Ripley
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 310031294 · Ipswich Inner (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 921
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,459
- Per 1,000 residents
- 39.3
- Business growth YoY
- 30.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 705
- Change vs prior year
- +216
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,842
≠ 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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,747.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 630 | 68.4% |
| 1–4 | 231 | 25.1% |
| 5–19 | 48 | 5.2% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,842). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,223 | 56.2% |
| Private company | 2,543 | 19.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 831 | 6.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 661 | 5.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 466 | 3.6% |
| Family partnership | 430 | 3.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 160 | 1.2% |
| Partnership | 156 | 1.2% |
| Other | 372 | 2.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 225 | 24.4% | 49.0% |
| Construction | 182 | 19.8% | 28.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 86 | 9.3% | 87.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 78 | 8.5% | 32.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 75 | 8.1% | 19.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 53 | 5.8% | 20.5% |
| Other Services | 52 | 5.6% | -1.9% |
| Retail Trade | 49 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 28 | 3.0% | 40.0% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 2.9% | 42.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 2.4% | 22.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 1.2% | 22.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.1% | 42.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 7 | 0.8% | -36.4% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 0.7% | 50.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance87.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing49.0%
- Manufacturing42.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services40.0%
- Administrative and Support Services32.2%
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 | 0.4 | 0.17× | 10 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.3 | 0.24× | 53 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.4 | 0.29× | 10 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 0.9 | 0.30× | 22 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.2 | 0.35× | 75 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.2 | 0.39× | 28 |