Burdell - Mount Low Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Burdell and Mount Low
QLD · SA2 318021582 · Townsville (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 833
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,202
- Per 1,000 residents
- 37.5
- Business growth YoY
- 4.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 800
- Change vs prior year
- +33
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,473
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes burdell and mount low), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,256.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 496 | 59.5% |
| 1–4 | 263 | 31.6% |
| 5–19 | 69 | 8.3% |
| 20–199 | 11 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,473). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,834 | 59.2% |
| Private company | 1,359 | 21.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 324 | 5.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 229 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 205 | 3.2% |
| Family partnership | 200 | 3.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 84 | 1.3% |
| Partnership | 82 | 1.3% |
| Other | 156 | 2.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 211 | 25.3% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 104 | 12.5% | 1.0% |
| Other Services | 98 | 11.8% | 14.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 81 | 9.7% | 2.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 76 | 9.1% | 10.1% |
| Retail Trade | 49 | 5.9% | 22.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 49 | 5.9% | -3.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 35 | 4.2% | 6.1% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 3.2% | 17.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 27 | 3.2% | -6.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 23 | 2.8% | 9.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 15 | 1.8% | -21.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.3% | -8.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.0% | -11.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.5% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade22.5%
- Manufacturing17.4%
- Other Services14.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing10.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services9.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1.6 | 0.17× | 35 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.5 | 0.22× | 11 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.7 | 0.28× | 15 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.0 | 0.34× | 23 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.2 | 0.40× | 27 |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 0.43× | 27 |