Palmwoods
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 316061444 · Sunshine Coast Hinterland (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,460
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,537
- Per 1,000 residents
- 107.9
- Business growth YoY
- 6.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,371
- Change vs prior year
- +89
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,835
≠ 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): 571.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 897 | 61.4% |
| 1–4 | 402 | 27.5% |
| 5–19 | 125 | 8.6% |
| 20–199 | 36 | 2.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,835). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,835 | 47.8% |
| Private company | 806 | 21.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 348 | 9.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 342 | 8.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 179 | 4.7% |
| Family partnership | 119 | 3.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 54 | 1.4% |
| Partnership | 40 | 1.0% |
| Other | 112 | 2.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 364 | 24.9% | 9.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 177 | 12.1% | 7.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 175 | 12.0% | 9.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 98 | 6.7% | 4.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 94 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| Retail Trade | 82 | 5.6% | -1.2% |
| Other Services | 74 | 5.1% | -5.1% |
| Manufacturing | 67 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 56 | 3.8% | -1.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 52 | 3.6% | 2.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 50 | 3.4% | 2.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 48 | 3.3% | 23.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 45 | 3.1% | 32.4% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 16 | 1.1% | 6.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services32.4%
- Wholesale Trade23.1%
- Construction9.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.8 | 0.67× | 52 |