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Statistical area (SA2)

QLD · SA2 309101269 · Surfers Paradise (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 783
Population (SA2 ERP): 4,418
Per 1,000 residents: 177.2
Business growth YoY: 3.0%

Prior year businesses: 760
Change vs prior year: +23
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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	533	68.1%
1–4	189	24.1%
5–19	42	5.4%
20–199	16	2.0%
200+	0	0.0%

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	214	27.3%	0.9%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	117	14.9%	5.4%
Construction	92	11.7%	15.0%
Financial and Insurance Services	71	9.1%	20.3%
Retail Trade	50	6.4%	-7.4%
Health Care and Social Assistance	42	5.4%	-10.6%
Accommodation and Food Services	40	5.1%	2.6%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	29	3.7%	-9.4%
Other Services	26	3.3%	8.3%
Administrative and Support Services	24	3.1%	-11.1%
Wholesale Trade	21	2.7%	10.5%
Manufacturing	15	1.9%	15.4%
Arts and Recreation Services	15	1.9%	0.0%
Education and Training	12	1.5%	-7.7%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	10	1.3%	0.0%
Information Media and Telecommunications	5	0.6%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Financial and Insurance Services20.3%
Construction15.0%
Wholesale Trade10.5%
Other Services8.3%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.4%

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	2.3	0.48×	10