Wakerley
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 301031019 · Wynnum - Manly (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 908
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,865
- Per 1,000 residents
- 92.0
- Business growth YoY
- 2.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 887
- Change vs prior year
- +21
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,477
≠ 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): 445.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 528 | 58.1% |
| 1–4 | 270 | 29.7% |
| 5–19 | 87 | 9.6% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 2.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,477). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,336 | 38.4% |
| Private company | 1,036 | 29.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 364 | 10.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 274 | 7.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 230 | 6.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 50 | 1.4% |
| Family partnership | 43 | 1.2% |
| Partnership | 35 | 1.0% |
| Other | 109 | 3.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 177 | 19.5% | -2.7% |
| Construction | 170 | 18.7% | 4.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 101 | 11.1% | 7.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 73 | 8.0% | 2.8% |
| Retail Trade | 62 | 6.8% | 3.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 54 | 5.9% | 12.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 43 | 4.7% | 13.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 43 | 4.7% | -6.5% |
| Other Services | 37 | 4.1% | 15.6% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 3.7% | -2.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 31 | 3.4% | -3.1% |
| Education and Training | 28 | 3.1% | 12.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 26 | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.4% | -18.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.6% | -44.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services15.6%
- Wholesale Trade13.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services12.5%
- Education and Training12.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.4%
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 | 3.1 | 0.58× | 31 |