Wavell Heights
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 302021034 · Chermside (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 935
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,227
- Per 1,000 residents
- 83.3
- Business growth YoY
- 4.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 899
- Change vs prior year
- +36
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 579 | 61.9% |
| 1–4 | 283 | 30.3% |
| 5–19 | 65 | 7.0% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 192 | 20.5% | 4.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 190 | 20.3% | 7.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 115 | 12.3% | 4.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 90 | 9.6% | -3.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 59 | 6.3% | 11.3% |
| Other Services | 48 | 5.1% | 9.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 44 | 4.7% | -2.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 40 | 4.3% | -4.8% |
| Retail Trade | 36 | 3.9% | 2.9% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 2.1% | -9.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 19 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.8% | 30.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 13 | 1.4% | 30.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 1.2% | 10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.2% | -8.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing11.3%
- Other Services9.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.3%
- Construction4.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.5%
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 | 1.2 | 0.39× | 13 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.7 | 0.57× | 19 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.62× | 11 |
| Retail Trade | 3.2 | 0.72× | 36 |