Southern Moreton Bay Islands Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 301021551 · Cleveland - Stradbroke (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 396
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,466
- Per 1,000 residents
- 37.8
- Business growth YoY
- 10.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 359
- Change vs prior year
- +37
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,266
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 438.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 241 | 60.9% |
| 1–4 | 109 | 27.5% |
| 5–19 | 36 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,266). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,410 | 62.2% |
| Private company | 320 | 14.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 169 | 7.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 83 | 3.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 69 | 3.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 67 | 3.0% |
| Family partnership | 51 | 2.3% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 40 | 1.8% |
| Other | 57 | 2.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 96 | 24.2% | 5.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 61 | 15.4% | 3.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 39 | 9.8% | 39.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 35 | 8.8% | -2.8% |
| Retail Trade | 27 | 6.8% | 22.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 24 | 6.1% | 9.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 20 | 5.1% | 25.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 20 | 5.1% | 25.0% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 3.5% | 55.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 3.0% | 50.0% |
| Other Services | 11 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 2.3% | 12.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 1.3% | 25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance39.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services25.0%
- Administrative and Support Services25.0%
- Retail Trade22.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 1.1 | 0.23× | 11 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.3 | 0.38× | 35 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.3 | 0.44× | 24 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 0.48× | 14 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.50× | 12 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.9 | 0.51× | 20 |