Wilston Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 305031129 · Brisbane Inner - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 518
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,168
- Per 1,000 residents
- 124.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 513
- Change vs prior year
- +5
- 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 | 307 | 59.3% |
| 1–4 | 153 | 29.5% |
| 5–19 | 49 | 9.5% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.2% |
| 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 | 123 | 23.7% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 106 | 20.5% | -1.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 80 | 15.4% | 5.3% |
| Construction | 52 | 10.0% | 26.8% |
| Other Services | 23 | 4.4% | -4.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 4.2% | -8.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 21 | 4.1% | -4.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 19 | 3.7% | -13.6% |
| Retail Trade | 17 | 3.3% | 13.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 15 | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 1.7% | 12.5% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 1.7% | -18.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.5% | -27.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 1.4% | 75.0% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 0.8% | -33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction26.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance-1.9%
- Other Services-4.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.6 | 0.65× | 15 |