Dalrymple Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 318011463 · Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 634
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,916
- Per 1,000 residents
- 161.9
- Business growth YoY
- 4.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 609
- Change vs prior year
- +25
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 434 | 68.5% |
| 1–4 | 141 | 22.2% |
| 5–19 | 44 | 6.9% |
| 20–199 | 4 | 0.6% |
| 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 | 363 | 57.3% | 7.1% |
| Construction | 60 | 9.5% | 3.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 36 | 5.7% | 2.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 33 | 5.2% | 10.0% |
| Other Services | 27 | 4.3% | 17.4% |
| Retail Trade | 21 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 16 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 10 | 1.6% | -16.7% |
| Mining | 9 | 1.4% | -25.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 1.4% | 12.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 6 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 6 | 0.9% | 20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.8% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services17.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.0%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing7.1%
- Construction3.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing2.9%
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 | 2.6 | 0.37× | 10 |