Pialba - Eli Waters Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Pialba and Eli Waters
QLD · SA2 319041518 · Hervey Bay (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,274
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,754
- Per 1,000 residents
- 71.8
- Business growth YoY
- 6.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,196
- Change vs prior year
- +78
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 16,358
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes pialba and eli waters), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,922.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 617 | 48.4% |
| 1–4 | 389 | 30.5% |
| 5–19 | 224 | 17.6% |
| 20–199 | 48 | 3.8% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (16,358). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 8,838 | 54.0% |
| Private company | 2,971 | 18.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,417 | 8.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 897 | 5.5% |
| Family partnership | 531 | 3.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 513 | 3.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 370 | 2.3% |
| Partnership | 204 | 1.2% |
| Other | 617 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 268 | 21.0% | 8.1% |
| Construction | 201 | 15.8% | 5.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 133 | 10.4% | 5.6% |
| Other Services | 116 | 9.1% | 7.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 112 | 8.8% | 2.8% |
| Retail Trade | 107 | 8.4% | -0.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 68 | 5.3% | 9.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 57 | 4.5% | 7.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 53 | 4.2% | 60.6% |
| Manufacturing | 44 | 3.5% | 7.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 27 | 2.1% | -20.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 23 | 1.8% | 4.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 20 | 1.6% | 11.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 1.3% | 23.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.6% | 14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.4% | -16.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing60.6%
- Arts and Recreation Services11.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services9.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.1%
- Administrative and Support Services7.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.37× | 16 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.46× | 27 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.0 | 0.53× | 53 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.57× | 16 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.3 | 0.60× | 112 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.3 | 0.60× | 23 |