Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Upper Kedron and Ferny Grove
QLD · SA2 304041104 · The Gap - Enoggera (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 564
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,833
- Per 1,000 residents
- 43.9
- Business growth YoY
- 11.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 504
- Change vs prior year
- +60
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,777
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes upper kedron and ferny grove), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 753.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 323 | 57.3% |
| 1–4 | 206 | 36.5% |
| 5–19 | 25 | 4.4% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,777). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,480 | 51.9% |
| Private company | 980 | 20.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 457 | 9.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 280 | 5.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 258 | 5.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 64 | 1.3% |
| Family partnership | 56 | 1.2% |
| Partnership | 49 | 1.0% |
| Other | 153 | 3.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 143 | 25.4% | 16.3% |
| Construction | 93 | 16.5% | 6.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 66 | 11.7% | 10.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 44 | 7.8% | 25.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 35 | 6.2% | 2.9% |
| Retail Trade | 31 | 5.5% | 6.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 31 | 5.5% | 10.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 23 | 4.1% | 15.0% |
| Other Services | 23 | 4.1% | 9.5% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 3.0% | 30.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 15 | 2.7% | 36.4% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 2.5% | -12.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.4% | 60.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 1.4% | -11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.5% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing25.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services16.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services15.0%
- Administrative and Support Services10.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.7 | 0.31× | 35 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.2 | 0.40× | 15 |
| Other Services | 1.8 | 0.40× | 23 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 0.48× | 17 |
| Construction | 7.2 | 0.51× | 93 |
| Retail Trade | 2.4 | 0.54× | 31 |