Thornlands
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 301021012 · Cleveland - Stradbroke (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,438
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,863
- Per 1,000 residents
- 65.8
- Business growth YoY
- -0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,441
- Change vs prior year
- -3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,092
≠ 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): 894.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 845 | 58.8% |
| 1–4 | 477 | 33.2% |
| 5–19 | 89 | 6.2% |
| 20–199 | 17 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,092). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,538 | 49.8% |
| Private company | 1,102 | 21.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 452 | 8.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 360 | 7.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 276 | 5.4% |
| Family partnership | 79 | 1.6% |
| Partnership | 52 | 1.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 52 | 1.0% |
| Other | 181 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 382 | 26.6% | -2.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 208 | 14.5% | 3.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 123 | 8.6% | -1.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 115 | 8.0% | -3.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 99 | 6.9% | 8.8% |
| Other Services | 98 | 6.8% | 1.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 84 | 5.8% | 7.7% |
| Retail Trade | 83 | 5.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 54 | 3.8% | 10.2% |
| Manufacturing | 51 | 3.5% | -8.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33 | 2.3% | -2.9% |
| Education and Training | 31 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 25 | 1.7% | -7.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 21 | 1.5% | -4.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 0.8% | -21.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.5% | 16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services10.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.8%
- Administrative and Support Services7.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.0%
- Other Services1.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.5 | 0.34× | 11 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.1 | 0.35× | 25 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.6 | 0.52× | 123 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.0 | 0.55× | 21 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.61× | 33 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.5 | 0.65× | 99 |