Aitkenvale
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 318021467 · Townsville (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 465
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,848
- Per 1,000 residents
- 95.9
- Business growth YoY
- 7.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 432
- Change vs prior year
- +33
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, 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 | 224 | 48.2% |
| 1–4 | 128 | 27.5% |
| 5–19 | 74 | 15.9% |
| 20–199 | 33 | 7.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 72 | 15.5% | 2.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 59 | 12.7% | 15.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 58 | 12.5% | 5.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 50 | 10.8% | 2.0% |
| Other Services | 41 | 8.8% | 24.2% |
| Retail Trade | 39 | 8.4% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 29 | 6.2% | -14.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 4.7% | 22.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 18 | 3.9% | 5.9% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 3.0% | 27.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 2.6% | -7.7% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 2.4% | 22.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 2.2% | 25.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.7% | -11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.7% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.9% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.9% | — |
| Mining | 3 | 0.6% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services24.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services22.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance15.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.5%
- Construction2.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2.5 | 0.34× | 12 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.1 | 0.75× | 10 |