Craignish - Dundowran Beach
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Craignish and Dundowran Beach
QLD · SA2 319041517 · Hervey Bay (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 480
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,235
- Per 1,000 residents
- 77.0
- Business growth YoY
- 7.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 447
- Change vs prior year
- +33
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes craignish and dundowran beach), 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 | 294 | 61.3% |
| 1–4 | 125 | 26.0% |
| 5–19 | 48 | 10.0% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 148 | 30.8% | 11.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 60 | 12.5% | 5.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 48 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 40 | 8.3% | 33.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 28 | 5.8% | 7.7% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 5.2% | 19.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 25 | 5.2% | 19.0% |
| Retail Trade | 21 | 4.4% | -12.5% |
| Other Services | 17 | 3.5% | 6.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 15 | 3.1% | -16.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 2.5% | -7.7% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 2.1% | -9.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 1.5% | 40.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 7 | 1.5% | -12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 1.0% | 25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 1.0% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance33.3%
- Manufacturing19.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing19.0%
- Construction11.3%
- Administrative and Support Services7.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2.4 | 0.44× | 15 |
| Other Services | 2.7 | 0.58× | 17 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.9 | 0.64× | 12 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.0 | 0.73× | 25 |