Herberton Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 306051167 · Tablelands (East) - Kuranda (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 519
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,730
- Per 1,000 residents
- 90.6
- Business growth YoY
- 5.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 494
- Change vs prior year
- +25
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,324
≠ 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): 207.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 344 | 66.3% |
| 1–4 | 126 | 24.3% |
| 5–19 | 32 | 6.2% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 3.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,324). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 700 | 52.9% |
| Private company | 164 | 12.4% |
| Family partnership | 107 | 8.1% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 76 | 5.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 74 | 5.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 68 | 5.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 53 | 4.0% |
| Partnership | 28 | 2.1% |
| Other | 54 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 190 | 36.6% | -1.6% |
| Construction | 69 | 13.3% | 7.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 34 | 6.6% | 21.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 32 | 6.2% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 30 | 5.8% | 11.1% |
| Retail Trade | 28 | 5.4% | 3.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 24 | 4.6% | 14.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 19 | 3.7% | 11.8% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 3.3% | -5.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 17 | 3.3% | 6.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 15 | 2.9% | -6.3% |
| Mining | 14 | 2.7% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 1.3% | 40.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 1.0% | 66.7% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 1.0% | 66.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.8% | 33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services21.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services14.3%
- Other Services11.1%
- Construction7.8%
- Retail Trade3.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.0 | 0.54× | 17 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.3 | 0.60× | 19 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.6 | 0.73× | 15 |