Rockhampton Surrounds - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Rockhampton Surrounds and North
QLD · SA2 308031219 · Rockhampton (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 813
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,054
- Per 1,000 residents
- 160.9
- Business growth YoY
- 5.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 773
- Change vs prior year
- +40
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 84
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes rockhampton surrounds and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 7.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 524 | 64.5% |
| 1–4 | 216 | 26.6% |
| 5–19 | 69 | 8.5% |
| 20–199 | 14 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (84). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 33 | 39.3% |
| Family partnership | 21 | 25.0% |
| Private company | 13 | 15.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 4 | 4.8% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 3 | 3.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 3 | 3.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 2 | 2.4% |
| Partnership | 2 | 2.4% |
| Other | 3 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 303 | 37.3% | 0.3% |
| Construction | 172 | 21.2% | 8.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 77 | 9.5% | 2.7% |
| Other Services | 50 | 6.2% | 22.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 42 | 5.2% | 10.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 29 | 3.6% | 16.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 26 | 3.2% | 18.2% |
| Retail Trade | 19 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 18 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 18 | 2.2% | -10.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 17 | 2.1% | 30.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 17 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 7 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 0.9% | 16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services22.0%
- Administrative and Support Services18.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing16.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services10.5%
- Construction8.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.4 | 0.58× | 17 |