Mountain Creek Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 316011415 · Buderim (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 985
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,397
- Per 1,000 residents
- 79.5
- Business growth YoY
- 3.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 951
- Change vs prior year
- +34
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,259
≠ 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): 1,345.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 616 | 62.5% |
| 1–4 | 287 | 29.1% |
| 5–19 | 71 | 7.2% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,259). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,907 | 42.2% |
| Private company | 1,965 | 21.2% |
| Strata title | 921 | 9.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 740 | 8.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 603 | 6.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 446 | 4.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 174 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 146 | 1.6% |
| Other | 357 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 240 | 24.4% | -5.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 163 | 16.5% | 14.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 111 | 11.3% | 22.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 92 | 9.3% | 15.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 61 | 6.2% | 3.4% |
| Other Services | 60 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| Retail Trade | 53 | 5.4% | 3.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 41 | 4.2% | 2.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 40 | 4.1% | -18.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 2.0% | 5.3% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance22.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services15.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services14.0%
- Education and Training5.3%
- Retail Trade3.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.49× | 17 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.8 | 0.57× | 22 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.2 | 0.59× | 40 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.1 | 0.72× | 14 |