Oxley (Qld) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 310011275 · Forest Lake - Oxley (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 648
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,434
- Per 1,000 residents
- 68.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 637
- Change vs prior year
- +11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,192
≠ 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): 1,252.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 370 | 57.1% |
| 1–4 | 197 | 30.4% |
| 5–19 | 58 | 9.0% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,192). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,686 | 45.0% |
| Private company | 1,860 | 22.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 747 | 9.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 624 | 7.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 397 | 4.8% |
| Strata title | 237 | 2.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 114 | 1.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 111 | 1.4% |
| Other | 416 | 5.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 105 | 16.2% | 6.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 102 | 15.7% | 17.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 66 | 10.2% | -10.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 65 | 10.0% | 3.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 59 | 9.1% | -7.8% |
| Retail Trade | 52 | 8.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 40 | 6.2% | 2.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 36 | 5.6% | 28.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 25 | 3.9% | -16.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 3.4% | 4.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 3.2% | -12.5% |
| Manufacturing | 18 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 1.9% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 1.5% | 25.0% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 1.1% | -12.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.8% | -28.6% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services28.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services17.2%
- Construction6.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.2%
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 | 1.9 | 0.68× | 18 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.3 | 0.72× | 59 |