Chermside West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 302021029 · Chermside (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 430
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,050
- Per 1,000 residents
- 61.0
- Business growth YoY
- -3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 445
- Change vs prior year
- -15
- 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 | 258 | 60.0% |
| 1–4 | 138 | 32.1% |
| 5–19 | 24 | 5.6% |
| 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 | 94 | 21.9% | 2.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 56 | 13.0% | -5.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 54 | 12.6% | 1.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 43 | 10.0% | 10.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 35 | 8.1% | -12.5% |
| Other Services | 25 | 5.8% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 20 | 4.7% | -4.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 18 | 4.2% | -10.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 17 | 4.0% | 6.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 17 | 4.0% | -19.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 3.3% | -17.6% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 3.0% | 8.3% |
| Manufacturing | 11 | 2.6% | -8.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.9% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.3%
- Construction2.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance1.9%
- Other Services0.0%
- Retail Trade-4.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.52× | 11 |
| Retail Trade | 2.8 | 0.63× | 20 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.4 | 0.65× | 17 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.1 | 0.68× | 43 |
| Other Services | 3.5 | 0.72× | 25 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.4 | 0.75× | 17 |