Gladstone Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 308051534 · Gladstone (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 746
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,839
- Per 1,000 residents
- 109.1
- Business growth YoY
- 0.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 740
- Change vs prior year
- +6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 363 | 48.7% |
| 1–4 | 168 | 22.5% |
| 5–19 | 160 | 21.4% |
| 20–199 | 44 | 5.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.4% |
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 | 111 | 14.9% | 1.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 91 | 12.2% | -1.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 85 | 11.4% | 4.9% |
| Construction | 82 | 11.0% | -2.4% |
| Other Services | 67 | 9.0% | 1.5% |
| Retail Trade | 66 | 8.8% | -1.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 50 | 6.7% | -3.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 43 | 5.8% | 19.4% |
| Manufacturing | 35 | 4.7% | 9.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 34 | 4.6% | 25.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 30 | 4.0% | -3.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 2.1% | -5.9% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.9% | -12.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services25.9%
- Accommodation and Food Services19.4%
- Manufacturing9.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1.8%
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 | 1.8 | 0.37× | 12 |