Paddington - Milton Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Paddington and Milton
QLD · SA2 305041135 · Brisbane Inner - West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,133
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,364
- Per 1,000 residents
- 234.4
- Business growth YoY
- 0.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,107
- Change vs prior year
- +26
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,761
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes paddington and milton), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,101.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,820 | 58.1% |
| 1–4 | 770 | 24.6% |
| 5–19 | 362 | 11.6% |
| 20–199 | 169 | 5.4% |
| 200+ | 12 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,761). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 3,278 | 33.6% |
| Individual / sole trader | 2,855 | 29.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,286 | 13.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 655 | 6.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 436 | 4.5% |
| Strata title | 273 | 2.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 265 | 2.7% |
| Partnership | 144 | 1.5% |
| Other | 569 | 5.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 701 | 22.4% | -4.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 546 | 17.4% | 5.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 323 | 10.3% | 3.5% |
| Construction | 285 | 9.1% | 4.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 267 | 8.5% | 4.7% |
| Retail Trade | 166 | 5.3% | -0.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 142 | 4.5% | -4.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 119 | 3.8% | 8.2% |
| Other Services | 111 | 3.5% | 1.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 110 | 3.5% | 0.9% |
| Education and Training | 66 | 2.1% | -10.8% |
| Manufacturing | 56 | 1.8% | -5.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 53 | 1.7% | 6.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 52 | 1.7% | -14.8% |
| Mining | 51 | 1.6% | 6.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 36 | 1.1% | 2.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 32 | 1.0% | -8.6% |
| Currently Unknown | 7 | 0.2% | 40.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.2% | 20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services8.2%
- Mining6.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing6.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.8%
- Construction4.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.0 | 0.72× | 53 |