Torres Strait Islands

Statistical area (SA2)

QLD · SA2 315011402 · Far North (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 68
Population (SA2 ERP): 4,298
Per 1,000 residents: 15.8
Business growth YoY: 7.9%

Prior year businesses: 63
Change vs prior year: +5
Active ABNs (mapped): 1,083

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): 192.

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	45	66.2%
1–4	12	17.6%
5–19	7	10.3%
20–199	0	0.0%
200+	0	0.0%

ABN entity types

Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,083). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.

Entity type	Active ABNs	Share
Individual / sole trader	625	57.7%
Private company	129	11.9%
Other incorporated entity	126	11.6%
Other unincorporated entity	77	7.1%
Discretionary services trust	28	2.6%
Family partnership	27	2.5%
Discretionary investment trust	24	2.2%
Self-managed super fund	12	1.1%
Other	35	3.2%

Businesses by industry

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

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	21	30.9%	10.5%
Retail Trade	16	23.5%	60.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	15	22.1%	7.1%
Wholesale Trade	4	5.9%	-20.0%
Mining	3	4.4%	—
Accommodation and Food Services	3	4.4%	0.0%
Administrative and Support Services	3	4.4%	0.0%
Education and Training	3	4.4%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Construction10.5%

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	3.5	0.21×	15
Construction	4.9	0.32×	21
Retail Trade	3.7	0.70×	16