Eight Mile Plains
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 303031060 · Mt Gravatt (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,767
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,789
- Per 1,000 residents
- 164.8
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,686
- Change vs prior year
- +81
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,429
≠ 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): 2,337.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,792 | 64.8% |
| 1–4 | 673 | 24.3% |
| 5–19 | 215 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 77 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 17 | 0.6% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,429). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,152 | 53.3% |
| Private company | 3,403 | 25.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 752 | 5.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 611 | 4.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 472 | 3.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 216 | 1.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 143 | 1.1% |
| Discretionary trading trust | 129 | 1.0% |
| Other | 551 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 419 | 15.1% | 3.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 388 | 14.0% | 1.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 383 | 13.8% | 5.5% |
| Construction | 341 | 12.3% | 16.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 263 | 9.5% | 1.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 192 | 6.9% | -1.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 158 | 5.7% | 3.3% |
| Retail Trade | 147 | 5.3% | 5.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 129 | 4.7% | -8.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 101 | 3.7% | -2.9% |
| Other Services | 68 | 2.5% | -17.1% |
| Manufacturing | 56 | 2.0% | 7.7% |
| Education and Training | 46 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 0.8% | 16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20 | 0.7% | -16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.4% | -23.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 10 | 0.4% | 42.9% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.2% | 20.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services16.7%
- Construction16.4%
- Manufacturing7.7%
- Retail Trade5.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.5%
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 | 0.6 | 0.39× | 10 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.6 | 0.74× | 10 |