Toowoomba - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Toowoomba and West
QLD · SA2 317011458 · Toowoomba (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,581
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,905
- Per 1,000 residents
- 88.3
- Business growth YoY
- 2.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,548
- Change vs prior year
- +33
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 34,488
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes toowoomba and west), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 5,200.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 977 | 61.8% |
| 1–4 | 361 | 22.8% |
| 5–19 | 186 | 11.8% |
| 20–199 | 61 | 3.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (34,488). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 15,790 | 45.8% |
| Private company | 7,397 | 21.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 2,692 | 7.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 2,195 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,776 | 5.1% |
| Family partnership | 1,045 | 3.0% |
| Strata title | 907 | 2.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 656 | 1.9% |
| Other | 2,030 | 5.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 307 | 19.4% | -2.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 198 | 12.5% | 1.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 168 | 10.6% | 2.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 160 | 10.1% | 1.9% |
| Other Services | 131 | 8.3% | 4.0% |
| Manufacturing | 94 | 5.9% | -1.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 84 | 5.3% | 5.0% |
| Retail Trade | 77 | 4.9% | 16.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 74 | 4.7% | 5.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 69 | 4.4% | 13.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 69 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 45 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 39 | 2.5% | -2.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 30 | 1.9% | -9.1% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.4% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.3% | 66.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | -40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade16.7%
- Wholesale Trade13.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.0%
- Administrative and Support Services4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.7 | 0.48× | 84 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.1 | 0.62× | 74 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.62× | 17 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.2 | 0.67× | 39 |