Coopers Plains Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 303041067 · Nathan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,142
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,428
- Per 1,000 residents
- 177.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,128
- Change vs prior year
- +14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,538
≠ 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): 708.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 669 | 58.6% |
| 1–4 | 284 | 24.9% |
| 5–19 | 150 | 13.1% |
| 20–199 | 49 | 4.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,538). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,270 | 50.0% |
| Private company | 1,412 | 31.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 184 | 4.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 168 | 3.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 116 | 2.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 77 | 1.7% |
| Strata title | 57 | 1.3% |
| Partnership | 50 | 1.1% |
| Other | 204 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 191 | 16.7% | 12.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 138 | 12.1% | 1.5% |
| Construction | 117 | 10.2% | -5.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 109 | 9.5% | -3.5% |
| Retail Trade | 102 | 8.9% | 3.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 89 | 7.8% | -1.1% |
| Other Services | 89 | 7.8% | -5.3% |
| Manufacturing | 72 | 6.3% | 2.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 67 | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 47 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 45 | 3.9% | 18.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 31 | 2.7% | -13.9% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.2% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.8% | -10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 0.8% | -10.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.4% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance18.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.4%
- Administrative and Support Services8.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services6.8%
- Retail Trade3.0%