Nerang - Mount Nathan
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Nerang and Mount Nathan
QLD · SA2 309061248 · Nerang (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,522
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,560
- Per 1,000 residents
- 111.8
- Business growth YoY
- 2.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,460
- Change vs prior year
- +62
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 22,973
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes nerang and mount nathan), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 3,683.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,490 | 59.1% |
| 1–4 | 739 | 29.3% |
| 5–19 | 228 | 9.0% |
| 20–199 | 61 | 2.4% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (22,973). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 11,731 | 51.1% |
| Private company | 5,028 | 21.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,747 | 7.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,574 | 6.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,010 | 4.4% |
| Family partnership | 369 | 1.6% |
| Strata title | 295 | 1.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 254 | 1.1% |
| Other | 965 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 600 | 23.8% | 5.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 316 | 12.5% | 6.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 293 | 11.6% | 5.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 173 | 6.9% | -7.0% |
| Retail Trade | 171 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 164 | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| Other Services | 149 | 5.9% | -2.6% |
| Manufacturing | 127 | 5.0% | 1.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 124 | 4.9% | -2.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 98 | 3.9% | 15.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 92 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 68 | 2.7% | -2.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 39 | 1.5% | 8.3% |
| Education and Training | 36 | 1.4% | 5.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 28 | 1.1% | 7.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 21 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 10 | 0.4% | 11.1% |
| Mining | 7 | 0.3% | -36.4% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services15.3%
- Arts and Recreation Services8.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing7.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.0%
- Education and Training5.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration and Safety | 0.4 | 0.56× | 10 |