Northern Peninsula Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 315011399 · Far North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 68
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 2,944
- Per 1,000 residents
- 23.1
- Business growth YoY
- 15.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 59
- Change vs prior year
- +9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 290
≠ 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): 63.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 37 | 54.4% |
| 1–4 | 20 | 29.4% |
| 5–19 | 9 | 13.2% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (290). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 162 | 55.9% |
| Private company | 45 | 15.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 41 | 14.1% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 15 | 5.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 11 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 5 | 1.7% |
| Family partnership | 4 | 1.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 2 | 0.7% |
| Other | 5 | 1.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 16 | 23.5% | 23.1% |
| Retail Trade | 7 | 10.3% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 7 | 10.3% | 16.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 5 | 7.4% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5 | 7.4% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5 | 7.4% | 25.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4 | 5.9% | 33.3% |
| Other Services | 4 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 4.4% | — |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 3 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 5.4 | 0.36× | 16 |