Jacobs Well - Alberton Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Jacobs Well and Alberton
QLD · SA2 309071254 · Ormeau - Oxenford (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 713
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,608
- Per 1,000 residents
- 127.1
- Business growth YoY
- 5.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 675
- Change vs prior year
- +38
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes jacobs well and alberton), 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 | 426 | 59.7% |
| 1–4 | 196 | 27.5% |
| 5–19 | 83 | 11.6% |
| 20–199 | 20 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 190 | 26.6% | 11.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 88 | 12.3% | 12.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 80 | 11.2% | 12.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 69 | 9.7% | 4.5% |
| Manufacturing | 46 | 6.5% | -2.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 46 | 6.5% | 7.0% |
| Other Services | 44 | 6.2% | -8.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 29 | 4.1% | 11.5% |
| Retail Trade | 27 | 3.8% | 12.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 25 | 3.5% | 19.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 19 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 2.4% | -26.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 1.7% | -7.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 8 | 1.1% | 14.3% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.8% | 20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services19.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services12.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing12.7%
- Retail Trade12.5%
- Administrative and Support Services11.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.4 | 0.59× | 19 |