Weipa Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 315011403 · Far North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 194
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,297
- Per 1,000 residents
- 45.1
- Business growth YoY
- -4.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 204
- Change vs prior year
- -10
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 894
≠ 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): 139.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 108 | 55.7% |
| 1–4 | 52 | 26.8% |
| 5–19 | 21 | 10.8% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 4.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (894). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 417 | 46.6% |
| Private company | 163 | 18.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 65 | 7.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 63 | 7.0% |
| Strata title | 42 | 4.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 36 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 33 | 3.7% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 28 | 3.1% |
| Other | 47 | 5.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 43 | 22.2% | -15.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 26 | 13.4% | 8.3% |
| Other Services | 26 | 13.4% | -7.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 21 | 10.8% | -8.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 14 | 7.2% | 7.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 13 | 6.7% | -13.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 11 | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 5.2% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 8 | 4.1% | 14.3% |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 6 | 3.1% | -40.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 3.1% | 20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 1.5% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.3%
- Other Services-7.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-8.7%
- Construction-15.7%
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 | 2.3 | 0.18× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.3 | 0.49× | 14 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.9 | 0.50× | 21 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.6 | 0.65× | 11 |
| Construction | 10.0 | 0.68× | 43 |