Cairns City
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 306021145 · Cairns - South (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,526
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,599
- Per 1,000 residents
- 185.7
- Business growth YoY
- -0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,529
- Change vs prior year
- -3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 28,041
≠ 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): 4,935.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,337 | 52.9% |
| 1–4 | 661 | 26.2% |
| 5–19 | 371 | 14.7% |
| 20–199 | 151 | 6.0% |
| 200+ | 9 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (28,041). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 14,641 | 52.2% |
| Private company | 6,084 | 21.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,621 | 5.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,221 | 4.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,074 | 3.8% |
| Strata title | 757 | 2.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 649 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 554 | 2.0% |
| Other | 1,440 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 438 | 17.3% | 1.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 302 | 12.0% | 5.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 298 | 11.8% | 3.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 297 | 11.8% | -3.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 234 | 9.3% | 14.1% |
| Construction | 169 | 6.7% | -6.1% |
| Retail Trade | 167 | 6.6% | -9.7% |
| Other Services | 133 | 5.3% | 0.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 128 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 108 | 4.3% | -3.6% |
| Manufacturing | 48 | 1.9% | -7.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 42 | 1.7% | 7.7% |
| Education and Training | 40 | 1.6% | 8.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 37 | 1.5% | -14.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 33 | 1.3% | -10.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20 | 0.8% | -13.0% |
| Mining | 13 | 0.5% | -13.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.4% | 28.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
| Currently Unknown | 5 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing14.1%
- Education and Training8.1%
- Wholesale Trade7.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.1%