Sunshine Beach Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 316051437 · Noosa (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 989
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,524
- Per 1,000 residents
- 131.4
- Business growth YoY
- 2.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 966
- Change vs prior year
- +23
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,983
≠ 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): 1,021.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 669 | 67.6% |
| 1–4 | 242 | 24.5% |
| 5–19 | 64 | 6.5% |
| 20–199 | 14 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,983). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,183 | 39.9% |
| Private company | 1,801 | 22.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 954 | 12.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 588 | 7.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 445 | 5.6% |
| Strata title | 437 | 5.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 135 | 1.7% |
| Family partnership | 108 | 1.4% |
| Other | 332 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 192 | 19.4% | -1.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 158 | 16.0% | 1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 156 | 15.8% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 85 | 8.6% | 13.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 63 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 53 | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| Retail Trade | 50 | 5.1% | 2.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 5.1% | 8.7% |
| Other Services | 37 | 3.7% | 19.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 33 | 3.3% | -10.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 27 | 2.7% | 8.0% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.7% | -19.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 1.2% | 20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services19.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services8.7%
- Arts and Recreation Services8.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.3 | 0.38× | 10 |