Burrum - Fraser Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Burrum and Fraser
QLD · SA2 319051522 · Maryborough (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 608
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,970
- Per 1,000 residents
- 50.8
- Business growth YoY
- 12.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 543
- Change vs prior year
- +65
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,287
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes burrum and fraser), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 212.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 370 | 60.9% |
| 1–4 | 171 | 28.1% |
| 5–19 | 49 | 8.1% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,287). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 710 | 55.2% |
| Private company | 190 | 14.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 105 | 8.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 78 | 6.1% |
| Family partnership | 70 | 5.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 49 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 26 | 2.0% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 22 | 1.7% |
| Other | 37 | 2.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 175 | 28.8% | 19.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 71 | 11.7% | 2.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 54 | 8.9% | 12.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 44 | 7.2% | 2.3% |
| Other Services | 41 | 6.7% | 32.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 39 | 6.4% | 5.4% |
| Retail Trade | 34 | 5.6% | -8.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 34 | 5.6% | 13.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 31 | 5.1% | 19.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 31 | 5.1% | 34.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 13 | 2.1% | 30.0% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 1.6% | -16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.3% | -20.0% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 0.8% | -28.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.8% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.7% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.5% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance34.8%
- Other Services32.3%
- Administrative and Support Services19.2%
- Construction19.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services13.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 0.8 | 0.30× | 10 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.35× | 13 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.6 | 0.40× | 31 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.7 | 0.44× | 44 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.5 | 0.49× | 54 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.3 | 0.61× | 39 |