Southport - South
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Southport and South
QLD · SA2 309091541 · Southport (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,400
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,247
- Per 1,000 residents
- 118.5
- Business growth YoY
- 3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,322
- Change vs prior year
- +78
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 31,839
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes southport and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 5,207.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,563 | 65.1% |
| 1–4 | 618 | 25.8% |
| 5–19 | 170 | 7.1% |
| 20–199 | 46 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (31,839). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 15,667 | 49.2% |
| Private company | 6,811 | 21.4% |
| Strata title | 3,502 | 11.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,447 | 4.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,263 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 1,255 | 3.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 437 | 1.4% |
| Partnership | 318 | 1.0% |
| Other | 1,139 | 3.6% |
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 | 392 | 16.3% | 1.3% |
| Construction | 324 | 13.5% | 6.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 285 | 11.9% | 6.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 283 | 11.8% | 8.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 213 | 8.9% | 4.9% |
| Retail Trade | 175 | 7.3% | 2.9% |
| Other Services | 130 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 128 | 5.3% | 5.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 121 | 5.0% | -6.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 107 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 69 | 2.9% | -6.8% |
| Manufacturing | 57 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 31 | 1.3% | -16.2% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20 | 0.8% | -13.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 0.7% | 23.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 10 | 0.4% | -9.1% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.1% | -57.1% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.4%
- Construction6.9%
- Other Services6.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.3%
- Administrative and Support Services5.8%
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 | 0.8 | 0.59× | 16 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.5 | 0.65× | 10 |