Ipswich - East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Ipswich and East
QLD · SA2 310031287 · Ipswich Inner (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 822
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,056
- Per 1,000 residents
- 43.1
- Business growth YoY
- 0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 817
- Change vs prior year
- +5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,775
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes ipswich and east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 846.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 482 | 58.6% |
| 1–4 | 244 | 29.7% |
| 5–19 | 71 | 8.6% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,775). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,341 | 62.0% |
| Private company | 639 | 16.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 151 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 120 | 3.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 100 | 2.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 87 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 84 | 2.2% |
| Strata title | 74 | 2.0% |
| Other | 179 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 172 | 20.9% | 5.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 85 | 10.3% | 10.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 82 | 10.0% | 6.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 79 | 9.6% | -9.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 73 | 8.9% | 9.0% |
| Other Services | 64 | 7.8% | 8.5% |
| Retail Trade | 59 | 7.2% | -6.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 53 | 6.4% | -3.6% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 4.5% | -9.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 28 | 3.4% | -6.7% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 19 | 2.3% | -24.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.7% | -22.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 1.5% | 9.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 7 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.5% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.0%
- Other Services8.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.5%
- Construction5.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.6 | 0.24× | 11 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.6 | 0.28× | 12 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.0 | 0.31× | 19 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.8 | 0.41× | 73 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.3 | 0.48× | 82 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.5 | 0.48× | 28 |