Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Torquay, Scarness and Kawungan
QLD · SA2 319041520 · Hervey Bay (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 816
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,715
- Per 1,000 residents
- 48.8
- Business growth YoY
- 5.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 772
- Change vs prior year
- +44
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes torquay, scarness and kawungan), 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 | 469 | 57.5% |
| 1–4 | 235 | 28.8% |
| 5–19 | 87 | 10.7% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 193 | 23.7% | 5.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 121 | 14.8% | 9.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 92 | 11.3% | 5.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 69 | 8.5% | 9.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 67 | 8.2% | 6.3% |
| Retail Trade | 49 | 6.0% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 42 | 5.1% | -4.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 41 | 5.0% | -8.9% |
| Other Services | 41 | 5.0% | 2.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 28 | 3.4% | 21.7% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 1.7% | -6.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 1.7% | 27.3% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.5% | 33.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 1.3% | -15.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.1% | -10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.5% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services21.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services6.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.7%
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 | 0.7 | 0.27× | 11 |
| Manufacturing | 0.8 | 0.30× | 14 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.8 | 0.37× | 14 |
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.45× | 12 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.5 | 0.45× | 42 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.1 | 0.46× | 69 |