Shoal Point - Bucasia Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Shoal Point and Bucasia
QLD · SA2 312021354 · Mackay (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 334
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,590
- Per 1,000 residents
- 50.7
- Business growth YoY
- -4.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 349
- Change vs prior year
- -15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,243
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes shoal point and bucasia), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 240.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 193 | 57.8% |
| 1–4 | 114 | 34.1% |
| 5–19 | 32 | 9.6% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,243). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 677 | 54.5% |
| Private company | 265 | 21.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 104 | 8.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 64 | 5.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 41 | 3.3% |
| Family partnership | 28 | 2.3% |
| Partnership | 14 | 1.1% |
| Strata title | 13 | 1.0% |
| Other | 37 | 3.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 88 | 26.3% | -2.2% |
| Other Services | 46 | 13.8% | -6.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 42 | 12.6% | 20.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 29 | 8.7% | -9.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 23 | 6.9% | -4.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 21 | 6.3% | -22.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 17 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 3.0% | -16.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 9 | 2.7% | 50.0% |
| Retail Trade | 8 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 2.1% | 16.7% |
| Mining | 6 | 1.8% | 50.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance20.0%
- Construction-2.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-4.2%
- Other Services-6.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-9.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.5 | 0.27× | 10 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.5 | 0.38× | 23 |
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.56× | 12 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.4 | 0.57× | 29 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.2 | 0.60× | 21 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.6 | 0.69× | 17 |