Currumbin - Tugun Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Currumbin and Tugun
QLD · SA2 309021231 · Coolangatta (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,504
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,477
- Per 1,000 residents
- 111.6
- Business growth YoY
- 3.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,456
- Change vs prior year
- +48
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,270
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes currumbin and tugun), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 563.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 947 | 63.0% |
| 1–4 | 418 | 27.8% |
| 5–19 | 106 | 7.0% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,270). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,851 | 56.6% |
| Private company | 594 | 18.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 195 | 6.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 183 | 5.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 138 | 4.2% |
| Strata title | 115 | 3.5% |
| Partnership | 39 | 1.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 37 | 1.1% |
| Other | 118 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 308 | 20.5% | 4.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 230 | 15.3% | 3.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 220 | 14.6% | 7.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 181 | 12.0% | 1.7% |
| Retail Trade | 88 | 5.9% | -4.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 68 | 4.5% | 1.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 64 | 4.3% | 10.3% |
| Other Services | 60 | 4.0% | -6.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 56 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 55 | 3.7% | 14.6% |
| Manufacturing | 49 | 3.3% | 2.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 32 | 2.1% | 14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 30 | 2.0% | 30.4% |
| Education and Training | 28 | 1.9% | -17.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 13 | 0.9% | -7.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services30.4%
- Financial and Insurance Services14.6%
- Wholesale Trade14.3%
- Administrative and Support Services10.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.0 | 0.45× | 13 |