Lockyer Valley - East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Lockyer Valley and East
QLD · SA2 310021280 · Ipswich Hinterland (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,658
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,138
- Per 1,000 residents
- 68.7
- Business growth YoY
- 2.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,618
- Change vs prior year
- +40
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,428
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes lockyer valley and east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 800.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,069 | 64.5% |
| 1–4 | 452 | 27.3% |
| 5–19 | 110 | 6.6% |
| 20–199 | 28 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,428). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,433 | 54.9% |
| Private company | 735 | 16.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 321 | 7.2% |
| Family partnership | 295 | 6.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 232 | 5.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 109 | 2.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 108 | 2.4% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 54 | 1.2% |
| Other | 141 | 3.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 358 | 21.6% | -0.8% |
| Construction | 348 | 21.0% | 4.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 163 | 9.8% | -3.0% |
| Other Services | 109 | 6.6% | 9.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 108 | 6.5% | 1.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 100 | 6.0% | 2.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 86 | 5.2% | 7.5% |
| Manufacturing | 78 | 4.7% | -8.2% |
| Retail Trade | 73 | 4.4% | 1.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 73 | 4.4% | 30.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 42 | 2.5% | 5.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 30 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 25 | 1.5% | 19.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 22 | 1.3% | 10.0% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.2% | 11.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 10 | 0.6% | -9.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.3% | 66.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services30.4%
- Financial and Insurance Services19.0%
- Education and Training11.1%
- Arts and Recreation Services10.0%
- Other Services9.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.0 | 0.30× | 25 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.1 | 0.36× | 100 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.2 | 0.37× | 30 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.5 | 0.41× | 108 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.6 | 0.51× | 86 |
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.53× | 20 |