Bulimba Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 305021114 · Brisbane Inner - East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,060
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,925
- Per 1,000 residents
- 133.8
- Business growth YoY
- 2.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,036
- Change vs prior year
- +24
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,022
≠ 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): 1,065.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 654 | 61.7% |
| 1–4 | 287 | 27.1% |
| 5–19 | 90 | 8.5% |
| 20–199 | 20 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,022). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,782 | 34.7% |
| Private company | 2,304 | 28.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 869 | 10.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 698 | 8.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 534 | 6.7% |
| Strata title | 218 | 2.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 193 | 2.4% |
| Partnership | 108 | 1.3% |
| Other | 316 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 200 | 18.9% | 1.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 171 | 16.1% | 11.8% |
| Construction | 121 | 11.4% | -3.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 101 | 9.5% | -2.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 86 | 8.1% | 3.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 59 | 5.6% | 15.7% |
| Retail Trade | 56 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 50 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 49 | 4.6% | 11.4% |
| Other Services | 44 | 4.2% | -4.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 29 | 2.7% | 16.0% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 24 | 2.3% | -20.0% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.6% | -22.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 1.0% | 10.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.5% | 25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade16.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services15.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services11.4%
- Administrative and Support Services4.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.0 | 0.58× | 24 |