Thorneside Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 301011005 · Capalaba (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 239
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,020
- Per 1,000 residents
- 59.5
- Business growth YoY
- -3.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 248
- Change vs prior year
- -9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 939
≠ 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): 158.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 129 | 54.0% |
| 1–4 | 80 | 33.5% |
| 5–19 | 23 | 9.6% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (939). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 496 | 52.8% |
| Private company | 183 | 19.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 86 | 9.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 51 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 34 | 3.6% |
| Family partnership | 25 | 2.7% |
| Strata title | 19 | 2.0% |
| Partnership | 9 | 1.0% |
| Other | 36 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 60 | 25.1% | -6.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 46 | 19.2% | 9.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 20 | 8.4% | -9.1% |
| Manufacturing | 18 | 7.5% | 20.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 18 | 7.5% | -14.3% |
| Other Services | 16 | 6.7% | -15.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 14 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 11 | 4.6% | -26.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 8 | 3.3% | 14.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 8 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 2.1% | 25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 1.3% | -25.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 3 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 1.3% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.5%
- Construction-6.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-9.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.0 | 0.53× | 20 |
| Retail Trade | 2.7 | 0.58× | 11 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.5 | 0.65× | 14 |
| Other Services | 4.0 | 0.70× | 16 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.5 | 0.72× | 18 |