Woree

Statistical area (SA2)

QLD · SA2 306021157 · Cairns - South (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 401
Population (SA2 ERP): 5,252
Per 1,000 residents: 76.4
Business growth YoY: -4.8%

Prior year businesses: 421
Change vs prior year: -20
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	233	58.1%
1–4	91	22.7%
5–19	71	17.7%
20–199	7	1.7%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

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

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	60	15.0%	-14.3%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	59	14.7%	-3.3%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	49	12.2%	-9.3%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	34	8.5%	0.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance	32	8.0%	-8.6%
Other Services	29	7.2%	11.5%
Administrative and Support Services	26	6.5%	8.3%
Retail Trade	22	5.5%	10.0%
Accommodation and Food Services	17	4.2%	-10.5%
Financial and Insurance Services	16	4.0%	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	13	3.2%	0.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	11	2.7%	-31.3%
Manufacturing	10	2.5%	11.1%
Education and Training	8	2.0%	14.3%
Arts and Recreation Services	8	2.0%	-11.1%
Public Administration and Safety	4	1.0%	-20.0%
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	3	0.7%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Other Services11.5%
Retail Trade10.0%
Administrative and Support Services8.3%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing-3.3%

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	2.1	0.29×	11
Manufacturing	1.9	0.60×	10