Sherwood
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 304031095 · Sherwood - Indooroopilly (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 612
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,050
- Per 1,000 residents
- 86.8
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 594
- Change vs prior year
- +18
- 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 | 355 | 58.0% |
| 1–4 | 188 | 30.7% |
| 5–19 | 56 | 9.2% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 139 | 22.7% | -3.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 96 | 15.7% | 4.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 69 | 11.3% | 19.0% |
| Construction | 53 | 8.7% | 8.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 38 | 6.2% | -2.6% |
| Retail Trade | 34 | 5.6% | 6.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 32 | 5.2% | 14.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 32 | 5.2% | 18.5% |
| Other Services | 31 | 5.1% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 3.3% | 11.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 2.6% | -15.8% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 2.0% | -7.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 2.0% | -14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 1.3% | 14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services19.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing18.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services14.3%
- Education and Training11.1%
- Construction8.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 7.5 | 0.56× | 53 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.60× | 12 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.3 | 0.62× | 16 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.74× | 12 |