Currumbin Waters Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 309021232 · Coolangatta (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,253
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,220
- Per 1,000 residents
- 122.6
- Business growth YoY
- 2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,220
- Change vs prior year
- +33
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,150
≠ 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): 1,024.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 723 | 57.7% |
| 1–4 | 363 | 29.0% |
| 5–19 | 132 | 10.5% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,150). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,293 | 46.1% |
| Private company | 1,721 | 24.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 557 | 7.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 481 | 6.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 416 | 5.8% |
| Strata title | 141 | 2.0% |
| Family partnership | 130 | 1.8% |
| Partnership | 109 | 1.5% |
| Other | 302 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 296 | 23.6% | 3.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 170 | 13.6% | 10.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 146 | 11.7% | -3.9% |
| Manufacturing | 100 | 8.0% | 1.0% |
| Retail Trade | 82 | 6.5% | -4.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 74 | 5.9% | 5.7% |
| Other Services | 70 | 5.6% | 4.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 66 | 5.3% | 8.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 57 | 4.5% | 7.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 36 | 2.9% | -21.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33 | 2.6% | -8.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 32 | 2.6% | 3.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 32 | 2.6% | 28.0% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 1.5% | 11.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 1.2% | 15.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 0.9% | 10.0% |
| Mining | 8 | 0.6% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services28.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services10.4%
- Administrative and Support Services8.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.7%
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 | 1.1 | 0.43× | 11 |