Marsden Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 311031317 · Browns Plains (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 789
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,494
- Per 1,000 residents
- 45.1
- Business growth YoY
- 7.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 732
- Change vs prior year
- +57
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,785
≠ 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): 1,491.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 583 | 73.9% |
| 1–4 | 164 | 20.8% |
| 5–19 | 37 | 4.7% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,785). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,101 | 70.9% |
| Private company | 833 | 14.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 201 | 3.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 160 | 2.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 111 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 76 | 1.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 74 | 1.3% |
| Partnership | 60 | 1.0% |
| Other | 169 | 2.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 227 | 28.8% | 20.7% |
| Construction | 204 | 25.9% | 4.6% |
| Retail Trade | 53 | 6.7% | 6.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 53 | 6.7% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 48 | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 43 | 5.4% | 2.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 33 | 4.2% | 3.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 32 | 4.1% | 18.5% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 3.2% | -13.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 24 | 3.0% | 33.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 0.9% | 40.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.8% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 0.6% | -37.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 0.5% | -42.9% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services33.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing20.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services18.5%
- Retail Trade6.0%
- Construction4.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1.9 | 0.20× | 33 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 1.8 | 0.21× | 32 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.7 | 0.33× | 13 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.4 | 0.45× | 24 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.0 | 0.47× | 53 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.50× | 25 |