Palm Beach Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 309021234 · Coolangatta (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,037
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,678
- Per 1,000 residents
- 109.1
- Business growth YoY
- 5.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,927
- Change vs prior year
- +110
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,438
≠ 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): 2,102.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,290 | 63.3% |
| 1–4 | 562 | 27.6% |
| 5–19 | 148 | 7.3% |
| 20–199 | 45 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,438). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,223 | 50.0% |
| Private company | 2,633 | 21.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 941 | 7.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 774 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 666 | 5.4% |
| Strata title | 383 | 3.1% |
| Family partnership | 186 | 1.5% |
| Partnership | 185 | 1.5% |
| Other | 447 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 459 | 22.5% | -1.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 323 | 15.9% | 10.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 237 | 11.6% | 10.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 193 | 9.5% | 4.9% |
| Retail Trade | 128 | 6.3% | -2.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 105 | 5.2% | 7.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 102 | 5.0% | 9.7% |
| Other Services | 92 | 4.5% | 2.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 81 | 4.0% | 5.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 69 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
| Education and Training | 61 | 3.0% | 56.4% |
| Manufacturing | 54 | 2.7% | 8.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 49 | 2.4% | 8.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 43 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 23 | 1.1% | 9.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 0.5% | 10.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training56.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services10.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services9.7%
- Information Media and Telecommunications9.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.6 | 0.37× | 11 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.7 | 0.64× | 69 |