Stafford Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 302021032 · Chermside (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 790
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,421
- Per 1,000 residents
- 106.5
- Business growth YoY
- -2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 812
- Change vs prior year
- -22
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
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Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 434 | 54.9% |
| 1–4 | 195 | 24.7% |
| 5–19 | 116 | 14.7% |
| 20–199 | 39 | 4.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 132 | 16.7% | -1.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 125 | 15.8% | -6.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 95 | 12.0% | -5.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 81 | 10.3% | 1.3% |
| Retail Trade | 55 | 7.0% | 1.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 50 | 6.3% | 6.4% |
| Other Services | 45 | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 4.6% | 24.1% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 4.3% | -5.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 34 | 4.3% | -19.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 25 | 3.2% | -10.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 22 | 2.8% | 4.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 2.7% | 5.0% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.8% | -40.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.5% | -33.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services24.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.4%
- Arts and Recreation Services5.0%
- Administrative and Support Services4.8%
- Retail Trade1.9%