Nambour
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 316071548 · Nambour (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,803
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,674
- Per 1,000 residents
- 73.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,778
- Change vs prior year
- +25
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 14,268
≠ 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): 2,329.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,033 | 57.3% |
| 1–4 | 548 | 30.4% |
| 5–19 | 182 | 10.1% |
| 20–199 | 43 | 2.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (14,268). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,518 | 52.7% |
| Private company | 2,712 | 19.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,078 | 7.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 984 | 6.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 605 | 4.2% |
| Family partnership | 385 | 2.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 250 | 1.8% |
| Partnership | 166 | 1.2% |
| Other | 570 | 4.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 456 | 25.3% | 1.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 214 | 11.9% | 3.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 161 | 8.9% | 3.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 152 | 8.4% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 115 | 6.4% | -0.9% |
| Retail Trade | 111 | 6.2% | 2.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 110 | 6.1% | -5.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 93 | 5.2% | -1.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 78 | 4.3% | 20.0% |
| Manufacturing | 75 | 4.2% | -10.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 48 | 2.7% | -2.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 46 | 2.6% | 9.5% |
| Education and Training | 40 | 2.2% | 2.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 36 | 2.0% | -2.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 33 | 1.8% | 22.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 17 | 0.9% | 21.4% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.3% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.3% | -37.5% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services22.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services20.0%
- Wholesale Trade9.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.42× | 36 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.2 | 0.53× | 152 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.61× | 17 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.5 | 0.75× | 110 |