Mount Isa Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 315021405 · Outback - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 978
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,162
- Per 1,000 residents
- 53.8
- Business growth YoY
- 0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 969
- Change vs prior year
- +9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,756
≠ 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): 620.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 502 | 51.3% |
| 1–4 | 291 | 29.8% |
| 5–19 | 134 | 13.7% |
| 20–199 | 48 | 4.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,756). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,700 | 45.3% |
| Private company | 828 | 22.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 365 | 9.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 228 | 6.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 156 | 4.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 149 | 4.0% |
| Family partnership | 97 | 2.6% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 88 | 2.3% |
| Other | 145 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 199 | 20.3% | 5.3% |
| Other Services | 108 | 11.0% | 4.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 100 | 10.2% | -2.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 84 | 8.6% | -1.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 70 | 7.2% | 6.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 67 | 6.9% | 4.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 60 | 6.1% | 1.7% |
| Retail Trade | 58 | 5.9% | -17.1% |
| Manufacturing | 49 | 5.0% | 6.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 41 | 4.2% | 7.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 40 | 4.1% | -7.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 27 | 2.8% | 28.6% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| Mining | 11 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.9% | 12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services28.6%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing7.9%
- Manufacturing6.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.1%
- Construction5.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.38× | 16 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.7 | 0.39× | 67 |
| Mining | 0.6 | 0.43× | 11 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.45× | 27 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.54× | 15 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.5 | 0.57× | 100 |