Kelvin Grove - Herston Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Kelvin Grove and Herston
QLD · SA2 305031126 · Brisbane Inner - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,103
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,531
- Per 1,000 residents
- 88.0
- Business growth YoY
- 4.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,059
- Change vs prior year
- +44
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,875
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes kelvin grove and herston), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,057.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 726 | 65.8% |
| 1–4 | 251 | 22.8% |
| 5–19 | 82 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 34 | 3.1% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,875). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,209 | 54.6% |
| Private company | 1,262 | 21.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 340 | 5.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 289 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 213 | 3.6% |
| Strata title | 111 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 88 | 1.5% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 86 | 1.5% |
| Other | 277 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 239 | 21.7% | 7.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 151 | 13.7% | 2.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 150 | 13.6% | -1.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 96 | 8.7% | 21.5% |
| Construction | 78 | 7.1% | 2.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 62 | 5.6% | 1.6% |
| Retail Trade | 60 | 5.4% | -10.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 48 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 41 | 3.7% | 20.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 40 | 3.6% | -13.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 31 | 2.8% | 6.9% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 2.2% | -11.1% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.5% | 13.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 1.3% | 40.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing21.5%
- Other Services20.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.7%
- Arts and Recreation Services6.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 6.2 | 0.43× | 78 |
| Manufacturing | 1.9 | 0.69× | 24 |
| Other Services | 3.3 | 0.72× | 41 |