Rothwell - Kippa-Ring Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Rothwell and Kippa-Ring
QLD · SA2 313051380 · Redcliffe (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 860
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,562
- Per 1,000 residents
- 49.0
- Business growth YoY
- -0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 866
- Change vs prior year
- -6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,473
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes rothwell and kippa-ring), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 696.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 492 | 57.2% |
| 1–4 | 251 | 29.2% |
| 5–19 | 92 | 10.7% |
| 20–199 | 17 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.7% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,473). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,122 | 61.1% |
| Private company | 563 | 16.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 192 | 5.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 155 | 4.5% |
| Strata title | 81 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 75 | 2.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 72 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 62 | 1.8% |
| Other | 151 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 196 | 22.8% | -0.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 89 | 10.3% | 7.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 86 | 10.0% | -5.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 82 | 9.5% | 7.9% |
| Other Services | 74 | 8.6% | -5.1% |
| Retail Trade | 63 | 7.3% | -17.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 54 | 6.3% | -5.3% |
| Manufacturing | 46 | 5.3% | -4.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 38 | 4.4% | 2.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 32 | 3.7% | 6.7% |
| Education and Training | 26 | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 25 | 2.9% | 8.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 2.0% | -5.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 1.7% | 15.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.7% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services8.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services6.7%
- Education and Training4.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.1 | 0.32× | 54 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.42× | 17 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.44× | 25 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.2 | 0.54× | 38 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.1 | 0.55× | 89 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.56× | 15 |