Cooloola
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 319031511 · Gympie - Cooloola (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 444
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,148
- Per 1,000 residents
- 62.1
- Business growth YoY
- 0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 443
- Change vs prior year
- +1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,616
≠ 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): 215.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 256 | 57.7% |
| 1–4 | 133 | 30.0% |
| 5–19 | 39 | 8.8% |
| 20–199 | 8 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,616). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 807 | 49.9% |
| Private company | 278 | 17.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 151 | 9.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 101 | 6.3% |
| Family partnership | 88 | 5.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 54 | 3.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 42 | 2.6% |
| Strata title | 28 | 1.7% |
| Other | 67 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 86 | 19.4% | 1.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 53 | 11.9% | -3.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 41 | 9.2% | 5.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 39 | 8.8% | 2.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 35 | 7.9% | 6.1% |
| Retail Trade | 32 | 7.2% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 30 | 6.8% | -9.1% |
| Other Services | 30 | 6.8% | 3.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 23 | 5.2% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 3.8% | -5.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 17 | 3.8% | -22.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 2.3% | 42.9% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 1.6% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.9% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services6.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.1%
- Other Services3.4%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2.6%
- Construction1.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.45× | 10 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.2 | 0.55× | 23 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.4 | 0.65× | 17 |