Stafford Heights Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 302021033 · Chermside (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 475
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,356
- Per 1,000 residents
- 64.6
- Business growth YoY
- 5.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 452
- Change vs prior year
- +23
- 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 | 293 | 61.7% |
| 1–4 | 156 | 32.8% |
| 5–19 | 29 | 6.1% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 2.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 100 | 21.1% | 3.1% |
| Construction | 95 | 20.0% | -1.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 60 | 12.6% | 27.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 40 | 8.4% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 33 | 6.9% | 10.0% |
| Other Services | 27 | 5.7% | 8.0% |
| Retail Trade | 21 | 4.4% | 10.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 20 | 4.2% | 33.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 17 | 3.6% | 30.8% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 2.9% | 16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 2.1% | -23.1% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 1.9% | 12.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.7% | -33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services33.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance27.7%
- Retail Trade10.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing10.0%
- Other Services8.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.44× | 10 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.3 | 0.62× | 17 |
| Manufacturing | 1.9 | 0.63× | 14 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.4 | 0.64× | 40 |
| Retail Trade | 2.9 | 0.64× | 21 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.5 | 0.74× | 11 |