Kuranda Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 306051168 · Tablelands (East) - Kuranda (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 455
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,033
- Per 1,000 residents
- 90.4
- Business growth YoY
- 1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 447
- Change vs prior year
- +8
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,650
≠ 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): 239.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 286 | 62.9% |
| 1–4 | 129 | 28.4% |
| 5–19 | 38 | 8.4% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,650). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 966 | 58.5% |
| Private company | 264 | 16.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 113 | 6.8% |
| Family partnership | 73 | 4.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 70 | 4.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 57 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 39 | 2.4% |
| Partnership | 25 | 1.5% |
| Other | 43 | 2.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 92 | 20.2% | 2.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 59 | 13.0% | 3.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 42 | 9.2% | -10.6% |
| Retail Trade | 36 | 7.9% | -7.7% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 6.8% | -11.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 29 | 6.4% | 3.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 29 | 6.4% | 11.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 24 | 5.3% | 14.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 21 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 18 | 4.0% | 20.0% |
| Other Services | 15 | 3.3% | 15.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 2.9% | 8.3% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.7% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services14.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services3.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.5%
- Construction2.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 3.0 | 0.63× | 15 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.6 | 0.65× | 18 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.8 | 0.68× | 24 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.0 | 0.70× | 10 |