Bribie Island Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 313011363 · Bribie - Beachmere (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,114
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,215
- Per 1,000 residents
- 50.1
- Business growth YoY
- -1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,132
- Change vs prior year
- -18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,526
≠ 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): 639.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 682 | 61.2% |
| 1–4 | 333 | 29.9% |
| 5–19 | 84 | 7.5% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,526). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,135 | 47.2% |
| Private company | 813 | 18.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 559 | 12.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 241 | 5.3% |
| Strata title | 193 | 4.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 159 | 3.5% |
| Family partnership | 129 | 2.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 121 | 2.7% |
| Other | 176 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 247 | 22.2% | -5.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 145 | 13.0% | -4.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 127 | 11.4% | -3.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 94 | 8.4% | 10.6% |
| Retail Trade | 80 | 7.2% | -2.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 66 | 5.9% | -7.0% |
| Other Services | 63 | 5.7% | -3.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 55 | 4.9% | 10.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 50 | 4.5% | 8.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 44 | 3.9% | -6.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 37 | 3.3% | 5.7% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 3.1% | -2.9% |
| Education and Training | 23 | 2.1% | -11.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 18 | 1.6% | -5.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.4% | 45.5% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.5% | 100.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services10.0%
- Administrative and Support Services8.7%
- Wholesale Trade5.7%
- Retail Trade-2.4%
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 | 0.8 | 0.37× | 18 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.48× | 16 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.52× | 34 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.0 | 0.53× | 66 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.3 | 0.53× | 50 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.7 | 0.56× | 127 |