Samford Valley
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 314011387 · The Hills District (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,483
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,239
- Per 1,000 residents
- 112.0
- Business growth YoY
- -0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,485
- Change vs prior year
- -2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,491
≠ 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): 647.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 899 | 60.6% |
| 1–4 | 434 | 29.3% |
| 5–19 | 125 | 8.4% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,491). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,048 | 37.3% |
| Private company | 1,451 | 26.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 643 | 11.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 431 | 7.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 398 | 7.2% |
| Family partnership | 135 | 2.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 76 | 1.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 63 | 1.1% |
| Other | 246 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 343 | 23.1% | 0.3% |
| Construction | 277 | 18.7% | 1.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 150 | 10.1% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 128 | 8.6% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 75 | 5.1% | -1.3% |
| Retail Trade | 74 | 5.0% | -6.3% |
| Other Services | 68 | 4.6% | 9.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 55 | 3.7% | -11.3% |
| Manufacturing | 51 | 3.4% | -1.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 49 | 3.3% | 8.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 49 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 42 | 2.8% | 5.0% |
| Education and Training | 33 | 2.2% | -2.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 28 | 1.9% | -15.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 26 | 1.8% | 4.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 1.3% | 5.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 10 | 0.7% | 11.1% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services9.7%
- Wholesale Trade8.9%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services4.0%
- Construction1.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.2 | 0.57× | 42 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.1 | 0.71× | 28 |