Capalaba Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 301011004 · Capalaba (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,019
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,277
- Per 1,000 residents
- 104.7
- Business growth YoY
- -0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,026
- Change vs prior year
- -7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,546
≠ 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): 912.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,055 | 52.3% |
| 1–4 | 598 | 29.6% |
| 5–19 | 299 | 14.8% |
| 20–199 | 61 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,546). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,732 | 41.7% |
| Private company | 1,840 | 28.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 513 | 7.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 475 | 7.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 326 | 5.0% |
| Family partnership | 137 | 2.1% |
| Strata title | 89 | 1.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 87 | 1.3% |
| Other | 347 | 5.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 505 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 189 | 9.4% | -9.6% |
| Retail Trade | 186 | 9.2% | 2.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 180 | 8.9% | 5.9% |
| Other Services | 171 | 8.5% | 7.5% |
| Manufacturing | 147 | 7.3% | 1.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 123 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 121 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 88 | 4.4% | -5.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 75 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 62 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 54 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| Education and Training | 33 | 1.6% | 6.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 17 | 0.8% | 21.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 15 | 0.7% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.3% | 16.7% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services7.5%
- Education and Training6.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.1%
- Retail Trade2.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.51× | 15 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.61× | 13 |