Trinity Beach - Smithfield Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Trinity Beach and Smithfield
QLD · SA2 306011142 · Cairns - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,484
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,862
- Per 1,000 residents
- 74.7
- Business growth YoY
- 6.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,396
- Change vs prior year
- +88
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,446
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes trinity beach and smithfield), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 790.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 889 | 59.9% |
| 1–4 | 438 | 29.5% |
| 5–19 | 123 | 8.3% |
| 20–199 | 36 | 2.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,446). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,580 | 58.0% |
| Private company | 828 | 18.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 275 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 167 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 159 | 3.6% |
| Family partnership | 100 | 2.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 86 | 1.9% |
| Strata title | 81 | 1.8% |
| Other | 170 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 313 | 21.1% | 4.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 181 | 12.2% | 9.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 155 | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 151 | 10.2% | 12.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 133 | 9.0% | 3.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 96 | 6.5% | 5.5% |
| Other Services | 81 | 5.5% | -9.0% |
| Retail Trade | 78 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 78 | 5.3% | 25.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 46 | 3.1% | 2.2% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 33 | 2.2% | 6.5% |
| Education and Training | 29 | 2.0% | 11.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | 1.8% | -18.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 1.7% | 19.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.4% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services25.8%
- Arts and Recreation Services19.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance12.3%
- Education and Training11.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.51× | 12 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.54× | 26 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.59× | 34 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.7 | 0.64× | 133 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.3 | 0.67× | 46 |