Sarina Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 312021352 · Mackay (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,118
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,500
- Per 1,000 residents
- 89.4
- Business growth YoY
- 2.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,095
- Change vs prior year
- +23
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,371
≠ 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): 288.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 708 | 63.3% |
| 1–4 | 316 | 28.3% |
| 5–19 | 71 | 6.4% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,371). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 926 | 39.1% |
| Private company | 456 | 19.2% |
| Family partnership | 302 | 12.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 198 | 8.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 195 | 8.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 80 | 3.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 73 | 3.1% |
| Partnership | 56 | 2.4% |
| Other | 85 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 391 | 35.0% | -0.8% |
| Construction | 148 | 13.2% | 3.5% |
| Other Services | 121 | 10.8% | 10.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 85 | 7.6% | -1.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 59 | 5.3% | 3.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 58 | 5.2% | 7.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 49 | 4.4% | 19.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 35 | 3.1% | 16.7% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 3.0% | 13.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 30 | 2.7% | 20.0% |
| Retail Trade | 29 | 2.6% | -17.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 26 | 2.3% | -18.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 19 | 1.7% | -5.0% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.1% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 11 | 1.0% | 37.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services20.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance19.5%
- Administrative and Support Services16.7%
- Manufacturing13.3%
- Other Services10.0%
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 | 2.3 | 0.51× | 29 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.7 | 0.53× | 59 |
| Mining | 0.9 | 0.57× | 11 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.9 | 0.62× | 49 |
| Education and Training | 1.0 | 0.62× | 12 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.68× | 19 |