Coolangatta Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 309021230 · Coolangatta (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 958
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,204
- Per 1,000 residents
- 133.0
- Business growth YoY
- 8.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 886
- Change vs prior year
- +72
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,942
≠ 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): 742.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 593 | 61.9% |
| 1–4 | 263 | 27.5% |
| 5–19 | 75 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,942). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,353 | 47.6% |
| Private company | 1,037 | 21.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 456 | 9.2% |
| Strata title | 282 | 5.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 246 | 5.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 244 | 4.9% |
| Partnership | 67 | 1.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 56 | 1.1% |
| Other | 201 | 4.1% |
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 | 181 | 18.9% | 7.1% |
| Construction | 135 | 14.1% | 8.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 128 | 13.4% | 17.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 109 | 11.4% | 6.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 60 | 6.3% | -4.8% |
| Retail Trade | 59 | 6.2% | 20.4% |
| Other Services | 52 | 5.4% | 20.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 44 | 4.6% | -4.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 3.9% | -19.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 35 | 3.7% | 16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 34 | 3.5% | 41.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 25 | 2.6% | -3.8% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 21 | 2.2% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.5% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services41.7%
- Other Services20.9%
- Retail Trade20.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services17.4%
- Administrative and Support Services16.7%