Atherton
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 306051166 · Tablelands (East) - Kuranda (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,149
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,472
- Per 1,000 residents
- 92.1
- Business growth YoY
- 0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,139
- Change vs prior year
- +10
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,220
≠ 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): 420.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 638 | 55.5% |
| 1–4 | 305 | 26.5% |
| 5–19 | 161 | 14.0% |
| 20–199 | 50 | 4.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,220). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,404 | 43.6% |
| Private company | 555 | 17.2% |
| Family partnership | 339 | 10.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 301 | 9.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 192 | 6.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 120 | 3.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 101 | 3.1% |
| Partnership | 68 | 2.1% |
| Other | 140 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 223 | 19.4% | 0.5% |
| Construction | 202 | 17.6% | 2.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 130 | 11.3% | 0.8% |
| Other Services | 106 | 9.2% | 9.3% |
| Retail Trade | 80 | 7.0% | -7.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 78 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 64 | 5.6% | 3.2% |
| Manufacturing | 46 | 4.0% | -8.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 44 | 3.8% | 10.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 43 | 3.7% | -10.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 41 | 3.6% | -4.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 28 | 2.4% | -3.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 1.7% | -13.0% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.3% | 25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 0.8% | 12.5% |
| Mining | 8 | 0.7% | 14.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | 25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services10.0%
- Other Services9.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.2%
- Construction2.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services0.8%
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 | 3.4 | 0.63× | 43 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.3 | 0.71× | 78 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.6 | 0.72× | 20 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.2 | 0.72× | 28 |