Kirwan - East
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Kirwan and East
QLD · SA2 318021481 · Townsville (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 335
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,924
- Per 1,000 residents
- 42.3
- Business growth YoY
- 0.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 335
- Change vs prior year
- +0
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes kirwan 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 | 196 | 58.5% |
| 1–4 | 91 | 27.2% |
| 5–19 | 42 | 12.5% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 3.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 81 | 24.2% | 8.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 44 | 13.1% | 4.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 32 | 9.6% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 32 | 9.6% | 6.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 30 | 9.0% | 3.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 28 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| Retail Trade | 17 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 4.8% | -15.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 14 | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 2.4% | -20.0% |
| Manufacturing | 8 | 2.4% | -20.0% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 1.5% | -28.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4 | 1.2% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction8.0%
- Other Services6.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.3 | 0.41× | 10 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.5 | 0.41× | 28 |
| Retail Trade | 2.1 | 0.47× | 17 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.8 | 0.48× | 30 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.0 | 0.54× | 16 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.8 | 0.56× | 14 |