Queanbeyan - East
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Queanbeyan and East
NSW · SA2 101021010 · Queanbeyan (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 681
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,111
- Per 1,000 residents
- 133.2
- Business growth YoY
- 2.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 666
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes queanbeyan and east), 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 | 57.7% |
| 1–4 | 138 | 20.3% |
| 5–19 | 108 | 15.9% |
| 20–199 | 42 | 6.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 156 | 22.9% | -1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 105 | 15.4% | 8.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 91 | 13.4% | -3.2% |
| Manufacturing | 74 | 10.9% | 7.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 65 | 9.5% | 12.1% |
| Other Services | 38 | 5.6% | 2.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 35 | 5.1% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 22 | 3.2% | 22.2% |
| Retail Trade | 19 | 2.8% | -5.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 17 | 2.5% | -10.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 14 | 2.1% | 7.7% |
| Mining | 13 | 1.9% | 18.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 1.0% | -36.4% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 0.9% | 20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.7% | -16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.6% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.6% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services22.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services12.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.2%
- Manufacturing7.2%
- Other Services2.7%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in NSW (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 2.5 | 0.59× | 13 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.7 | 0.60× | 14 |