Edmonton
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 306021147 · Cairns - South (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 647
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,342
- Per 1,000 residents
- 52.4
- Business growth YoY
- 1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 637
- Change vs prior year
- +10
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,142
≠ 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): 885.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 390 | 60.3% |
| 1–4 | 177 | 27.4% |
| 5–19 | 68 | 10.5% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,142). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,582 | 62.3% |
| Private company | 666 | 16.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 202 | 4.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 196 | 4.7% |
| Family partnership | 121 | 2.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 113 | 2.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 95 | 2.3% |
| Partnership | 64 | 1.5% |
| Other | 103 | 2.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 190 | 29.4% | -1.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 86 | 13.3% | 1.2% |
| Other Services | 56 | 8.7% | -3.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 51 | 7.9% | 8.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 47 | 7.3% | 20.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 41 | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 33 | 5.1% | -2.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 28 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 4.3% | 12.0% |
| Retail Trade | 27 | 4.2% | -3.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 19 | 2.9% | 5.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 2.0% | 18.2% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 1.1% | 16.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.8% | -16.7% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance20.5%
- Manufacturing12.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing1.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.3 | 0.40× | 41 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.1 | 0.45× | 51 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.47× | 13 |
| Retail Trade | 2.2 | 0.48× | 27 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.5 | 0.51× | 19 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.8 | 0.59× | 47 |