Parkhurst - Kawana Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Parkhurst and Kawana
QLD · SA2 308031215 · Rockhampton (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 538
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,181
- Per 1,000 residents
- 65.8
- Business growth YoY
- 4.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 517
- Change vs prior year
- +21
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes parkhurst and kawana), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 272 | 50.6% |
| 1–4 | 136 | 25.3% |
| 5–19 | 82 | 15.2% |
| 20–199 | 41 | 7.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 119 | 22.1% | -2.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 71 | 13.2% | 6.0% |
| Other Services | 63 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 45 | 8.4% | 4.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 36 | 6.7% | 12.5% |
| Manufacturing | 32 | 5.9% | 3.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 30 | 5.6% | 11.1% |
| Retail Trade | 28 | 5.2% | -6.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 25 | 4.6% | 13.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 20 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 16 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 2.6% | 16.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 14 | 2.6% | -12.5% |
| Mining | 10 | 1.9% | -9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.9% | — |
| Education and Training | 4 | 0.7% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.6% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services13.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services12.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.1%
- Other Services6.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2.4 | 0.50× | 20 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.7 | 0.56× | 14 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.4 | 0.58× | 36 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.7 | 0.60× | 30 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.0 | 0.63× | 16 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.71× | 14 |