Ingham Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 318011464 · Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 507
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,471
- Per 1,000 residents
- 113.4
- Business growth YoY
- -4.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 528
- Change vs prior year
- -21
- 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 | 303 | 59.8% |
| 1–4 | 107 | 21.1% |
| 5–19 | 75 | 14.8% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 181 | 35.7% | -6.2% |
| Construction | 62 | 12.2% | 6.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 51 | 10.1% | -5.6% |
| Other Services | 40 | 7.9% | 2.6% |
| Retail Trade | 29 | 5.7% | -19.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 28 | 5.5% | 16.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 26 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 19 | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 18 | 3.6% | -10.0% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 17 | 3.4% | -19.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 8 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services16.7%
- Construction6.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.0%
- Other Services2.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-5.6%
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 | 3.8 | 0.69× | 17 |