Johnstone Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 306031160 · Innisfail - Cassowary Coast (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,006
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,281
- Per 1,000 residents
- 121.5
- Business growth YoY
- -1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,021
- Change vs prior year
- -15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,147
≠ 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): 458.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 656 | 65.2% |
| 1–4 | 245 | 24.4% |
| 5–19 | 82 | 8.2% |
| 20–199 | 26 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,147). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,836 | 44.3% |
| Private company | 658 | 15.9% |
| Family partnership | 616 | 14.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 259 | 6.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 204 | 4.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 152 | 3.7% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 120 | 2.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 113 | 2.7% |
| Other | 189 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 462 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| Construction | 146 | 14.5% | -4.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 77 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| Other Services | 62 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 43 | 4.3% | 2.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 36 | 3.6% | 5.9% |
| Manufacturing | 29 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 27 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 27 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 24 | 2.4% | 4.3% |
| Retail Trade | 21 | 2.1% | -19.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.9%
- Other Services5.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2.4%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-0.2%
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 | 2.9 | 0.48× | 24 |
| Retail Trade | 2.5 | 0.60× | 21 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.8 | 0.62× | 15 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.2 | 0.68× | 43 |