Noosaville Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 316051435 · Noosa (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,884
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,634
- Per 1,000 residents
- 195.6
- Business growth YoY
- -0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,893
- Change vs prior year
- -9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,072
≠ 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): 679.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,088 | 57.7% |
| 1–4 | 512 | 27.2% |
| 5–19 | 221 | 11.7% |
| 20–199 | 62 | 3.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,072). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,925 | 31.7% |
| Private company | 1,648 | 27.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 744 | 12.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 438 | 7.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 422 | 6.9% |
| Strata title | 418 | 6.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 128 | 2.1% |
| Family partnership | 110 | 1.8% |
| Other | 239 | 3.9% |
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 | 394 | 20.9% | 4.8% |
| Construction | 265 | 14.1% | 1.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 245 | 13.0% | -1.6% |
| Retail Trade | 155 | 8.2% | -3.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 132 | 7.0% | -0.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 102 | 5.4% | -14.3% |
| Other Services | 100 | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 96 | 5.1% | 1.1% |
| Manufacturing | 95 | 5.0% | -5.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 72 | 3.8% | -5.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 65 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 56 | 3.0% | 3.7% |
| Education and Training | 33 | 1.8% | -8.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 29 | 1.5% | 3.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 29 | 1.5% | 3.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services5.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.7%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing3.6%
- Arts and Recreation Services3.6%