Mount Sheridan Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 306021153 · Cairns - South (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 461
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,042
- Per 1,000 residents
- 51.0
- Business growth YoY
- 1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 456
- Change vs prior year
- +5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,987
≠ 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): 858.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 282 | 61.2% |
| 1–4 | 135 | 29.3% |
| 5–19 | 35 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,987). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,858 | 57.3% |
| Private company | 914 | 18.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 323 | 6.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 261 | 5.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 166 | 3.3% |
| Family partnership | 140 | 2.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 85 | 1.7% |
| Partnership | 69 | 1.4% |
| Other | 171 | 3.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 78 | 16.9% | -3.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 74 | 16.1% | 12.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 58 | 12.6% | 7.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 53 | 11.5% | 1.9% |
| Retail Trade | 37 | 8.0% | 5.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 35 | 7.6% | 2.9% |
| Other Services | 27 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 25 | 5.4% | -3.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 21 | 4.6% | -12.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 2.6% | -25.0% |
| Manufacturing | 11 | 2.4% | -21.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 2.0% | 80.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 1.1% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.4%
- Retail Trade5.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance1.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 0.43× | 11 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.3 | 0.43× | 12 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.9 | 0.45× | 35 |
| Construction | 8.6 | 0.61× | 78 |
| Other Services | 3.0 | 0.64× | 27 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.8 | 0.74× | 25 |