Albany Creek
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 314011382 · The Hills District (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,188
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,369
- Per 1,000 residents
- 68.4
- Business growth YoY
- 2.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,163
- Change vs prior year
- +25
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,057
≠ 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): 1,137.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 680 | 57.2% |
| 1–4 | 407 | 34.3% |
| 5–19 | 94 | 7.9% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,057). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,438 | 42.7% |
| Private company | 1,956 | 24.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 859 | 10.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 568 | 7.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 530 | 6.6% |
| Family partnership | 130 | 1.6% |
| Strata title | 120 | 1.5% |
| Partnership | 105 | 1.3% |
| Other | 351 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 272 | 22.9% | 5.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 194 | 16.3% | 3.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 121 | 10.2% | 3.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 98 | 8.2% | 2.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 74 | 6.2% | 7.2% |
| Retail Trade | 71 | 6.0% | -1.4% |
| Other Services | 70 | 5.9% | -9.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 59 | 5.0% | -11.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 57 | 4.8% | 14.0% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 2.9% | 6.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 32 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 30 | 2.5% | -6.3% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 2.3% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.8% | -28.6% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services14.0%
- Education and Training12.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.2%
- Manufacturing6.3%
- Construction5.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.47× | 10 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.7 | 0.55× | 30 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.6 | 0.56× | 98 |
| Manufacturing | 2.0 | 0.66× | 34 |