Springfield Lakes Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 310041304 · Springfield - Redbank (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,827
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 29,522
- Per 1,000 residents
- 61.9
- Business growth YoY
- 7.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,700
- Change vs prior year
- +127
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 18,428
≠ 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): 4,069.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,232 | 67.4% |
| 1–4 | 458 | 25.1% |
| 5–19 | 107 | 5.9% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (18,428). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 11,142 | 60.5% |
| Private company | 3,702 | 20.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,082 | 5.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 742 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 573 | 3.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 232 | 1.3% |
| Family partnership | 190 | 1.0% |
| Partnership | 157 | 0.9% |
| Other | 608 | 3.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 484 | 26.5% | 9.3% |
| Construction | 234 | 12.8% | 3.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 214 | 11.7% | 5.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 211 | 11.5% | 8.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 124 | 6.8% | 12.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 99 | 5.4% | 10.0% |
| Other Services | 98 | 5.4% | 8.9% |
| Retail Trade | 85 | 4.7% | -3.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 74 | 4.1% | 1.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 54 | 3.0% | 14.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 37 | 2.0% | 32.1% |
| Manufacturing | 29 | 1.6% | -12.1% |
| Education and Training | 28 | 1.5% | 21.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 1.2% | 15.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 0.8% | 7.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 0.7% | 9.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services32.1%
- Education and Training21.7%
- Wholesale Trade15.8%
- Financial and Insurance Services14.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services12.7%
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 | 0.4 | 0.27× | 12 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.7 | 0.29× | 22 |
| Manufacturing | 1.0 | 0.30× | 29 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.2 | 0.33× | 124 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.8 | 0.45× | 54 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.5 | 0.45× | 15 |