Gympie Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 319031514 · Gympie - Cooloola (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,390
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,707
- Per 1,000 residents
- 105.3
- Business growth YoY
- 4.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,288
- Change vs prior year
- +102
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 14,035
≠ 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): 2,242.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,651 | 69.1% |
| 1–4 | 541 | 22.6% |
| 5–19 | 176 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (14,035). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,409 | 52.8% |
| Private company | 2,347 | 16.7% |
| Family partnership | 1,108 | 7.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 949 | 6.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 696 | 5.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 417 | 3.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 341 | 2.4% |
| Partnership | 239 | 1.7% |
| Other | 529 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 768 | 32.1% | 1.3% |
| Construction | 490 | 20.5% | 5.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 165 | 6.9% | 7.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 158 | 6.6% | 9.7% |
| Other Services | 122 | 5.1% | 8.0% |
| Manufacturing | 108 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 104 | 4.4% | -5.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 91 | 3.8% | 28.2% |
| Retail Trade | 83 | 3.5% | -3.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 77 | 3.2% | 5.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 57 | 2.4% | 9.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 45 | 1.9% | -4.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 43 | 1.8% | 10.3% |
| Education and Training | 25 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 12 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.3% | 14.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance28.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services10.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.7%
- Wholesale Trade9.6%
- Other Services8.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 0.5 | 0.54× | 12 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.9 | 0.59× | 43 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.0 | 0.60× | 91 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.0 | 0.61× | 45 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.68× | 21 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 7.0 | 0.71× | 158 |