Norman Gardens Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 308031213 · Rockhampton (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 508
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,288
- Per 1,000 residents
- 45.0
- Business growth YoY
- -5.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 539
- Change vs prior year
- -31
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,289
≠ 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): 1,564.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 311 | 61.2% |
| 1–4 | 146 | 28.7% |
| 5–19 | 40 | 7.9% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,289). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,668 | 56.3% |
| Private company | 1,564 | 18.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 543 | 6.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 318 | 3.8% |
| Family partnership | 299 | 3.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 247 | 3.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 204 | 2.5% |
| Partnership | 125 | 1.5% |
| Other | 321 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 84 | 16.5% | -3.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 84 | 16.5% | 5.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 70 | 13.8% | -2.8% |
| Other Services | 41 | 8.1% | -18.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 40 | 7.9% | -23.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 34 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 27 | 5.3% | 3.8% |
| Retail Trade | 24 | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 21 | 4.1% | -8.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 21 | 4.1% | -12.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 19 | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 2.8% | 16.7% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.2% | -25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 0.6% | -50.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.0%
- Retail Trade4.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing3.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-2.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-2.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.0 | 0.35× | 34 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.5 | 0.43× | 40 |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 0.45× | 14 |
| Retail Trade | 2.1 | 0.48× | 24 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.9 | 0.49× | 21 |
| Construction | 7.4 | 0.52× | 84 |