Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Meridan Plains and Little Mountain (North)
QLD · SA2 316021581 · Caloundra (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 983
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,068
- Per 1,000 residents
- 65.2
- Business growth YoY
- -1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,002
- Change vs prior year
- -19
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes meridan plains and little mountain (north)), 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 | 569 | 57.9% |
| 1–4 | 295 | 30.0% |
| 5–19 | 95 | 9.7% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 229 | 23.3% | -6.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 123 | 12.5% | 6.0% |
| Other Services | 93 | 9.5% | 2.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 83 | 8.4% | 2.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 76 | 7.7% | -3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 65 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| Retail Trade | 63 | 6.4% | -12.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 50 | 5.1% | -9.1% |
| Manufacturing | 48 | 4.9% | -9.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 31 | 3.2% | 6.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 31 | 3.2% | 19.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 30 | 3.1% | -11.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 1.0% | 42.9% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services19.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services6.9%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing6.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.5%
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 | 0.7 | 0.28× | 10 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.0 | 0.51× | 76 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.53× | 10 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.57× | 14 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.1 | 0.61× | 31 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.1 | 0.65× | 31 |