Seaforth - Calen Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Seaforth and Calen
QLD · SA2 312021353 · Mackay (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,186
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,785
- Per 1,000 residents
- 135.0
- Business growth YoY
- 3.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,141
- Change vs prior year
- +45
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,936
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes seaforth and calen), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 321.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 791 | 66.7% |
| 1–4 | 317 | 26.7% |
| 5–19 | 70 | 5.9% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,936). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,097 | 37.4% |
| Private company | 635 | 21.6% |
| Family partnership | 422 | 14.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 239 | 8.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 213 | 7.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 108 | 3.7% |
| Partnership | 62 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 50 | 1.7% |
| Other | 110 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 445 | 37.5% | 0.7% |
| Construction | 200 | 16.9% | 3.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 117 | 9.9% | 9.3% |
| Other Services | 100 | 8.4% | 1.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 64 | 5.4% | 8.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 42 | 3.5% | -6.7% |
| Manufacturing | 41 | 3.5% | 10.8% |
| Retail Trade | 35 | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 29 | 2.4% | 20.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 25 | 2.1% | 19.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 21 | 1.8% | 23.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 21 | 1.8% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 1.4% | 21.4% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 0.7% | 14.3% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services23.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services20.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance19.0%
- Administrative and Support Services16.7%
- Manufacturing10.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.8 | 0.45× | 25 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.4 | 0.64× | 21 |