Southern Downs - East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Southern Downs and East
QLD · SA2 307031185 · Granite Belt (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 896
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,630
- Per 1,000 residents
- 193.5
- Business growth YoY
- 4.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 855
- Change vs prior year
- +41
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 700
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes southern downs 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): 66.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 717 | 80.0% |
| 1–4 | 132 | 14.7% |
| 5–19 | 36 | 4.0% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (700). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 268 | 38.3% |
| Family partnership | 138 | 19.7% |
| Private company | 99 | 14.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 49 | 7.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 44 | 6.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 33 | 4.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 29 | 4.1% |
| Partnership | 15 | 2.1% |
| Other | 25 | 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 | 489 | 54.6% | 1.2% |
| Construction | 88 | 9.8% | 11.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 57 | 6.4% | 11.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 43 | 4.8% | 7.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 4.1% | 2.8% |
| Other Services | 33 | 3.7% | 22.2% |
| Retail Trade | 27 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 2.6% | 27.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 19 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 18 | 2.0% | 20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 1.8% | 6.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 14 | 1.6% | 7.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 11 | 1.2% | -8.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing27.8%
- Other Services22.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.8%
- Construction11.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.5%
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 | 3.9 | 0.63× | 18 |