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Statistical area (SA2)

QLD · SA2 316051434 · Noosa (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 1,196
Population (SA2 ERP): 5,319
Per 1,000 residents: 224.9
Business growth YoY: -2.9%

Prior year businesses: 1,232
Change vs prior year: -36
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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?

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	753	63.0%
1–4	281	23.5%
5–19	127	10.6%
20–199	43	3.6%
200+	0	0.0%

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	289	24.2%	-3.7%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	204	17.1%	-1.9%
Construction	129	10.8%	0.8%
Accommodation and Food Services	106	8.9%	-9.4%
Retail Trade	85	7.1%	-7.6%
Financial and Insurance Services	79	6.6%	-6.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance	77	6.4%	-1.3%
Administrative and Support Services	43	3.6%	7.5%
Other Services	41	3.4%	-8.9%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	29	2.4%	0.0%
Arts and Recreation Services	28	2.3%	16.7%
Wholesale Trade	23	1.9%	-4.2%
Manufacturing	21	1.8%	31.3%
Education and Training	16	1.3%	-5.9%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	11	0.9%	37.5%
Information Media and Telecommunications	11	0.9%	0.0%
Public Administration and Safety	4	0.3%	-20.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Manufacturing31.3%
Arts and Recreation Services16.7%
Administrative and Support Services7.5%
Construction0.8%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%

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	2.1	0.53×	11