Lowood Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 310021281 · Ipswich Hinterland (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,212
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,478
- Per 1,000 residents
- 78.3
- Business growth YoY
- 4.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,156
- Change vs prior year
- +56
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,451
≠ 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): 398.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 810 | 66.8% |
| 1–4 | 298 | 24.6% |
| 5–19 | 86 | 7.1% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,451). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,307 | 53.3% |
| Private company | 403 | 16.4% |
| Family partnership | 210 | 8.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 146 | 6.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 133 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 74 | 3.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 64 | 2.6% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 41 | 1.7% |
| Other | 73 | 3.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 295 | 24.3% | -1.3% |
| Construction | 234 | 19.3% | 10.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 97 | 8.0% | 12.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 83 | 6.8% | -4.6% |
| Other Services | 79 | 6.5% | 9.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 75 | 6.2% | 11.9% |
| Manufacturing | 63 | 5.2% | 5.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 63 | 5.2% | 8.6% |
| Retail Trade | 48 | 4.0% | -2.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 38 | 3.1% | 8.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 34 | 2.8% | 25.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 27 | 2.2% | -3.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 27 | 2.2% | 3.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 19 | 1.6% | -13.6% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.0% | 9.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade25.9%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.9%
- Construction10.4%
- Other Services9.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.38× | 19 |
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.49× | 12 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.8 | 0.49× | 75 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.4 | 0.55× | 83 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.7 | 0.56× | 27 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.5 | 0.60× | 38 |