Bracken Ridge
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 302041041 · Sandgate (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 962
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,847
- Per 1,000 residents
- 51.0
- Business growth YoY
- 3.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 931
- Change vs prior year
- +31
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,121
≠ 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): 1,538.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 650 | 67.6% |
| 1–4 | 260 | 27.0% |
| 5–19 | 43 | 4.5% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,121). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,101 | 55.9% |
| Private company | 1,796 | 19.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 660 | 7.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 474 | 5.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 382 | 4.2% |
| Family partnership | 151 | 1.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 141 | 1.5% |
| Partnership | 82 | 0.9% |
| Other | 334 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 203 | 21.1% | 10.3% |
| Construction | 196 | 20.4% | 5.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 111 | 11.5% | 2.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 88 | 9.1% | 3.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 69 | 7.2% | -6.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 53 | 5.5% | 8.2% |
| Other Services | 47 | 4.9% | 4.4% |
| Retail Trade | 45 | 4.7% | -6.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 35 | 3.6% | -7.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 27 | 2.8% | -3.6% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 2.4% | 27.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 1.5% | 7.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.8% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing27.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing10.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.2%
- Construction5.4%
- Other Services4.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 0.6 | 0.27× | 12 |
| Education and Training | 0.6 | 0.36× | 11 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.7 | 0.37× | 69 |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 0.42× | 23 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.8 | 0.42× | 53 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.43× | 27 |