Biggera Waters
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 309031236 · Gold Coast - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,150
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,016
- Per 1,000 residents
- 104.4
- Business growth YoY
- 0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,145
- 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 | 740 | 64.3% |
| 1–4 | 296 | 25.7% |
| 5–19 | 97 | 8.4% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 183 | 15.9% | 3.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 164 | 14.3% | 7.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 134 | 11.7% | -2.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 125 | 10.9% | 13.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 88 | 7.7% | 6.0% |
| Other Services | 79 | 6.9% | 1.3% |
| Retail Trade | 76 | 6.6% | -16.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 60 | 5.2% | -13.0% |
| Manufacturing | 59 | 5.1% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 59 | 5.1% | -10.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 40 | 3.5% | -9.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 34 | 3.0% | 17.2% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.0% | -14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.9% | 66.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 0.9% | -23.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.6% | 75.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services17.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing13.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.0%
- Construction3.4%
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 | 0.9 | 0.35× | 10 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.59× | 10 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.72× | 12 |