Brinsmead

Statistical area (SA2)

QLD · SA2 306011138 · Cairns - North (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 423
Population (SA2 ERP): 5,702
Per 1,000 residents: 74.2
Business growth YoY: 8.7%

Prior year businesses: 389
Change vs prior year: +34
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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	273	64.5%
1–4	109	25.8%
5–19	32	7.6%
20–199	3	0.7%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	85	20.1%	3.7%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	63	14.9%	21.2%
Health Care and Social Assistance	47	11.1%	6.8%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	41	9.7%	5.1%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	41	9.7%	2.5%
Administrative and Support Services	30	7.1%	36.4%
Other Services	24	5.7%	-7.7%
Retail Trade	18	4.3%	0.0%
Accommodation and Food Services	15	3.5%	0.0%
Financial and Insurance Services	15	3.5%	25.0%
Manufacturing	10	2.4%	0.0%
Arts and Recreation Services	9	2.1%	0.0%
Education and Training	8	1.9%	14.3%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	6	1.4%	-14.3%
Wholesale Trade	5	1.2%	-16.7%
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	3	0.7%	—
Information Media and Telecommunications	3	0.7%	—

Fastest-growing industries

Administrative and Support Services36.4%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services21.2%
Health Care and Social Assistance6.8%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.1%
Construction3.7%

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
Manufacturing	1.8	0.58×	10
Retail Trade	3.2	0.75×	18