St Lucia
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 304031096 · Sherwood - Indooroopilly (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 743
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,447
- Per 1,000 residents
- 48.1
- Business growth YoY
- 4.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 711
- Change vs prior year
- +32
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,427
≠ 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): 887.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 513 | 69.0% |
| 1–4 | 175 | 23.6% |
| 5–19 | 49 | 6.6% |
| 20–199 | 19 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,427). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,437 | 55.0% |
| Private company | 688 | 15.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 348 | 7.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 224 | 5.1% |
| Strata title | 169 | 3.8% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 159 | 3.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 112 | 2.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 95 | 2.1% |
| Other | 195 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 170 | 22.9% | 1.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 121 | 16.3% | 10.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 99 | 13.3% | 6.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 54 | 7.3% | -8.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 47 | 6.3% | 11.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 44 | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| Construction | 41 | 5.5% | 10.8% |
| Retail Trade | 33 | 4.4% | 3.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 33 | 4.4% | 22.2% |
| Education and Training | 24 | 3.2% | 20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 2.7% | -9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 2.0% | 7.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 1.9% | 27.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 1.3% | 11.1% |
| Manufacturing | 9 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 6 | 0.8% | -40.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services22.2%
- Education and Training20.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services11.9%
- Construction10.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.0%
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 | 2.7 | 0.18× | 41 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.6 | 0.25× | 10 |
| Retail Trade | 2.1 | 0.45× | 33 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.1 | 0.54× | 33 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.56× | 20 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.62× | 15 |