Burleigh Waters Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 309011226 · Broadbeach - Burleigh (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,781
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,180
- Per 1,000 residents
- 117.3
- Business growth YoY
- 5.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,691
- Change vs prior year
- +90
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 19,845
≠ 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): 3,061.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,079 | 60.6% |
| 1–4 | 524 | 29.4% |
| 5–19 | 148 | 8.3% |
| 20–199 | 30 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (19,845). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 8,238 | 41.5% |
| Private company | 5,736 | 28.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,557 | 7.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,313 | 6.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,114 | 5.6% |
| Strata title | 514 | 2.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 357 | 1.8% |
| Partnership | 246 | 1.2% |
| Other | 770 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 423 | 23.8% | 5.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 263 | 14.8% | 5.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 182 | 10.2% | 4.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 165 | 9.3% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 119 | 6.7% | 0.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 118 | 6.6% | 26.9% |
| Other Services | 103 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 79 | 4.4% | 17.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 71 | 4.0% | -4.1% |
| Manufacturing | 51 | 2.9% | 2.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 46 | 2.6% | -9.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 45 | 2.5% | 7.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 37 | 2.1% | 2.8% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 1.7% | 3.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 24 | 1.3% | 4.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 0.6% | 37.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services26.9%
- Administrative and Support Services17.9%
- Wholesale Trade7.1%
- Construction5.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.7 | 0.42× | 11 |