Mareeba Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 306051170 · Tablelands (East) - Kuranda (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,107
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,752
- Per 1,000 residents
- 86.8
- Business growth YoY
- 4.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,055
- Change vs prior year
- +52
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,742
≠ 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): 517.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 642 | 58.0% |
| 1–4 | 287 | 25.9% |
| 5–19 | 143 | 12.9% |
| 20–199 | 39 | 3.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,742). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,749 | 46.7% |
| Private company | 689 | 18.4% |
| Family partnership | 354 | 9.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 246 | 6.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 220 | 5.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 156 | 4.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 120 | 3.2% |
| Partnership | 76 | 2.0% |
| Other | 132 | 3.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 224 | 20.2% | -1.8% |
| Construction | 191 | 17.3% | 6.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 116 | 10.5% | 1.8% |
| Other Services | 87 | 7.9% | 6.1% |
| Retail Trade | 65 | 5.9% | 3.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 65 | 5.9% | 30.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 62 | 5.6% | 5.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 58 | 5.2% | 5.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 53 | 4.8% | 15.2% |
| Manufacturing | 49 | 4.4% | -2.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 36 | 3.3% | 5.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 35 | 3.2% | 9.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 25 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.3% | 7.7% |
| Mining | 8 | 0.7% | -11.1% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 0.7% | -11.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.5% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance30.0%
- Administrative and Support Services15.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services9.4%
- Construction6.7%
- Other Services6.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.5 | 0.51× | 58 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.1 | 0.71× | 14 |