Scarborough - Newport
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Scarborough and Newport
QLD · SA2 313051575 · Redcliffe (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,398
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,187
- Per 1,000 residents
- 76.9
- Business growth YoY
- 4.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,343
- Change vs prior year
- +55
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,387
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes scarborough and newport), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,238.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 871 | 62.3% |
| 1–4 | 406 | 29.0% |
| 5–19 | 101 | 7.2% |
| 20–199 | 17 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,387). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,611 | 43.1% |
| Private company | 1,885 | 22.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 952 | 11.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 471 | 5.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 439 | 5.2% |
| Strata title | 341 | 4.1% |
| Family partnership | 149 | 1.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 137 | 1.6% |
| Other | 402 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 269 | 19.2% | 6.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 245 | 17.5% | 11.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 241 | 17.2% | 5.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 107 | 7.7% | 0.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 84 | 6.0% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 81 | 5.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 60 | 4.3% | 7.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 57 | 4.1% | 1.8% |
| Other Services | 53 | 3.8% | 1.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 44 | 3.1% | -2.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 42 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 2.6% | -11.9% |
| Education and Training | 23 | 1.6% | -4.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 1.2% | -19.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.0% | 16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services11.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services7.1%
- Construction6.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.7%
- Other Services1.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.9 | 0.49× | 17 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.52× | 14 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.60× | 13 |
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.61× | 53 |
| Manufacturing | 2.0 | 0.70× | 37 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.3 | 0.74× | 42 |