Pacific Pines - Gaven Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Pacific Pines and Gaven
QLD · SA2 309061249 · Nerang (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,446
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,143
- Per 1,000 residents
- 75.5
- Business growth YoY
- -1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,471
- Change vs prior year
- -25
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes pacific pines and gaven), 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 | 940 | 65.0% |
| 1–4 | 398 | 27.5% |
| 5–19 | 89 | 6.2% |
| 20–199 | 16 | 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 | 359 | 24.8% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 170 | 11.8% | -3.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 155 | 10.7% | -2.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 127 | 8.8% | -7.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 107 | 7.4% | -2.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 99 | 6.8% | -7.5% |
| Other Services | 91 | 6.3% | -5.2% |
| Retail Trade | 69 | 4.8% | -4.2% |
| Manufacturing | 56 | 3.9% | 14.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 54 | 3.7% | 8.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 42 | 2.9% | 13.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 37 | 2.6% | 15.6% |
| Education and Training | 23 | 1.6% | -11.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 19 | 1.3% | 5.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 0.9% | -13.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.3% | -37.5% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade15.6%
- Manufacturing14.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services13.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services8.0%
- Construction0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.6 | 0.54× | 107 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.57× | 13 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.67× | 19 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.2 | 0.69× | 42 |
| Retail Trade | 3.6 | 0.71× | 69 |
| Education and Training | 1.2 | 0.75× | 23 |