Kelso Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 318021480 · Townsville (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 390
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,180
- Per 1,000 residents
- 34.9
- Business growth YoY
- -0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 392
- Change vs prior year
- -2
- 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 | 218 | 55.9% |
| 1–4 | 122 | 31.3% |
| 5–19 | 42 | 10.8% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 111 | 28.5% | -0.9% |
| Other Services | 47 | 12.1% | 30.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 33 | 8.5% | 26.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 30 | 7.7% | -23.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 27 | 6.9% | 3.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 27 | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 27 | 6.9% | -12.9% |
| Retail Trade | 26 | 6.7% | 13.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 4.1% | -15.8% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 3.1% | -14.3% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 2.6% | -9.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5 | 1.3% | -16.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 5 | 1.3% | -28.6% |
| Mining | 4 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 1.0% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.8% | -40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services30.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance26.9%
- Retail Trade13.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.4 | 0.29× | 27 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.4 | 0.29× | 27 |
| Manufacturing | 1.1 | 0.39× | 12 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.0 | 0.46× | 33 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.4 | 0.47× | 27 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.4 | 0.48× | 16 |