Northern Highlands Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 315021407 · Outback - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 882
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,183
- Per 1,000 residents
- 277.1
- Business growth YoY
- 2.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 863
- Change vs prior year
- +19
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,695
≠ 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): 150.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 595 | 67.5% |
| 1–4 | 194 | 22.0% |
| 5–19 | 80 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,695). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 637 | 37.6% |
| Private company | 285 | 16.8% |
| Family partnership | 280 | 16.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 123 | 7.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 108 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 75 | 4.4% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 62 | 3.7% |
| Partnership | 58 | 3.4% |
| Other | 67 | 4.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 550 | 62.4% | 2.8% |
| Construction | 85 | 9.6% | 9.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 54 | 6.1% | 3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 39 | 4.4% | 14.7% |
| Retail Trade | 26 | 2.9% | -18.8% |
| Other Services | 23 | 2.6% | 4.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 20 | 2.3% | -13.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 19 | 2.2% | 5.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 14 | 1.6% | -22.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 12 | 1.4% | -25.0% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 1.1% | 11.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 1.0% | 28.6% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing14.7%
- Construction9.0%
- Other Services4.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.8 | 0.46× | 12 |