Northern Beaches
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 318021486 · Townsville (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 517
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,196
- Per 1,000 residents
- 71.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 509
- Change vs prior year
- +8
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 300 | 58.0% |
| 1–4 | 162 | 31.3% |
| 5–19 | 46 | 8.9% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 144 | 27.9% | 8.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 57 | 11.0% | -5.0% |
| Other Services | 50 | 9.7% | -7.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 43 | 8.3% | -2.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 38 | 7.4% | 11.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 31 | 6.0% | -3.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 28 | 5.4% | 3.7% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 4.6% | -7.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 21 | 4.1% | 31.3% |
| Retail Trade | 20 | 3.9% | -4.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 20 | 3.9% | 5.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 3.1% | -5.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 1.7% | -18.2% |
| Mining | 5 | 1.0% | -37.5% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 1.0% | 25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.6% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.6% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services31.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services11.8%
- Construction8.3%
- Administrative and Support Services5.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.3 | 0.51× | 31 |
| Retail Trade | 2.8 | 0.64× | 20 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.9 | 0.68× | 28 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.3 | 0.71× | 38 |