Parkinson - Drewvale Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Parkinson and Drewvale
QLD · SA2 303051075 · Rocklea - Acacia Ridge (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,413
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,108
- Per 1,000 residents
- 82.6
- Business growth YoY
- 2.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,385
- Change vs prior year
- +28
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes parkinson and drewvale), 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 | 945 | 66.9% |
| 1–4 | 364 | 25.8% |
| 5–19 | 74 | 5.2% |
| 20–199 | 19 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 288 | 20.4% | 5.1% |
| Construction | 186 | 13.2% | -5.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 143 | 10.1% | 9.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 136 | 9.6% | -8.1% |
| Retail Trade | 100 | 7.1% | 5.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 99 | 7.0% | 11.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 88 | 6.2% | 3.5% |
| Other Services | 82 | 5.8% | 15.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 72 | 5.1% | 1.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 58 | 4.1% | -1.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 58 | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 40 | 2.8% | -4.8% |
| Education and Training | 25 | 1.8% | 4.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.6% | 14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services15.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.2%
- Retail Trade5.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.6 | 0.40× | 10 |
| Construction | 10.9 | 0.71× | 186 |