Hamilton (Qld)
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 305031124 · Brisbane Inner - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,007
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,408
- Per 1,000 residents
- 135.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,005
- Change vs prior year
- +2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,272
≠ 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): 995.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 668 | 66.3% |
| 1–4 | 226 | 22.4% |
| 5–19 | 83 | 8.2% |
| 20–199 | 32 | 3.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,272). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,956 | 35.7% |
| Private company | 2,376 | 28.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 937 | 11.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 723 | 8.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 441 | 5.3% |
| Strata title | 227 | 2.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 167 | 2.0% |
| Partnership | 109 | 1.3% |
| Other | 336 | 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 | 221 | 21.9% | 3.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 169 | 16.8% | -3.4% |
| Construction | 99 | 9.8% | -2.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 89 | 8.8% | 14.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 79 | 7.8% | 16.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 68 | 6.8% | 15.3% |
| Retail Trade | 52 | 5.2% | -16.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 52 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| Other Services | 40 | 4.0% | -11.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 37 | 3.7% | -15.9% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 2.2% | 10.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 19 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 18 | 1.8% | -18.2% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 1.3% | 30.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services16.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services15.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.1%
- Manufacturing10.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.8%
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 | 0.69× | 19 |