Moffat Beach - Battery Hill Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Moffat Beach and Battery Hill
QLD · SA2 316021422 · Caloundra (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 849
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,303
- Per 1,000 residents
- 102.3
- Business growth YoY
- -1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 861
- Change vs prior year
- -12
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes moffat beach and battery hill), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 527 | 62.1% |
| 1–4 | 245 | 28.9% |
| 5–19 | 74 | 8.7% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 194 | 22.9% | -1.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 123 | 14.5% | -7.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 118 | 13.9% | 0.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 82 | 9.7% | -1.2% |
| Retail Trade | 47 | 5.5% | -4.1% |
| Other Services | 41 | 4.8% | 17.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 38 | 4.5% | -2.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 4.4% | 8.8% |
| Manufacturing | 33 | 3.9% | -5.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 30 | 3.5% | -16.7% |
| Education and Training | 29 | 3.4% | 11.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 27 | 3.2% | 22.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 1.9% | 6.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 15 | 1.8% | 7.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.5% | -13.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | -40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services22.7%
- Other Services17.1%
- Education and Training11.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services0.9%
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 | 1.8 | 0.52× | 15 |