7% | -7.7% |
| Retail Trade | 18 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 15 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 3.5% | 25.0% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.9% | 14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 1.4% | -14.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 1.2% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.7% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.7% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services36.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services21.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.1%
- Construction3.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.58× | 10 |
| Retail Trade | 3.2 | 0.75× | 18 |