Maryborough (Qld) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 319051524 · Maryborough (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,015
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,255
- Per 1,000 residents
- 52.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 996
- Change vs prior year
- +19
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,830
≠ 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): 1,113.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 544 | 53.6% |
| 1–4 | 311 | 30.6% |
| 5–19 | 118 | 11.6% |
| 20–199 | 48 | 4.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,830). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,666 | 53.7% |
| Private company | 1,174 | 17.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 457 | 6.7% |
| Family partnership | 423 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 306 | 4.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 285 | 4.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 150 | 2.2% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 110 | 1.6% |
| Other | 259 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 148 | 14.6% | 6.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 121 | 11.9% | 4.3% |
| Retail Trade | 95 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 87 | 8.6% | -11.2% |
| Other Services | 84 | 8.3% | 10.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 79 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| Manufacturing | 74 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 69 | 6.8% | 13.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 65 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 58 | 5.7% | 18.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 35 | 3.4% | -5.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 28 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 1.6% | 14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| Mining | 7 | 0.7% | 16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.5% | 25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services18.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing13.1%
- Other Services10.5%
- Construction6.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.3%
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 | 3.4 | 0.32× | 65 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.43× | 28 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.8 | 0.44× | 35 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.5 | 0.44× | 87 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.46× | 21 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.47× | 14 |