Burdekin Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 318011461 · Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,192
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,980
- Per 1,000 residents
- 149.4
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,184
- Change vs prior year
- +8
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,778
≠ 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): 146.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 778 | 65.3% |
| 1–4 | 306 | 25.7% |
| 5–19 | 83 | 7.0% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,778). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 573 | 32.2% |
| Private company | 369 | 20.8% |
| Family partnership | 283 | 15.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 202 | 11.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 110 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 73 | 4.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 58 | 3.3% |
| Partnership | 35 | 2.0% |
| Other | 75 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 729 | 61.2% | -1.9% |
| Construction | 105 | 8.8% | 7.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 88 | 7.4% | 11.4% |
| Other Services | 53 | 4.4% | -7.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 38 | 3.2% | -9.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 32 | 2.7% | 3.2% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 2.6% | 19.2% |
| Retail Trade | 30 | 2.5% | 7.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 19 | 1.6% | 26.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 15 | 1.3% | 25.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 13 | 1.1% | -13.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 0.7% | 14.3% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 0.6% | 16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.4% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing19.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.4%
- Construction7.1%
- Retail Trade7.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1.9 | 0.30× | 15 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.0 | 0.49× | 32 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.0 | 0.54× | 16 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.6 | 0.56× | 13 |