Ingham Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 318011465 · Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 780
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,723
- Per 1,000 residents
- 116.0
- Business growth YoY
- 1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 766
- Change vs prior year
- +14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,905
≠ 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): 274.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 518 | 66.4% |
| 1–4 | 217 | 27.8% |
| 5–19 | 45 | 5.8% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,905). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,043 | 35.9% |
| Family partnership | 484 | 16.7% |
| Private company | 438 | 15.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 226 | 7.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 207 | 7.1% |
| Partnership | 113 | 3.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 109 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 92 | 3.2% |
| Other | 193 | 6.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 474 | 60.8% | -0.2% |
| Construction | 71 | 9.1% | 1.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 52 | 6.7% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 38 | 4.9% | 15.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 21 | 2.7% | 16.7% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 2.6% | 11.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 20 | 2.6% | -13.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 16 | 2.1% | -5.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 16 | 2.1% | 45.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 13 | 1.7% | -7.1% |
| Retail Trade | 11 | 1.4% | 22.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 8 | 1.0% | -20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 0.5% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services16.7%
- Other Services15.2%
- Manufacturing11.1%
- Construction1.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services0.0%
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 | 1.9 | 0.35× | 13 |
| Retail Trade | 1.6 | 0.39× | 11 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.4 | 0.41× | 16 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.1 | 0.43× | 21 |