Manly - Lota Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Manly and Lota
QLD · SA2 301031015 · Wynnum - Manly (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 784
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,319
- Per 1,000 residents
- 94.2
- Business growth YoY
- 3.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 755
- Change vs prior year
- +29
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes manly and lota), 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 | 491 | 62.6% |
| 1–4 | 219 | 27.9% |
| 5–19 | 56 | 7.1% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 161 | 20.5% | 7.3% |
| Construction | 149 | 19.0% | 2.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 116 | 14.8% | 3.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 51 | 6.5% | 4.1% |
| Retail Trade | 45 | 5.7% | 9.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 36 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 35 | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 30 | 3.8% | 7.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 30 | 3.8% | 20.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 27 | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 27 | 3.4% | -12.9% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 2.6% | 17.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 1.4% | 10.0% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.4% | -15.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services20.0%
- Wholesale Trade17.6%
- Retail Trade9.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.3 | 0.35× | 11 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.2 | 0.61× | 27 |
| Other Services | 3.2 | 0.72× | 27 |