Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw
QLD · SA2 315011398 · Far North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 16
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 1,805
- Per 1,000 residents
- 8.9
- Business growth YoY
- 6.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 15
- Change vs prior year
- +1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 417
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes kowanyama and pormpuraaw), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 112.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 7 | 43.8% |
| 1–4 | 6 | 37.5% |
| 5–19 | 3 | 18.8% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (417). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 232 | 55.6% |
| Private company | 70 | 16.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 36 | 8.6% |
| Family partnership | 17 | 4.1% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 15 | 3.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 10 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 8 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 7 | 1.7% |
| Other | 22 | 5.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 37.5% | 0.0% |
| Construction | 4 | 25.0% | 33.3% |
| Retail Trade | 3 | 18.8% | — |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 3 | 18.8% | 0.0% |