Point Vernon Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 319041519 · Hervey Bay (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 258
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,985
- Per 1,000 residents
- 43.1
- Business growth YoY
- 14.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 225
- Change vs prior year
- +33
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 186 | 72.1% |
| 1–4 | 59 | 22.9% |
| 5–19 | 22 | 8.5% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 57 | 22.1% | 7.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 45 | 17.4% | 50.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 26 | 10.1% | 13.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 22 | 8.5% | 10.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 19 | 7.4% | 5.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 15 | 5.8% | 36.4% |
| Other Services | 14 | 5.4% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 10 | 3.9% | -23.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 3.9% | 42.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 9 | 3.5% | 80.0% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 2.7% | -12.5% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 2.3% | 20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 1.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance50.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services13.0%
- Administrative and Support Services10.0%
- Construction7.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.8 | 0.29× | 11 |
| Retail Trade | 1.7 | 0.34× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.2 | 0.40× | 19 |
| Other Services | 2.3 | 0.44× | 14 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.3 | 0.45× | 26 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.7 | 0.45× | 10 |