Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mooloolaba and Alexandra Headland
QLD · SA2 316031428 · Maroochy (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,213
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,101
- Per 1,000 residents
- 168.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,208
- Change vs prior year
- +5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,139
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mooloolaba and alexandra headland), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 272.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,416 | 64.0% |
| 1–4 | 493 | 22.3% |
| 5–19 | 225 | 10.2% |
| 20–199 | 76 | 3.4% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,139). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 886 | 41.4% |
| Private company | 469 | 21.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 233 | 10.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 179 | 8.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 140 | 6.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 52 | 2.4% |
| Strata title | 49 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 34 | 1.6% |
| Other | 97 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 481 | 21.7% | -4.6% |
| Construction | 395 | 17.8% | 2.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 311 | 14.1% | 11.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 169 | 7.6% | -7.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 141 | 6.4% | -3.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 127 | 5.7% | 6.7% |
| Retail Trade | 118 | 5.3% | 9.3% |
| Other Services | 92 | 4.2% | -8.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 87 | 3.9% | -7.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 70 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 48 | 2.2% | -5.9% |
| Manufacturing | 47 | 2.1% | 4.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 39 | 1.8% | 30.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 30 | 1.4% | -16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 23 | 1.0% | 9.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing30.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services11.1%
- Information Media and Telecommunications9.5%
- Retail Trade9.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.7%