Gordonvale - Trinity Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Gordonvale and Trinity
QLD · SA2 306021148 · Cairns - South (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 842
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,413
- Per 1,000 residents
- 73.8
- Business growth YoY
- 6.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 789
- Change vs prior year
- +53
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,098
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes gordonvale and trinity), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 320.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 499 | 59.3% |
| 1–4 | 244 | 29.0% |
| 5–19 | 87 | 10.3% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,098). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,087 | 51.8% |
| Private company | 391 | 18.6% |
| Family partnership | 143 | 6.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 128 | 6.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 118 | 5.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 59 | 2.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 57 | 2.7% |
| Partnership | 36 | 1.7% |
| Other | 79 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 216 | 25.7% | 2.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 138 | 16.4% | 6.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 66 | 7.8% | 8.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 65 | 7.7% | 1.6% |
| Other Services | 60 | 7.1% | 1.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 59 | 7.0% | 22.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 47 | 5.6% | 2.2% |
| Manufacturing | 46 | 5.5% | 15.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 33 | 3.9% | 6.5% |
| Retail Trade | 31 | 3.7% | 6.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 1.8% | -21.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 15 | 1.8% | 7.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 14 | 1.7% | 27.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 8 | 1.0% | 60.0% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.0% | -11.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.6% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing22.9%
- Manufacturing15.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.2%
- Retail Trade6.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.39× | 14 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.3 | 0.44× | 15 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.9 | 0.46× | 33 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.55× | 10 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.59× | 15 |
| Retail Trade | 2.7 | 0.61× | 31 |