Burleigh Heads
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 309011225 · Broadbeach - Burleigh (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,062
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,055
- Per 1,000 residents
- 304.5
- Business growth YoY
- 2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,981
- Change vs prior year
- +81
- 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 | 1,619 | 52.9% |
| 1–4 | 811 | 26.5% |
| 5–19 | 479 | 15.6% |
| 20–199 | 154 | 5.0% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 502 | 16.4% | 1.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 471 | 15.4% | 4.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 426 | 13.9% | 0.5% |
| Retail Trade | 266 | 8.7% | 4.7% |
| Manufacturing | 212 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 182 | 5.9% | 11.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 171 | 5.6% | 2.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 164 | 5.4% | 3.8% |
| Other Services | 160 | 5.2% | -1.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 113 | 3.7% | 11.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 107 | 3.5% | -3.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 79 | 2.6% | 5.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 77 | 2.5% | 14.9% |
| Education and Training | 54 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 44 | 1.4% | 2.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 15 | 0.5% | 15.4% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services14.9%
- Administrative and Support Services11.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.3%
- Retail Trade4.7%
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 | 1.5 | 0.59× | 15 |