East Mackay
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 312021343 · Mackay (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 244
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,820
- Per 1,000 residents
- 63.9
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 237
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- 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 | 132 | 54.1% |
| 1–4 | 80 | 32.8% |
| 5–19 | 20 | 8.2% |
| 20–199 | 4 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 47 | 19.3% | 6.8% |
| Other Services | 32 | 13.1% | 6.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 25 | 10.2% | 19.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 22 | 9.0% | -12.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 21 | 8.6% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 19 | 7.8% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 6.1% | 15.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 4.1% | -16.7% |
| Retail Trade | 10 | 4.1% | -16.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 10 | 4.1% | -16.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 9 | 3.7% | 50.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 2.5% | 50.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 1.2% | — |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 3 | 1.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services19.0%
- Construction6.8%
- Other Services6.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-12.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2.6 | 0.27× | 10 |
| Retail Trade | 2.6 | 0.58× | 10 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.6 | 0.68× | 10 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.5 | 0.74× | 25 |