Coombabah Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 309031237 · Gold Coast - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 671
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,815
- Per 1,000 residents
- 62.0
- Business growth YoY
- 8.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 619
- Change vs prior year
- +52
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 16,213
≠ 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): 2,311.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 460 | 68.6% |
| 1–4 | 167 | 24.9% |
| 5–19 | 29 | 4.3% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (16,213). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,951 | 42.9% |
| Private company | 4,066 | 25.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,658 | 10.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,114 | 6.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 955 | 5.9% |
| Strata title | 349 | 2.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 251 | 1.5% |
| Family partnership | 222 | 1.4% |
| Other | 647 | 4.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 140 | 20.9% | 13.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 104 | 15.5% | 5.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 75 | 11.2% | 2.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 61 | 9.1% | 8.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 46 | 6.9% | 39.4% |
| Other Services | 41 | 6.1% | 28.1% |
| Manufacturing | 39 | 5.8% | -2.5% |
| Retail Trade | 31 | 4.6% | 3.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 30 | 4.5% | -25.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 28 | 4.2% | 21.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 25 | 3.7% | 13.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 1.9% | 44.4% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.5% | -9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.3% | -25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 1.2% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 1.2% | 100.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance39.4%
- Other Services28.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services21.7%
- Construction13.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services13.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.2 | 0.53× | 13 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.53× | 10 |
| Retail Trade | 2.9 | 0.63× | 31 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.3 | 0.66× | 46 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.8 | 0.72× | 30 |