Buderim - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Buderim and North
QLD · SA2 316011413 · Buderim (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,703
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,127
- Per 1,000 residents
- 134.3
- Business growth YoY
- 4.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,599
- Change vs prior year
- +104
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 18,897
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes buderim and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,646.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,538 | 56.9% |
| 1–4 | 713 | 26.4% |
| 5–19 | 350 | 12.9% |
| 20–199 | 110 | 4.1% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (18,897). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 8,223 | 43.5% |
| Private company | 4,445 | 23.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,797 | 9.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,334 | 7.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,068 | 5.7% |
| Strata title | 591 | 3.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 306 | 1.6% |
| Family partnership | 285 | 1.5% |
| Other | 848 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 526 | 19.5% | 5.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 368 | 13.6% | 8.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 341 | 12.6% | 3.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 315 | 11.7% | 1.9% |
| Retail Trade | 177 | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 167 | 6.2% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 167 | 6.2% | 8.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 125 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 115 | 4.3% | 7.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 106 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 77 | 2.8% | 4.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 54 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| Education and Training | 52 | 1.9% | 10.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 47 | 1.7% | -4.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 30 | 1.1% | -3.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 0.6% | -21.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 10 | 0.4% | -9.1% |
| Mining | 7 | 0.3% | 40.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training10.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.6%
- Other Services8.4%
- Wholesale Trade7.5%
- Construction5.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.5 | 0.66× | 10 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.8 | 0.66× | 77 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.72× | 15 |