New Farm Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 305011109 · Brisbane Inner (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,742
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,880
- Per 1,000 residents
- 125.5
- Business growth YoY
- 3.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,689
- Change vs prior year
- +53
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,580
≠ 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): 1,238.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,133 | 65.0% |
| 1–4 | 448 | 25.7% |
| 5–19 | 124 | 7.1% |
| 20–199 | 34 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,580). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,475 | 36.3% |
| Private company | 2,809 | 29.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 897 | 9.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 847 | 8.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 455 | 4.7% |
| Strata title | 359 | 3.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 204 | 2.1% |
| Partnership | 164 | 1.7% |
| Other | 370 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 373 | 21.4% | 1.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 372 | 21.4% | 6.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 202 | 11.6% | 2.5% |
| Construction | 147 | 8.4% | -3.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 124 | 7.1% | 9.7% |
| Retail Trade | 92 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 84 | 4.8% | 16.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 75 | 4.3% | 7.1% |
| Other Services | 61 | 3.5% | 7.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 45 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 33 | 1.9% | -2.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 31 | 1.8% | -11.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 31 | 1.8% | 19.2% |
| Education and Training | 26 | 1.5% | -16.1% |
| Manufacturing | 21 | 1.2% | -4.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 0.9% | -15.8% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications19.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services16.7%
- Financial and Insurance Services9.7%
- Administrative and Support Services7.1%
- Other Services7.0%
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 | 1.5 | 0.57× | 21 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.2 | 0.58× | 45 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.2 | 0.60× | 16 |
| Construction | 10.6 | 0.72× | 147 |