West Gladstone Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 308051539 · Gladstone (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 193
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,153
- Per 1,000 residents
- 37.5
- Business growth YoY
- 4.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 185
- Change vs prior year
- +8
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 118 | 61.1% |
| 1–4 | 48 | 24.9% |
| 5–19 | 24 | 12.4% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 3.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 32 | 16.6% | 10.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 30 | 15.5% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 28 | 14.5% | 7.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 18 | 9.3% | 5.9% |
| Other Services | 15 | 7.8% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 14 | 7.3% | -17.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 14 | 7.3% | 7.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 11 | 5.7% | 22.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 9 | 4.7% | -18.2% |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 3.6% | 16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 3 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 1.6% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction10.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.0%
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 | 3.5 | 0.35× | 18 |
| Construction | 6.2 | 0.42× | 32 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.7 | 0.45× | 14 |
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.51× | 15 |
| Retail Trade | 2.7 | 0.56× | 14 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.1 | 0.59× | 11 |