Maroochydore - Kuluin Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Maroochydore and Kuluin
QLD · SA2 316031427 · Maroochy (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,583
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 25,797
- Per 1,000 residents
- 138.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,561
- Change vs prior year
- +22
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,832
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes maroochydore and kuluin), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,754.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,097 | 58.5% |
| 1–4 | 948 | 26.5% |
| 5–19 | 403 | 11.2% |
| 20–199 | 126 | 3.5% |
| 200+ | 9 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,832). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,191 | 43.9% |
| Private company | 2,844 | 24.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,036 | 8.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 719 | 6.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 604 | 5.1% |
| Strata title | 468 | 4.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 260 | 2.2% |
| Partnership | 178 | 1.5% |
| Other | 532 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 613 | 17.1% | 5.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 548 | 15.3% | -0.9% |
| Construction | 498 | 13.9% | -5.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 356 | 9.9% | 3.2% |
| Other Services | 227 | 6.3% | -0.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 221 | 6.2% | -2.6% |
| Retail Trade | 215 | 6.0% | 0.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 203 | 5.7% | 3.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 181 | 5.1% | 16.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 162 | 4.5% | 8.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 74 | 2.1% | -12.9% |
| Manufacturing | 72 | 2.0% | -11.1% |
| Education and Training | 63 | 1.8% | 1.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 56 | 1.6% | 5.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 48 | 1.3% | -5.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 25 | 0.7% | -7.4% |
| Mining | 8 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services16.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services5.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.2%