Airlie - Whitsundays
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Airlie and Whitsundays
QLD · SA2 312031359 · Whitsunday (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,931
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,597
- Per 1,000 residents
- 116.3
- Business growth YoY
- 0.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,916
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,465
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes airlie and whitsundays), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 948.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,085 | 56.2% |
| 1–4 | 533 | 27.6% |
| 5–19 | 224 | 11.6% |
| 20–199 | 88 | 4.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,465). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,743 | 50.2% |
| Private company | 1,192 | 21.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 341 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 299 | 5.5% |
| Strata title | 201 | 3.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 200 | 3.7% |
| Family partnership | 128 | 2.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 101 | 1.8% |
| Other | 260 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 382 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 297 | 15.4% | -1.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 179 | 9.3% | -2.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 168 | 8.7% | -2.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 160 | 8.3% | 3.9% |
| Other Services | 133 | 6.9% | 5.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 125 | 6.5% | 5.9% |
| Retail Trade | 117 | 6.1% | 1.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 91 | 4.7% | 7.1% |
| Manufacturing | 73 | 3.8% | 2.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 68 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 36 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 29 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 1.4% | 28.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 25 | 1.3% | 4.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.3% | 50.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | -42.9% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training28.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.1%
- Administrative and Support Services5.9%
- Other Services5.6%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing4.2%