Marcoola - Mudjimba Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Marcoola and Mudjimba
QLD · SA2 316031426 · Maroochy (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,336
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,672
- Per 1,000 residents
- 105.4
- Business growth YoY
- 2.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,299
- Change vs prior year
- +37
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,652
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes marcoola and mudjimba), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 554.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 805 | 60.3% |
| 1–4 | 386 | 28.9% |
| 5–19 | 124 | 9.3% |
| 20–199 | 28 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,652). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,004 | 43.1% |
| Private company | 956 | 20.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 492 | 10.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 349 | 7.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 257 | 5.5% |
| Strata title | 242 | 5.2% |
| Family partnership | 73 | 1.6% |
| Partnership | 63 | 1.4% |
| Other | 216 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 303 | 22.7% | 4.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 188 | 14.1% | -0.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 181 | 13.5% | 11.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 102 | 7.6% | -5.6% |
| Other Services | 76 | 5.7% | 4.1% |
| Retail Trade | 74 | 5.5% | 12.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 67 | 5.0% | 4.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 61 | 4.6% | -11.6% |
| Manufacturing | 54 | 4.0% | 12.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 49 | 3.7% | -14.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 44 | 3.3% | 18.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 33 | 2.5% | 32.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 32 | 2.4% | -5.9% |
| Education and Training | 28 | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 20 | 1.5% | -13.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 1.1% | -6.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services32.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services18.9%
- Manufacturing12.5%
- Retail Trade12.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services11.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.6 | 0.66× | 20 |