Mount Louisa Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 318021484 · Townsville (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 783
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,932
- Per 1,000 residents
- 71.6
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 775
- Change vs prior year
- +8
- 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 | 442 | 56.4% |
| 1–4 | 179 | 22.9% |
| 5–19 | 106 | 13.5% |
| 20–199 | 55 | 7.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 179 | 22.9% | 1.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 135 | 17.2% | 3.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 67 | 8.6% | 11.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 61 | 7.8% | -6.2% |
| Other Services | 54 | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 53 | 6.8% | -5.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 43 | 5.5% | -6.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 37 | 4.7% | -5.1% |
| Retail Trade | 36 | 4.6% | 5.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 24 | 3.1% | 41.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 17 | 2.2% | -10.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 1.5% | -29.4% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 9 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.0% | 60.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services41.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing11.7%
- Retail Trade5.9%
- Wholesale Trade3.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.1%
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 | 1.1 | 0.33× | 12 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.6 | 0.53× | 17 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.9 | 0.63× | 43 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.65× | 12 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.6 | 0.69× | 61 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.2 | 0.71× | 24 |