Frenchville - Mount Archer
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Frenchville and Mount Archer
QLD · SA2 308031208 · Rockhampton (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 396
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,246
- Per 1,000 residents
- 42.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 389
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes frenchville and mount archer), 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 | 231 | 58.3% |
| 1–4 | 128 | 32.3% |
| 5–19 | 25 | 6.3% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 3.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 75 | 18.9% | 4.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 51 | 12.9% | 6.3% |
| Other Services | 42 | 10.6% | 7.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 39 | 9.8% | 5.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 39 | 9.8% | -2.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 27 | 6.8% | 12.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 21 | 5.3% | -4.5% |
| Retail Trade | 17 | 4.3% | -26.1% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 3.5% | 27.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 13 | 3.3% | 8.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 12 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 2.3% | 28.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 1.0% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.5%
- Other Services7.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.4%
- Construction4.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.4 | 0.34× | 13 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.3 | 0.35× | 12 |
| Retail Trade | 1.8 | 0.41× | 17 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.2 | 0.49× | 39 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.2 | 0.51× | 39 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.54× | 14 |