Clifton Beach - Kewarra Beach
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Clifton Beach and Kewarra Beach
QLD · SA2 306011139 · Cairns - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,062
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,760
- Per 1,000 residents
- 83.2
- Business growth YoY
- 3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,027
- Change vs prior year
- +35
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,803
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes clifton beach and kewarra beach), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,098.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 654 | 61.6% |
| 1–4 | 271 | 25.5% |
| 5–19 | 109 | 10.3% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,803). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,697 | 54.3% |
| Private company | 1,359 | 20.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 525 | 7.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 356 | 5.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 243 | 3.6% |
| Family partnership | 163 | 2.4% |
| Strata title | 117 | 1.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 98 | 1.4% |
| Other | 245 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 219 | 20.6% | 7.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 136 | 12.8% | -0.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 129 | 12.1% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 91 | 8.6% | 15.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 76 | 7.2% | -2.6% |
| Retail Trade | 71 | 6.7% | 4.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 69 | 6.5% | -8.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 66 | 6.2% | 3.1% |
| Other Services | 52 | 4.9% | 13.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 35 | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 2.9% | 6.9% |
| Education and Training | 26 | 2.4% | 18.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 1.9% | 5.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 15 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.2% | 44.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training18.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance15.2%
- Other Services13.0%
- Construction7.9%
- Manufacturing6.9%
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 | 1.2 | 0.47× | 15 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.67× | 13 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.6 | 0.70× | 20 |