Sandgate - Shorncliffe Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Sandgate and Shorncliffe
QLD · SA2 302041044 · Sandgate (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 592
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,975
- Per 1,000 residents
- 84.9
- Business growth YoY
- -1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 603
- Change vs prior year
- -11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes sandgate and shorncliffe), 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 | 319 | 53.9% |
| 1–4 | 197 | 33.3% |
| 5–19 | 51 | 8.6% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 118 | 19.9% | -3.3% |
| Construction | 110 | 18.6% | 11.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 81 | 13.7% | 1.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 64 | 10.8% | -3.0% |
| Retail Trade | 38 | 6.4% | -11.6% |
| Other Services | 37 | 6.3% | -2.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 26 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 23 | 3.9% | 15.0% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 2.9% | -15.0% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 2.7% | -15.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 15 | 2.5% | -11.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 2.2% | -18.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 12 | 2.0% | -14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 1.4% | -11.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services15.0%
- Construction11.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services0.0%
- Other Services-2.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 1.7 | 0.32× | 12 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.2 | 0.59× | 15 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.4 | 0.73× | 10 |