Innisfail Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 306031159 · Innisfail - Cassowary Coast (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 807
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,516
- Per 1,000 residents
- 84.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 798
- Change vs prior year
- +9
- 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 | 499 | 61.8% |
| 1–4 | 186 | 23.0% |
| 5–19 | 92 | 11.4% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 2.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 170 | 21.1% | 3.7% |
| Construction | 105 | 13.0% | 4.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 88 | 10.9% | 1.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 74 | 9.2% | 7.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 67 | 8.3% | 13.6% |
| Retail Trade | 51 | 6.3% | -12.1% |
| Other Services | 50 | 6.2% | 2.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 41 | 5.1% | 2.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 4.5% | -7.7% |
| Manufacturing | 35 | 4.3% | -7.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 29 | 3.6% | -17.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 19 | 2.4% | 11.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 1.9% | 25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.0% | -20.0% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 0.9% | -12.5% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.2%
- Construction4.0%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing3.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.3 | 0.57× | 41 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.0 | 0.67× | 19 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.6 | 0.72× | 15 |