Rockhampton Surrounds - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Rockhampton Surrounds and West
QLD · SA2 308031220 · Rockhampton (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 597
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,226
- Per 1,000 residents
- 185.1
- Business growth YoY
- 4.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 571
- Change vs prior year
- +26
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes rockhampton surrounds 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 | 451 | 75.5% |
| 1–4 | 116 | 19.4% |
| 5–19 | 30 | 5.0% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 | 319 | 53.4% | 0.3% |
| Construction | 88 | 14.7% | 17.3% |
| Other Services | 37 | 6.2% | 19.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 32 | 5.4% | 10.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 22 | 3.7% | -8.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 15 | 2.5% | -11.8% |
| Retail Trade | 13 | 2.2% | 18.2% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 2.0% | -7.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 11 | 1.8% | 57.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 9 | 1.5% | 28.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.5% | -30.8% |
| Mining | 7 | 1.2% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 5 | 0.8% | 66.7% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 0.7% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services19.4%
- Construction17.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-8.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.6 | 0.70× | 15 |