North Toowoomba - Harlaxton
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes North Toowoomba and Harlaxton
QLD · SA2 317011454 · Toowoomba (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 495
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,596
- Per 1,000 residents
- 75.0
- Business growth YoY
- 2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 482
- Change vs prior year
- +13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes north toowoomba and harlaxton), 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 | 287 | 58.0% |
| 1–4 | 113 | 22.8% |
| 5–19 | 75 | 15.2% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 4.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 107 | 21.6% | -2.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 50 | 10.1% | 8.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 49 | 9.9% | 2.1% |
| Other Services | 44 | 8.9% | 18.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 39 | 7.9% | 39.3% |
| Manufacturing | 36 | 7.3% | -5.3% |
| Retail Trade | 31 | 6.3% | 6.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 31 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 22 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 18 | 3.6% | -14.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 16 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 2.4% | 20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance39.3%
- Other Services18.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.7%
- Retail Trade6.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.1%
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 | 3.3 | 0.61× | 22 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.7 | 0.75× | 18 |