Pioneer Valley Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 312021351 · Mackay (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 927
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,449
- Per 1,000 residents
- 98.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 910
- Change vs prior year
- +17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,980
≠ 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): 256.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 597 | 64.4% |
| 1–4 | 280 | 30.2% |
| 5–19 | 37 | 4.0% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,980). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 786 | 39.7% |
| Private company | 377 | 19.0% |
| Family partnership | 264 | 13.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 174 | 8.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 170 | 8.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 65 | 3.3% |
| Partnership | 41 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 39 | 2.0% |
| Other | 64 | 3.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 390 | 42.1% | -1.0% |
| Other Services | 119 | 12.8% | 7.2% |
| Construction | 92 | 9.9% | 4.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 57 | 6.1% | -3.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 47 | 5.1% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 38 | 4.1% | -5.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 31 | 3.3% | 10.7% |
| Manufacturing | 30 | 3.2% | 11.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 27 | 2.9% | 28.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 25 | 2.7% | 8.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 1.9% | 20.0% |
| Retail Trade | 15 | 1.6% | -16.7% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.2% | 10.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 10 | 1.1% | 11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance28.6%
- Manufacturing11.1%
- Administrative and Support Services10.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services8.7%
- Other Services7.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 1.6 | 0.38× | 15 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.9 | 0.47× | 27 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.50× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.0 | 0.53× | 38 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.9 | 0.64× | 18 |
| Construction | 9.7 | 0.69× | 92 |