Ooralea - Bakers Creek Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Ooralea and Bakers Creek
QLD · SA2 312021350 · Mackay (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 884
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,600
- Per 1,000 residents
- 133.9
- Business growth YoY
- 3.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 852
- Change vs prior year
- +32
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes ooralea and bakers creek), 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 | 413 | 46.7% |
| 1–4 | 225 | 25.5% |
| 5–19 | 142 | 16.1% |
| 20–199 | 111 | 12.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 144 | 16.3% | 6.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 143 | 16.2% | 2.9% |
| Other Services | 102 | 11.5% | -1.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 80 | 9.0% | 2.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 60 | 6.8% | -4.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 59 | 6.7% | -3.3% |
| Manufacturing | 52 | 5.9% | -3.7% |
| Retail Trade | 45 | 5.1% | 2.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 43 | 4.9% | 19.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 36 | 4.1% | 38.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 31 | 3.5% | 10.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 29 | 3.3% | 7.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 19 | 2.1% | 11.8% |
| Mining | 16 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.1% | 66.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 0.8% | 40.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services38.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance19.4%
- Wholesale Trade10.7%
- Administrative and Support Services7.4%
- Construction6.7%