Lockyer Valley - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Lockyer Valley and West
QLD · SA2 317011451 · Toowoomba (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,375
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,029
- Per 1,000 residents
- 105.5
- Business growth YoY
- 2.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,337
- 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 lockyer valley and west), 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 | 931 | 67.7% |
| 1–4 | 331 | 24.1% |
| 5–19 | 90 | 6.5% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 416 | 30.3% | -1.4% |
| Construction | 280 | 20.4% | 8.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 107 | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 92 | 6.7% | 7.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 73 | 5.3% | -6.4% |
| Other Services | 69 | 5.0% | 1.5% |
| Manufacturing | 63 | 4.6% | 18.9% |
| Retail Trade | 57 | 4.1% | -1.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 52 | 3.8% | 4.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 42 | 3.1% | -4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 41 | 3.0% | 10.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 24 | 1.7% | -4.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 1.6% | 15.8% |
| Mining | 13 | 0.9% | 18.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 0.6% | 33.3% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | 25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing18.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services15.8%
- Wholesale Trade10.8%
- Construction8.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.1%
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 | 1.7 | 0.56× | 22 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.8 | 0.62× | 24 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.0 | 0.63× | 52 |
| Mining | 1.0 | 0.66× | 13 |