Gladstone Hinterland Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 308051535 · Gladstone (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 931
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,274
- Per 1,000 residents
- 75.9
- Business growth YoY
- 3.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 896
- Change vs prior year
- +35
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 464
≠ 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): 57.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 648 | 69.6% |
| 1–4 | 207 | 22.2% |
| 5–19 | 64 | 6.9% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (464). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 224 | 48.3% |
| Family partnership | 72 | 15.5% |
| Private company | 61 | 13.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 23 | 5.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 22 | 4.7% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 17 | 3.7% |
| Partnership | 17 | 3.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 12 | 2.6% |
| Other | 16 | 3.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 307 | 33.0% | 3.0% |
| Construction | 156 | 16.8% | 7.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 92 | 9.9% | 8.2% |
| Other Services | 65 | 7.0% | -1.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 49 | 5.3% | 2.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 49 | 5.3% | 4.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 39 | 4.2% | 25.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 37 | 4.0% | 15.6% |
| Retail Trade | 36 | 3.9% | -14.3% |
| Manufacturing | 30 | 3.2% | 7.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 17 | 1.8% | 21.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 14 | 1.5% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.2% | -21.4% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance25.8%
- Administrative and Support Services15.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.2%
- Construction7.6%
- Manufacturing7.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.36× | 14 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.44× | 12 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.4 | 0.45× | 17 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.0 | 0.45× | 49 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.2 | 0.50× | 39 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.57× | 11 |