Freshwater - Stratford
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Freshwater and Stratford
QLD · SA2 306011140 · Cairns - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 406
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,856
- Per 1,000 residents
- 105.3
- Business growth YoY
- 5.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 386
- Change vs prior year
- +20
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes freshwater and stratford), 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 | 238 | 58.6% |
| 1–4 | 103 | 25.4% |
| 5–19 | 48 | 11.8% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 5.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 79 | 19.5% | 9.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 57 | 14.0% | 5.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 54 | 13.3% | 10.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 53 | 13.1% | 6.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 25 | 6.2% | -7.4% |
| Retail Trade | 23 | 5.7% | 4.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 18 | 4.4% | 20.0% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 17 | 4.2% | 21.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 13 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 2.7% | -15.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 9 | 2.2% | -18.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 1.0% | — |
| Mining | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.2%
- Construction9.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.6%
- Retail Trade4.5%
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 | 3.4 | 0.58× | 13 |