Durack Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 310011272 · Forest Lake - Oxley (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 489
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,813
- Per 1,000 residents
- 55.5
- Business growth YoY
- 4.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 468
- Change vs prior year
- +21
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 353 | 72.2% |
| 1–4 | 110 | 22.5% |
| 5–19 | 16 | 3.3% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 160 | 32.7% | 5.3% |
| Construction | 78 | 16.0% | 4.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 36 | 7.4% | -5.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 33 | 6.7% | 13.8% |
| Other Services | 32 | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 31 | 6.3% | 24.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 28 | 5.7% | 7.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 22 | 4.5% | 46.7% |
| Retail Trade | 17 | 3.5% | -19.0% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 3.3% | 14.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 10 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 1.2% | 20.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services46.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services24.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services13.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.2 | 0.36× | 28 |
| Retail Trade | 1.9 | 0.43× | 17 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.5 | 0.45× | 31 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.49× | 10 |
| Construction | 8.9 | 0.63× | 78 |
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.63× | 16 |