Port Douglas Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 306041165 · Port Douglas - Daintree (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 794
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,041
- Per 1,000 residents
- 131.4
- Business growth YoY
- -0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 797
- Change vs prior year
- -3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,436
≠ 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): 315.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 431 | 54.3% |
| 1–4 | 207 | 26.1% |
| 5–19 | 115 | 14.5% |
| 20–199 | 39 | 4.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,436). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,264 | 51.9% |
| Private company | 478 | 19.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 160 | 6.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 140 | 5.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 90 | 3.7% |
| Family partnership | 75 | 3.1% |
| Strata title | 54 | 2.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 51 | 2.1% |
| Other | 124 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 126 | 15.9% | 7.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 121 | 15.2% | 6.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 101 | 12.7% | 1.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 70 | 8.8% | -4.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 60 | 7.6% | 1.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 57 | 7.2% | -6.6% |
| Retail Trade | 48 | 6.0% | -20.0% |
| Other Services | 43 | 5.4% | 10.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 35 | 4.4% | 9.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 28 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 3.4% | -12.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 25 | 3.1% | -13.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 23 | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 2.0% | 6.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 0.6% | -50.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services10.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.4%
- Construction7.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing1.7%