Moorooka Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 303041068 · Nathan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 943
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,885
- Per 1,000 residents
- 79.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 928
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,086
≠ 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): 785.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 617 | 65.4% |
| 1–4 | 234 | 24.8% |
| 5–19 | 78 | 8.3% |
| 20–199 | 14 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,086). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,522 | 49.6% |
| Private company | 1,119 | 22.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 311 | 6.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 264 | 5.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 248 | 4.9% |
| Strata title | 212 | 4.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 78 | 1.5% |
| Partnership | 67 | 1.3% |
| Other | 265 | 5.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 138 | 14.6% | 5.3% |
| Construction | 133 | 14.1% | 9.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 122 | 12.9% | -1.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 90 | 9.5% | 2.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 90 | 9.5% | 9.8% |
| Retail Trade | 77 | 8.2% | -2.5% |
| Other Services | 63 | 6.7% | -7.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 51 | 5.4% | -7.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 37 | 3.9% | 19.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 28 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 2.9% | -27.0% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 2.9% | 28.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 20 | 2.1% | 17.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 1.1% | -16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training28.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services19.4%
- Arts and Recreation Services17.6%
- Construction9.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.8 | 0.66× | 10 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.4 | 0.75× | 28 |