South Mackay Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 312021356 · Mackay (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 316
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,251
- Per 1,000 residents
- 43.6
- Business growth YoY
- -2.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 324
- Change vs prior year
- -8
- 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 | 191 | 60.4% |
| 1–4 | 87 | 27.5% |
| 5–19 | 26 | 8.2% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 3.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 61 | 19.3% | -4.7% |
| Other Services | 44 | 13.9% | 7.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 41 | 13.0% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 11.7% | -15.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 30 | 9.5% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 5.1% | 60.0% |
| Retail Trade | 16 | 5.1% | 14.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 5.1% | -27.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 15 | 4.7% | -21.1% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 3.5% | -8.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 7 | 2.2% | 16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 1.6% | -16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.9% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 3 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services7.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services0.0%
- Construction-4.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-15.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.1 | 0.34× | 15 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.1 | 0.45× | 30 |
| Retail Trade | 2.2 | 0.47× | 16 |
| Construction | 8.4 | 0.57× | 61 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.2 | 0.59× | 16 |
| Manufacturing | 2.2 | 0.68× | 16 |