Mount Pleasant - Glenella
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mount Pleasant and Glenella
QLD · SA2 312021348 · Mackay (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,067
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,060
- Per 1,000 residents
- 88.5
- Business growth YoY
- 3.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,029
- Change vs prior year
- +38
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mount pleasant and glenella), 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 | 576 | 54.0% |
| 1–4 | 333 | 31.2% |
| 5–19 | 115 | 10.8% |
| 20–199 | 40 | 3.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 172 | 16.1% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 156 | 14.6% | 6.8% |
| Other Services | 124 | 11.6% | 12.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 106 | 9.9% | -7.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 106 | 9.9% | 12.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 84 | 7.9% | 9.1% |
| Retail Trade | 54 | 5.1% | 8.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 51 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 43 | 4.0% | -6.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 42 | 3.9% | 20.0% |
| Manufacturing | 41 | 3.8% | -2.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 31 | 2.9% | 6.9% |
| Education and Training | 21 | 2.0% | 23.5% |
| Mining | 14 | 1.3% | -26.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 1.3% | -17.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training23.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services20.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services12.8%
- Other Services12.7%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing9.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.2 | 0.53× | 14 |
| Mining | 1.2 | 0.75× | 14 |