Karabar Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 101021008 · Queanbeyan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 411
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,409
- Per 1,000 residents
- 48.9
- Business growth YoY
- -5.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 433
- Change vs prior year
- -22
- 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 | 249 | 60.6% |
| 1–4 | 144 | 35.0% |
| 5–19 | 24 | 5.8% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 140 | 34.1% | -12.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 56 | 13.6% | 21.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 54 | 13.1% | 1.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 32 | 7.8% | -5.9% |
| Other Services | 28 | 6.8% | 16.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 20 | 4.9% | -13.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 16 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 2.9% | 9.1% |
| Retail Trade | 12 | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 8 | 1.9% | -11.1% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 1.7% | -22.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 1.5% | -25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.5% | 20.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 5 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.7% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services21.7%
- Other Services16.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing1.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-5.9%
- Construction-12.5%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in NSW (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 1.4 | 0.29× | 12 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1.9 | 0.37× | 16 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.8 | 0.45× | 32 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.45× | 12 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.4 | 0.60× | 20 |
| Other Services | 3.3 | 0.72× | 28 |