Agnes Water - Miriam Vale Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Agnes Water and Miriam Vale
QLD · SA2 308051530 · Gladstone (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 890
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,267
- Per 1,000 residents
- 107.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 873
- Change vs prior year
- +17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,819
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes agnes water and miriam vale), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 390.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 589 | 66.2% |
| 1–4 | 218 | 24.5% |
| 5–19 | 67 | 7.5% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,819). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,372 | 48.7% |
| Private company | 486 | 17.2% |
| Family partnership | 232 | 8.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 206 | 7.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 176 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 96 | 3.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 94 | 3.3% |
| Partnership | 51 | 1.8% |
| Other | 106 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 246 | 27.6% | -2.8% |
| Construction | 171 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 82 | 9.2% | -4.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 63 | 7.1% | -3.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 55 | 6.2% | 10.0% |
| Retail Trade | 53 | 6.0% | 12.8% |
| Other Services | 40 | 4.5% | -7.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 34 | 3.8% | 30.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 31 | 3.5% | -18.4% |
| Manufacturing | 30 | 3.4% | 7.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 17 | 1.9% | 30.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 1.7% | 7.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 14 | 1.6% | 27.3% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.6% | 55.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.2% | 37.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.6% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services30.8%
- Retail Trade12.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services10.0%
- Manufacturing7.1%
- Construction-0.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.1 | 0.35× | 17 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.7 | 0.58× | 14 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.7 | 0.70× | 31 |