Rochedale South - Priestdale Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Rochedale South and Priestdale
QLD · SA2 311061332 · Springwood - Kingston (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,108
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,053
- Per 1,000 residents
- 69.0
- Business growth YoY
- 3.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,067
- Change vs prior year
- +41
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,409
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes rochedale south and priestdale), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,555.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 730 | 65.9% |
| 1–4 | 307 | 27.7% |
| 5–19 | 64 | 5.8% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,409). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,032 | 47.9% |
| Private company | 2,250 | 26.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 621 | 7.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 479 | 5.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 454 | 5.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 110 | 1.3% |
| Family partnership | 108 | 1.3% |
| Discretionary trading trust | 91 | 1.1% |
| Other | 264 | 3.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 272 | 24.5% | 2.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 174 | 15.7% | 2.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 119 | 10.7% | -4.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 87 | 7.9% | 24.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 74 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| Other Services | 69 | 6.2% | 13.1% |
| Retail Trade | 63 | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 63 | 5.7% | 14.5% |
| Manufacturing | 43 | 3.9% | -6.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 42 | 3.8% | 31.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 37 | 3.3% | 2.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 19 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 1.2% | 18.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.6% | -36.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services31.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance24.3%
- Administrative and Support Services14.5%
- Other Services13.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services2.8%
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 | 4.6 | 0.46× | 74 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.2 | 0.50× | 19 |
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.51× | 13 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.1 | 0.68× | 17 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 7.4 | 0.70× | 119 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.3 | 0.73× | 37 |