Forest Lake - Ellen Grove
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Forest Lake and Ellen Grove
QLD · SA2 310011564 · Forest Lake - Oxley (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,385
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,080
- Per 1,000 residents
- 57.5
- Business growth YoY
- 1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,365
- Change vs prior year
- +20
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,117
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes forest lake and ellen grove), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,188.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 914 | 66.0% |
| 1–4 | 359 | 25.9% |
| 5–19 | 88 | 6.4% |
| 20–199 | 20 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,117). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,838 | 62.7% |
| Private company | 1,103 | 18.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 333 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 282 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 194 | 3.2% |
| Family partnership | 82 | 1.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 80 | 1.3% |
| Partnership | 48 | 0.8% |
| Other | 157 | 2.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 276 | 19.9% | 4.2% |
| Construction | 174 | 12.6% | -1.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 161 | 11.6% | -1.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 145 | 10.5% | 4.3% |
| Retail Trade | 96 | 6.9% | 5.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 96 | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 94 | 6.8% | 5.6% |
| Other Services | 88 | 6.4% | -3.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 73 | 5.3% | 5.8% |
| Manufacturing | 50 | 3.6% | -5.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 43 | 3.1% | 19.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 34 | 2.5% | -12.8% |
| Education and Training | 21 | 1.5% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 0.9% | 18.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 0.7% | 11.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.4% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade19.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services5.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.6%
- Retail Trade5.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.4 | 0.28× | 10 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.9 | 0.37× | 94 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.41× | 34 |
| Construction | 7.2 | 0.44× | 174 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.5 | 0.46× | 13 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.54× | 21 |