Karalee - Barellan Point Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Karalee and Barellan Point
QLD · SA2 310031289 · Ipswich Inner (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 512
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,320
- Per 1,000 residents
- 69.9
- Business growth YoY
- 5.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 484
- Change vs prior year
- +28
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes karalee and barellan point), 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 | 294 | 57.4% |
| 1–4 | 178 | 34.8% |
| 5–19 | 40 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 124 | 24.2% | 9.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 66 | 12.9% | -8.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 55 | 10.7% | 19.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 42 | 8.2% | 5.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 41 | 8.0% | 13.9% |
| Other Services | 36 | 7.0% | -2.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 29 | 5.7% | 45.0% |
| Retail Trade | 22 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 3.9% | 5.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 17 | 3.3% | -10.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 2.7% | 7.7% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 2.5% | -13.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 2.1% | 10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 8 | 1.6% | 14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services45.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services19.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.9%
- Construction9.7%
- Manufacturing5.3%
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 | 1.9 | 0.35× | 14 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.62× | 11 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.3 | 0.63× | 17 |
| Retail Trade | 3.0 | 0.68× | 22 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.5 | 0.75× | 11 |