Calamvale - Stretton Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Calamvale and Stretton
QLD · SA2 303051073 · Rocklea - Acacia Ridge (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,639
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 25,416
- Per 1,000 residents
- 103.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,609
- Change vs prior year
- +30
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,242
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes calamvale and stretton), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,901.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,776 | 67.3% |
| 1–4 | 659 | 25.0% |
| 5–19 | 172 | 6.5% |
| 20–199 | 38 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,242). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,443 | 53.1% |
| Private company | 2,477 | 24.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 740 | 7.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 524 | 5.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 425 | 4.1% |
| Discretionary trading trust | 122 | 1.2% |
| Family partnership | 110 | 1.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 95 | 0.9% |
| Other | 306 | 3.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 445 | 16.9% | 3.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 378 | 14.3% | 0.5% |
| Construction | 369 | 14.0% | 3.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 243 | 9.2% | 6.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 222 | 8.4% | -0.9% |
| Retail Trade | 192 | 7.3% | 7.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 160 | 6.1% | -12.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 142 | 5.4% | -4.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 135 | 5.1% | -2.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 105 | 4.0% | -1.9% |
| Other Services | 99 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| Manufacturing | 47 | 1.8% | -6.0% |
| Education and Training | 38 | 1.4% | 2.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 0.6% | 7.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 0.6% | 7.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 13 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | — |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade7.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.1%
- Other Services4.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.7%
- Construction3.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.6 | 0.45× | 15 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.6 | 0.45× | 14 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.57× | 15 |
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.64× | 47 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.5 | 0.66× | 13 |