Margate - Woody Point Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Margate and Woody Point
QLD · SA2 313051378 · Redcliffe (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 718
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,649
- Per 1,000 residents
- 56.8
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 713
- Change vs prior year
- +5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,764
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes margate and woody point), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 963.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 443 | 61.7% |
| 1–4 | 209 | 29.1% |
| 5–19 | 51 | 7.1% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,764). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,921 | 50.7% |
| Private company | 1,242 | 21.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 410 | 7.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 304 | 5.3% |
| Strata title | 230 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 216 | 3.7% |
| Family partnership | 109 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 78 | 1.4% |
| Other | 254 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 156 | 21.7% | -3.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 113 | 15.7% | 9.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 74 | 10.3% | 1.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 67 | 9.3% | 6.3% |
| Other Services | 47 | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 46 | 6.4% | 7.0% |
| Retail Trade | 40 | 5.6% | 8.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 38 | 5.3% | -5.0% |
| Education and Training | 26 | 3.6% | 18.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 21 | 2.9% | -22.2% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 20 | 2.8% | -25.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 2.4% | 6.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 1.8% | 8.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.7% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training18.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.7%
- Retail Trade8.1%
- Administrative and Support Services7.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.3%
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 | 1.3 | 0.42× | 17 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.45× | 13 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.6 | 0.51× | 20 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.7 | 0.51× | 21 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.0 | 0.55× | 38 |
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.56× | 20 |