Golden Beach - Pelican Waters Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Golden Beach and Pelican Waters
QLD · SA2 316021421 · Caloundra (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,144
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,293
- Per 1,000 residents
- 80.0
- Business growth YoY
- 1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,132
- Change vs prior year
- +12
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes golden beach and pelican waters), 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 | 726 | 63.5% |
| 1–4 | 344 | 30.1% |
| 5–19 | 71 | 6.2% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 262 | 22.9% | -4.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 174 | 15.2% | 1.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 148 | 12.9% | 2.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 107 | 9.4% | 7.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 58 | 5.1% | 7.4% |
| Retail Trade | 57 | 5.0% | 3.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 57 | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 55 | 4.8% | 7.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 38 | 3.3% | 2.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 3.1% | -12.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 31 | 2.7% | -6.1% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 2.4% | -9.7% |
| Education and Training | 26 | 2.3% | 18.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 25 | 2.2% | 8.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 23 | 2.0% | 15.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.9% | 25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training18.2%
- Arts and Recreation Services15.0%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing8.7%
- Other Services7.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.56× | 10 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.7 | 0.66× | 38 |
| Manufacturing | 2.0 | 0.70× | 28 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.1 | 0.73× | 58 |