Booral - River Heads Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Booral and River Heads
QLD · SA2 319041516 · Hervey Bay (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 537
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,887
- Per 1,000 residents
- 68.1
- Business growth YoY
- 5.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 509
- Change vs prior year
- +28
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes booral and river heads), 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 | 325 | 60.5% |
| 1–4 | 159 | 29.6% |
| 5–19 | 47 | 8.8% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 174 | 32.4% | 7.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 50 | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 46 | 8.6% | 4.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 42 | 7.8% | 7.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 40 | 7.4% | 5.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 33 | 6.1% | -5.7% |
| Manufacturing | 30 | 5.6% | 3.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 25 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| Other Services | 22 | 4.1% | 4.8% |
| Retail Trade | 21 | 3.9% | 23.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 2.8% | 25.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 8 | 1.5% | -20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 1.3% | -12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 1.1% | 20.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.1% | 20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.1% | -14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade23.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.7%
- Construction7.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 2.8 | 0.59× | 22 |
| Retail Trade | 2.7 | 0.61× | 21 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.9 | 0.62× | 15 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.3 | 0.73× | 50 |