Bundaberg Surrounds - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bundaberg Surrounds and North
QLD · SA2 319011498 · Bundaberg (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 822
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,016
- Per 1,000 residents
- 82.1
- Business growth YoY
- 0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 815
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 189
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bundaberg surrounds 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): 20.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 565 | 68.7% |
| 1–4 | 175 | 21.3% |
| 5–19 | 59 | 7.2% |
| 20–199 | 21 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (189). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 79 | 41.8% |
| Family partnership | 39 | 20.6% |
| Private company | 30 | 15.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 12 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 7 | 3.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 6 | 3.2% |
| Partnership | 5 | 2.6% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 4 | 2.1% |
| Other | 7 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 330 | 40.1% | 0.0% |
| Construction | 142 | 17.3% | 6.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 51 | 6.2% | -1.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 44 | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 42 | 5.1% | 13.5% |
| Other Services | 41 | 5.0% | 13.9% |
| Manufacturing | 35 | 4.3% | 2.9% |
| Retail Trade | 27 | 3.3% | 8.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 27 | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 27 | 3.3% | -15.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 15 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.5% | 9.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.3% | -8.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 0.5% | -33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.5% | -50.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services13.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services13.5%
- Retail Trade8.0%
- Construction6.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.7 | 0.44× | 27 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.49× | 11 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.5 | 0.51× | 15 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.2 | 0.54× | 42 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.1 | 0.59× | 51 |
| Retail Trade | 2.7 | 0.62× | 27 |