Ashgrove
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 305041132 · Brisbane Inner - West (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,427
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,911
- Per 1,000 residents
- 95.7
- Business growth YoY
- -1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,449
- Change vs prior year
- -22
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,997
≠ 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): 596.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 866 | 60.7% |
| 1–4 | 428 | 30.0% |
| 5–19 | 110 | 7.7% |
| 20–199 | 27 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,997). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,011 | 40.2% |
| Private company | 1,244 | 24.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 526 | 10.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 391 | 7.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 238 | 4.8% |
| Strata title | 172 | 3.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 85 | 1.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 63 | 1.3% |
| Other | 267 | 5.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 370 | 25.9% | -2.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 226 | 15.8% | 2.7% |
| Construction | 167 | 11.7% | 1.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 157 | 11.0% | -0.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 74 | 5.2% | 13.8% |
| Other Services | 64 | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 63 | 4.4% | -7.4% |
| Retail Trade | 59 | 4.1% | -7.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 52 | 3.6% | -7.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 47 | 3.3% | -4.1% |
| Education and Training | 37 | 2.6% | -9.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 29 | 2.0% | -12.1% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 1.5% | -15.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 1.5% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 17 | 1.2% | 21.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | -40.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services13.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.7%
- Construction1.8%
- Other Services0.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-0.6%
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 | 1.1 | 0.53× | 16 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.53× | 22 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.61× | 52 |
| Construction | 11.2 | 0.75× | 167 |