Highfields Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 317011450 · Toowoomba (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,407
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,630
- Per 1,000 residents
- 84.6
- Business growth YoY
- 3.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,362
- Change vs prior year
- +45
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,347
≠ 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): 1,154.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 876 | 62.3% |
| 1–4 | 397 | 28.2% |
| 5–19 | 120 | 8.5% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,347). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,894 | 41.7% |
| Private company | 1,940 | 20.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 853 | 9.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 842 | 9.0% |
| Family partnership | 771 | 8.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 488 | 5.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 143 | 1.5% |
| Partnership | 122 | 1.3% |
| Other | 294 | 3.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 334 | 23.7% | 2.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 183 | 13.0% | -0.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 162 | 11.5% | -0.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 155 | 11.0% | 9.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 104 | 7.4% | 18.2% |
| Retail Trade | 70 | 5.0% | -11.4% |
| Other Services | 66 | 4.7% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 54 | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| Manufacturing | 52 | 3.7% | 10.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 52 | 3.7% | 18.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 47 | 3.3% | -13.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 35 | 2.5% | 9.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 30 | 2.1% | 7.1% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 1.4% | -5.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 1.2% | 30.8% |
| Mining | 9 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.6% | 12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.4% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance18.2%
- Administrative and Support Services18.2%
- Manufacturing10.6%
- Wholesale Trade9.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.8 | 0.49× | 47 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.8 | 0.59× | 30 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.69× | 17 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.74× | 19 |