Barcaldine - Blackall Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Barcaldine and Blackall
QLD · SA2 315031408 · Outback - South (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,046
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,912
- Per 1,000 residents
- 212.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,046
- Change vs prior year
- +0
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,437
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes barcaldine and blackall), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 251.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 709 | 67.8% |
| 1–4 | 252 | 24.1% |
| 5–19 | 75 | 7.2% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,437). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 955 | 39.2% |
| Family partnership | 417 | 17.1% |
| Private company | 315 | 12.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 204 | 8.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 164 | 6.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 97 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 87 | 3.6% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 83 | 3.4% |
| Other | 115 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 566 | 54.1% | -1.4% |
| Construction | 95 | 9.1% | -3.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 87 | 8.3% | 16.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 48 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Retail Trade | 41 | 3.9% | 7.9% |
| Other Services | 38 | 3.6% | 22.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 34 | 3.3% | -8.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 30 | 2.9% | -6.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 28 | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 1.5% | -20.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 1.4% | -16.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 12 | 1.1% | -7.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services22.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services16.0%
- Retail Trade7.9%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.3%
- Wholesale Trade3.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.4 | 0.38× | 12 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.1 | 0.73× | 30 |