Cleveland Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 301021007 · Cleveland - Stradbroke (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,835
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,952
- Per 1,000 residents
- 108.2
- Business growth YoY
- -1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,863
- Change vs prior year
- -28
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,293
≠ 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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 726.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,089 | 59.3% |
| 1–4 | 490 | 26.7% |
| 5–19 | 216 | 11.8% |
| 20–199 | 37 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,293). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,155 | 34.2% |
| Private company | 1,624 | 25.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 678 | 10.8% |
| Strata title | 473 | 7.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 430 | 6.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 377 | 6.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 105 | 1.7% |
| Family partnership | 102 | 1.6% |
| Other | 349 | 5.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 372 | 20.3% | 2.2% |
| Construction | 323 | 17.6% | -4.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 259 | 14.1% | -1.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 172 | 9.4% | 4.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 99 | 5.4% | -11.6% |
| Retail Trade | 88 | 4.8% | -15.4% |
| Manufacturing | 80 | 4.4% | -3.6% |
| Other Services | 78 | 4.3% | -4.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 76 | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 74 | 4.0% | 2.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 64 | 3.5% | 4.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 63 | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 1.5% | -10.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 26 | 1.4% | 18.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 0.9% | 14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing18.2%
- Wholesale Trade4.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.9%
- Accommodation and Food Services3.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing2.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.68× | 16 |