Helensvale
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 309071252 · Ormeau - Oxenford (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,600
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,073
- Per 1,000 residents
- 123.4
- Business growth YoY
- 7.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,429
- Change vs prior year
- +171
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 16,668
≠ 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): 2,482.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,611 | 62.0% |
| 1–4 | 659 | 25.3% |
| 5–19 | 245 | 9.4% |
| 20–199 | 79 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (16,668). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,243 | 37.5% |
| Private company | 5,098 | 30.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,711 | 10.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,168 | 7.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,087 | 6.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 331 | 2.0% |
| Strata title | 202 | 1.2% |
| Family partnership | 185 | 1.1% |
| Other | 643 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 500 | 19.2% | 1.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 329 | 12.7% | 6.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 322 | 12.4% | 2.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 277 | 10.7% | 30.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 188 | 7.2% | 22.9% |
| Retail Trade | 172 | 6.6% | 9.6% |
| Other Services | 138 | 5.3% | 9.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 134 | 5.2% | 3.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 131 | 5.0% | 12.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 93 | 3.6% | -7.9% |
| Manufacturing | 77 | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 74 | 2.8% | -15.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 45 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 38 | 1.5% | 8.6% |
| Education and Training | 32 | 1.2% | 6.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 18 | 0.7% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 17 | 0.7% | 6.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.3% | 12.5% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.2% | 20.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance30.7%
- Financial and Insurance Services22.9%
- Administrative and Support Services12.0%
- Retail Trade9.6%
- Other Services9.5%
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 | 0.9 | 0.66× | 18 |