Varsity Lakes Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 309081262 · Robina (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,059
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,207
- Per 1,000 residents
- 113.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,031
- Change vs prior year
- +28
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,898
≠ 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): 1,734.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,268 | 61.6% |
| 1–4 | 547 | 26.6% |
| 5–19 | 191 | 9.3% |
| 20–199 | 46 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,898). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,034 | 50.9% |
| Private company | 2,442 | 24.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 587 | 5.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 578 | 5.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 423 | 4.3% |
| Strata title | 182 | 1.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 168 | 1.7% |
| Partnership | 128 | 1.3% |
| Other | 356 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 390 | 18.9% | 6.3% |
| Construction | 328 | 15.9% | 2.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 211 | 10.2% | -6.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 174 | 8.5% | 10.8% |
| Retail Trade | 127 | 6.2% | 4.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 127 | 6.2% | -12.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 126 | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 115 | 5.6% | 8.5% |
| Other Services | 97 | 4.7% | -8.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 93 | 4.5% | 3.3% |
| Manufacturing | 60 | 2.9% | 9.1% |
| Education and Training | 60 | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 55 | 2.7% | -6.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 36 | 1.7% | 2.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 26 | 1.3% | 13.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 19 | 0.9% | -5.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | -33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications13.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.8%
- Manufacturing9.1%
- Administrative and Support Services8.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.3%
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 | 1.0 | 0.68× | 19 |