Moranbah
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 312011341 · Bowen Basin - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 591
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,928
- Per 1,000 residents
- 59.5
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 585
- Change vs prior year
- +6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,792
≠ 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): 246.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 305 | 51.6% |
| 1–4 | 203 | 34.3% |
| 5–19 | 74 | 12.5% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 4.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,792). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 720 | 40.2% |
| Private company | 441 | 24.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 231 | 12.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 100 | 5.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 71 | 4.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 67 | 3.7% |
| Family partnership | 63 | 3.5% |
| Partnership | 31 | 1.7% |
| Other | 68 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 114 | 19.3% | -3.4% |
| Other Services | 85 | 14.4% | 4.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 73 | 12.4% | 4.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 51 | 8.6% | 6.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 47 | 8.0% | 14.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 41 | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 33 | 5.6% | -5.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 29 | 4.9% | 3.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 28 | 4.7% | 7.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 23 | 3.9% | -4.2% |
| Education and Training | 22 | 3.7% | 22.2% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 2.4% | -22.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 1.9% | -15.4% |
| Mining | 9 | 1.5% | -18.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 1.2% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training22.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services14.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.3%
- Other Services4.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.35× | 11 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.3 | 0.44× | 23 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.8 | 0.44× | 28 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.50× | 14 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.7 | 0.52× | 47 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.1 | 0.63× | 51 |