Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mermaid Beach and Broadbeach
QLD · SA2 309011227 · Broadbeach - Burleigh (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,074
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,126
- Per 1,000 residents
- 190.6
- Business growth YoY
- 3.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,964
- Change vs prior year
- +110
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 23,309
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mermaid beach and broadbeach), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 3,645.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,971 | 64.1% |
| 1–4 | 738 | 24.0% |
| 5–19 | 246 | 8.0% |
| 20–199 | 110 | 3.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (23,309). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 10,216 | 43.8% |
| Private company | 5,990 | 25.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,997 | 8.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,599 | 6.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,350 | 5.8% |
| Strata title | 707 | 3.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 366 | 1.6% |
| Partnership | 276 | 1.2% |
| Other | 808 | 3.5% |
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 | 567 | 18.4% | 0.5% |
| Construction | 468 | 15.2% | 4.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 459 | 14.9% | 7.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 282 | 9.2% | 8.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 210 | 6.8% | 1.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 195 | 6.3% | 2.6% |
| Other Services | 175 | 5.7% | 4.8% |
| Retail Trade | 146 | 4.7% | -5.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 128 | 4.2% | 17.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 127 | 4.1% | -9.9% |
| Manufacturing | 64 | 2.1% | 6.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 61 | 2.0% | -3.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 59 | 1.9% | 3.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 53 | 1.7% | -3.6% |
| Education and Training | 46 | 1.5% | 24.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 0.5% | 14.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 11 | 0.4% | 83.3% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.1% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training24.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing17.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.0%
- Manufacturing6.7%
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 | 1.0 | 0.62× | 16 |