Cranbrook
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 318021472 · Townsville (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 328
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,096
- Per 1,000 residents
- 53.8
- Business growth YoY
- 8.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 303
- Change vs prior year
- +25
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 206 | 62.8% |
| 1–4 | 92 | 28.0% |
| 5–19 | 23 | 7.0% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 55 | 16.8% | 3.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 54 | 16.5% | 8.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 44 | 13.4% | 29.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 34 | 10.4% | -10.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 29 | 8.8% | 26.1% |
| Retail Trade | 22 | 6.7% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 21 | 6.4% | 16.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 18 | 5.5% | -10.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 11 | 3.4% | 37.5% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 3.0% | 25.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.9% | — |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing29.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services26.1%
- Other Services16.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.0%
- Construction3.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.49× | 10 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.8 | 0.53× | 11 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.6 | 0.61× | 34 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.8 | 0.62× | 29 |
| Construction | 9.0 | 0.62× | 55 |
| Other Services | 3.4 | 0.67× | 21 |