Ipswich - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Ipswich and North
QLD · SA2 310031288 · Ipswich Inner (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 378
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,680
- Per 1,000 residents
- 80.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 373
- Change vs prior year
- +5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes ipswich and north), 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 | 205 | 54.2% |
| 1–4 | 131 | 34.7% |
| 5–19 | 27 | 7.1% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 108 | 28.6% | 9.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 47 | 12.4% | 4.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 33 | 8.7% | 17.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 31 | 8.2% | -3.1% |
| Other Services | 27 | 7.1% | -12.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 26 | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 23 | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 21 | 5.6% | -12.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 20 | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 4.5% | 21.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 2.4% | -18.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 1.3% | 66.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 1.3% | -16.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance17.9%
- Construction9.1%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing5.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.4%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4.3 | 0.56× | 20 |