Carindale Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 303011051 · Carindale (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,641
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,402
- Per 1,000 residents
- 94.3
- Business growth YoY
- 0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,636
- Change vs prior year
- +5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 15,757
≠ 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): 2,466.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,001 | 61.0% |
| 1–4 | 461 | 28.1% |
| 5–19 | 152 | 9.3% |
| 20–199 | 27 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (15,757). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,907 | 43.8% |
| Private company | 3,776 | 24.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,389 | 8.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,275 | 8.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 889 | 5.6% |
| Strata title | 360 | 2.3% |
| Partnership | 201 | 1.3% |
| Family partnership | 196 | 1.2% |
| Other | 764 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 293 | 17.9% | -3.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 271 | 16.5% | 2.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 215 | 13.1% | 4.4% |
| Construction | 184 | 11.2% | 2.2% |
| Retail Trade | 107 | 6.5% | -3.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 104 | 6.3% | -5.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 90 | 5.5% | 11.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 86 | 5.2% | -8.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 73 | 4.4% | -5.2% |
| Other Services | 53 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 48 | 2.9% | 11.6% |
| Manufacturing | 35 | 2.1% | 9.4% |
| Education and Training | 29 | 1.8% | 3.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 1.0% | 21.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 0.8% | -18.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 0.7% | 10.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade11.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services11.1%
- Manufacturing9.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.4%
- Education and Training3.6%
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 | 0.6 | 0.36× | 11 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.63× | 13 |
| Other Services | 3.0 | 0.66× | 53 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.69× | 17 |
| Construction | 10.6 | 0.70× | 184 |
| Manufacturing | 2.0 | 0.71× | 35 |