Karana Downs Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 310031290 · Ipswich Inner (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 482
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,261
- Per 1,000 residents
- 77.0
- Business growth YoY
- -2.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 492
- Change vs prior year
- -10
- 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 | 299 | 62.0% |
| 1–4 | 153 | 31.7% |
| 5–19 | 36 | 7.5% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 121 | 25.1% | -3.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 102 | 21.2% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 50 | 10.4% | 8.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 38 | 7.9% | -5.0% |
| Retail Trade | 23 | 4.8% | -8.0% |
| Other Services | 23 | 4.8% | -17.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 22 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 3.9% | -13.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 18 | 3.7% | -18.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 13 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 2.5% | -7.7% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 2.5% | 33.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 2.3% | 10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.9% | 28.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 4 | 0.8% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%
- Construction-3.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-5.0%
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 | 1.8 | 0.32× | 11 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.64× | 22 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.1 | 0.69× | 13 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.9 | 0.75× | 12 |