Rockhampton Surrounds - West

Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Rockhampton Surrounds and West

QLD · SA2 308031220 · Rockhampton (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 597
Population (SA2 ERP): 3,226
Per 1,000 residents: 185.1
Business growth YoY: 4.6%

Prior year businesses: 571
Change vs prior year: +26
Active ABNs (mapped): —

If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes rockhampton surrounds and west), 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	451	75.5%
1–4	116	19.4%
5–19	30	5.0%
20–199	0	0.0%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	319	53.4%	0.3%
Construction	88	14.7%	17.3%
Other Services	37	6.2%	19.4%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	32	5.4%	10.3%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	22	3.7%	-8.3%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	15	2.5%	-11.8%
Retail Trade	13	2.2%	18.2%
Manufacturing	12	2.0%	-7.7%
Administrative and Support Services	11	1.8%	57.1%
Health Care and Social Assistance	9	1.5%	28.6%
Arts and Recreation Services	9	1.5%	-30.8%
Mining	7	1.2%	16.7%
Wholesale Trade	7	1.2%	0.0%
Financial and Insurance Services	7	1.2%	0.0%
Accommodation and Food Services	5	0.8%	66.7%
Education and Training	4	0.7%	33.3%

Fastest-growing industries

Other Services19.4%
Construction17.3%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.3%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.3%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing-8.3%

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
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	4.6	0.70×	15