Alexandra Hills Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 301011001 · Capalaba (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 965
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,361
- Per 1,000 residents
- 55.6
- Business growth YoY
- 2.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 944
- Change vs prior year
- +21
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,540
≠ 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): 685.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 600 | 62.2% |
| 1–4 | 289 | 29.9% |
| 5–19 | 61 | 6.3% |
| 20–199 | 11 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,540). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,188 | 61.8% |
| Private company | 636 | 18.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 191 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 185 | 5.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 117 | 3.3% |
| Family partnership | 58 | 1.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 40 | 1.1% |
| Partnership | 34 | 1.0% |
| Other | 91 | 2.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 298 | 30.9% | -0.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 121 | 12.5% | 21.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 74 | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 72 | 7.5% | -15.3% |
| Other Services | 69 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 62 | 6.4% | 3.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 62 | 6.4% | 14.8% |
| Retail Trade | 51 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 2.9% | -12.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 28 | 2.9% | 7.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 25 | 2.6% | -10.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 2.3% | 10.0% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.9% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.6% | 100.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services21.0%
- Administrative and Support Services14.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.4%
- Wholesale Trade10.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.6 | 0.37× | 62 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.44× | 25 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.6 | 0.52× | 28 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.55× | 22 |
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.56× | 28 |
| Retail Trade | 2.9 | 0.60× | 51 |