North Lakes
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 314021579 · North Lakes (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,003
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,527
- Per 1,000 residents
- 81.7
- Business growth YoY
- 2.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,958
- Change vs prior year
- +45
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,789
≠ 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): 2,205.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,196 | 59.7% |
| 1–4 | 520 | 26.0% |
| 5–19 | 212 | 10.6% |
| 20–199 | 79 | 3.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,789). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,192 | 57.4% |
| Private company | 2,398 | 22.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 675 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 489 | 4.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 402 | 3.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 121 | 1.1% |
| Family partnership | 111 | 1.0% |
| Partnership | 96 | 0.9% |
| Other | 305 | 2.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 281 | 14.0% | 9.8% |
| Construction | 275 | 13.7% | -3.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 258 | 12.9% | 0.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 255 | 12.7% | 6.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 190 | 9.5% | 9.8% |
| Other Services | 127 | 6.3% | 0.8% |
| Retail Trade | 125 | 6.2% | -5.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 107 | 5.3% | 12.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 90 | 4.5% | -10.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 81 | 4.0% | 1.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 69 | 3.4% | -6.8% |
| Manufacturing | 42 | 2.1% | -6.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 40 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 35 | 1.7% | 9.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.5% | 11.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.4% | 60.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.3% | 75.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services12.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.8%
- Education and Training9.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing6.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.4 | 0.36× | 10 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.59× | 42 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 7.7 | 0.69× | 190 |
| Construction | 11.2 | 0.70× | 275 |