Glass House Mountains Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 316061441 · Sunshine Coast Hinterland (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 593
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,309
- Per 1,000 residents
- 81.1
- Business growth YoY
- 2.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 578
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,032
≠ 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): 336.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 338 | 57.0% |
| 1–4 | 200 | 33.7% |
| 5–19 | 49 | 8.3% |
| 20–199 | 19 | 3.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,032). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 981 | 48.3% |
| Private company | 352 | 17.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 226 | 11.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 167 | 8.2% |
| Family partnership | 94 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 80 | 3.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 33 | 1.6% |
| Partnership | 28 | 1.4% |
| Other | 71 | 3.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 167 | 28.2% | -0.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 98 | 16.5% | -5.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 45 | 7.6% | 18.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 44 | 7.4% | -6.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 36 | 6.1% | -2.7% |
| Other Services | 35 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 33 | 5.6% | 26.9% |
| Manufacturing | 26 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 26 | 4.4% | 44.4% |
| Retail Trade | 22 | 3.7% | -4.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 2.5% | 7.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 12 | 2.0% | 33.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 2.0% | 33.3% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 1.0% | 50.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance44.4%
- Administrative and Support Services26.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services18.4%
- Other Services0.0%
- Manufacturing0.0%
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 | 1.6 | 0.55× | 12 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.6 | 0.56× | 12 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.6 | 0.61× | 26 |
| Retail Trade | 3.0 | 0.71× | 22 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.0 | 0.72× | 44 |