Chermside
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 302021028 · Chermside (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 989
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,811
- Per 1,000 residents
- 77.2
- Business growth YoY
- 6.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 932
- Change vs prior year
- +57
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,868
≠ 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): 1,142.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 635 | 64.2% |
| 1–4 | 224 | 22.6% |
| 5–19 | 100 | 10.1% |
| 20–199 | 33 | 3.3% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,868). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,294 | 56.1% |
| Private company | 1,115 | 19.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 366 | 6.2% |
| Strata title | 257 | 4.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 229 | 3.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 224 | 3.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 77 | 1.3% |
| Partnership | 72 | 1.2% |
| Other | 234 | 4.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 177 | 17.9% | 4.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 141 | 14.3% | -3.4% |
| Construction | 109 | 11.0% | 10.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 99 | 10.0% | 16.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 98 | 9.9% | 2.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 71 | 7.2% | 6.0% |
| Retail Trade | 63 | 6.4% | -3.1% |
| Other Services | 61 | 6.2% | 10.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 51 | 5.2% | 4.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 47 | 4.8% | 34.3% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 1.5% | 50.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.4% | 7.7% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 1.3% | 8.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.8% | 14.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services34.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services16.5%
- Other Services10.9%
- Construction10.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services6.0%
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 | 0.9 | 0.38× | 11 |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 0.42× | 15 |
| Construction | 8.5 | 0.58× | 109 |
| Education and Training | 1.0 | 0.63× | 13 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.1 | 0.69× | 14 |