Coolum Beach Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 316031425 · Maroochy (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,733
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,064
- Per 1,000 residents
- 101.6
- Business growth YoY
- 3.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,673
- Change vs prior year
- +60
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,424
≠ 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): 1,961.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,106 | 63.8% |
| 1–4 | 483 | 27.9% |
| 5–19 | 124 | 7.2% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,424). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,404 | 47.7% |
| Private company | 3,084 | 23.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,187 | 8.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 934 | 7.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 712 | 5.3% |
| Strata title | 262 | 2.0% |
| Family partnership | 187 | 1.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 182 | 1.4% |
| Other | 472 | 3.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 419 | 24.2% | 2.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 307 | 17.7% | 4.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 191 | 11.0% | 2.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 166 | 9.6% | 2.5% |
| Retail Trade | 113 | 6.5% | 7.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 77 | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 69 | 4.0% | 9.5% |
| Other Services | 67 | 3.9% | -8.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 66 | 3.8% | 4.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 55 | 3.2% | -3.5% |
| Manufacturing | 50 | 2.9% | -5.7% |
| Education and Training | 37 | 2.1% | 19.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 34 | 2.0% | -10.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 31 | 1.8% | 24.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 20 | 1.2% | 11.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20 | 1.2% | 5.3% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.3% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services24.0%
- Education and Training19.4%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing11.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services9.5%
- Retail Trade7.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.2 | 0.56× | 55 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.2 | 0.71× | 20 |