Point Vernon

Statistical area (SA2)

QLD · SA2 319041519 · Hervey Bay (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 258
Population (SA2 ERP): 5,985
Per 1,000 residents: 43.1
Business growth YoY: 14.7%

Prior year businesses: 225
Change vs prior year: +33
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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	186	72.1%
1–4	59	22.9%
5–19	22	8.5%
20–199	6	2.3%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	57	22.1%	7.5%
Health Care and Social Assistance	45	17.4%	50.0%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	26	10.1%	13.0%
Administrative and Support Services	22	8.5%	10.0%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	19	7.4%	5.6%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	15	5.8%	36.4%
Other Services	14	5.4%	0.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	11	4.3%	0.0%
Retail Trade	10	3.9%	-23.1%
Financial and Insurance Services	10	3.9%	42.9%
Accommodation and Food Services	9	3.5%	80.0%
Education and Training	7	2.7%	-12.5%
Manufacturing	6	2.3%	20.0%
Wholesale Trade	4	1.6%	0.0%
Mining	3	1.2%	—

Fastest-growing industries

Health Care and Social Assistance50.0%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services13.0%
Administrative and Support Services10.0%
Construction7.5%

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
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	1.8	0.29×	11
Retail Trade	1.7	0.34×	10
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	3.2	0.40×	19
Other Services	2.3	0.44×	14
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	4.3	0.45×	26
Financial and Insurance Services	1.7	0.45×	10