Newtown (Qld) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 317011453 · Toowoomba (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 622
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,761
- Per 1,000 residents
- 57.8
- Business growth YoY
- 5.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 591
- Change vs prior year
- +31
- 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 | 393 | 63.2% |
| 1–4 | 148 | 23.8% |
| 5–19 | 71 | 11.4% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 126 | 20.3% | 8.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 71 | 11.4% | 14.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 66 | 10.6% | 13.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 58 | 9.3% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 55 | 8.8% | -3.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 37 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 37 | 5.9% | 12.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 32 | 5.1% | -11.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 31 | 5.0% | -6.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 27 | 4.3% | -3.6% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 3.7% | 35.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 2.7% | -5.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 13 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 1.9% | 33.3% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.6% | 11.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing35.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing14.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.8%
- Other Services12.1%
- Construction8.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.9 | 0.31× | 31 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.37× | 13 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.49× | 12 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.53× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.4 | 0.64× | 58 |
| Other Services | 3.4 | 0.73× | 37 |