Crows Nest - Rosalie Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Crows Nest and Rosalie
QLD · SA2 307021179 · Darling Downs - East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,367
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,824
- Per 1,000 residents
- 139.1
- Business growth YoY
- 0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,363
- Change vs prior year
- +4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,852
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes crows nest and rosalie), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 211.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,048 | 76.7% |
| 1–4 | 228 | 16.7% |
| 5–19 | 75 | 5.5% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,852). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 808 | 43.6% |
| Family partnership | 302 | 16.3% |
| Private company | 213 | 11.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 130 | 7.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 104 | 5.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 101 | 5.5% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 58 | 3.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 49 | 2.6% |
| Other | 87 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 747 | 54.6% | -0.7% |
| Construction | 160 | 11.7% | -7.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 84 | 6.1% | 2.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 55 | 4.0% | -1.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 49 | 3.6% | -3.9% |
| Manufacturing | 46 | 3.4% | -6.1% |
| Other Services | 42 | 3.1% | 31.3% |
| Retail Trade | 36 | 2.6% | 5.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 2.0% | 3.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 27 | 2.0% | 3.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 25 | 1.8% | 13.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 22 | 1.6% | 15.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 0.6% | 14.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services31.3%
- Administrative and Support Services15.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services13.6%
- Retail Trade5.9%
- Wholesale Trade3.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.7 | 0.44× | 27 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.2 | 0.59× | 22 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.8 | 0.62× | 18 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.6 | 0.68× | 55 |