Boonah Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 310021277 · Ipswich Hinterland (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,731
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,450
- Per 1,000 residents
- 128.7
- Business growth YoY
- 2.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,697
- Change vs prior year
- +34
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,615
≠ 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): 437.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,243 | 71.8% |
| 1–4 | 343 | 19.8% |
| 5–19 | 109 | 6.3% |
| 20–199 | 38 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,615). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,556 | 43.0% |
| Private company | 623 | 17.2% |
| Family partnership | 452 | 12.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 276 | 7.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 236 | 6.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 151 | 4.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 111 | 3.1% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 51 | 1.4% |
| Other | 159 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 688 | 39.7% | 1.6% |
| Construction | 246 | 14.2% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 135 | 7.8% | 5.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 120 | 6.9% | 12.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 81 | 4.7% | -2.4% |
| Other Services | 74 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 66 | 3.8% | -2.9% |
| Retail Trade | 65 | 3.8% | -5.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 51 | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 48 | 2.8% | 11.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 43 | 2.5% | 10.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 30 | 1.7% | 15.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 29 | 1.7% | -19.4% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 0.9% | -11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 0.9% | -5.9% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.3% | 50.0% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.3% | 25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services15.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services12.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services10.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.2 | 0.55× | 29 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.6 | 0.56× | 48 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.2 | 0.74× | 30 |