Rockhampton City Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 308031217 · Rockhampton (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 834
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,345
- Per 1,000 residents
- 249.3
- Business growth YoY
- 3.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 807
- Change vs prior year
- +27
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
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Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 396 | 47.5% |
| 1–4 | 197 | 23.6% |
| 5–19 | 183 | 21.9% |
| 20–199 | 58 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 149 | 17.9% | 2.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 95 | 11.4% | 8.0% |
| Construction | 87 | 10.4% | -3.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 82 | 9.8% | 12.3% |
| Other Services | 82 | 9.8% | 10.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 66 | 7.9% | -9.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 60 | 7.2% | 13.2% |
| Retail Trade | 51 | 6.1% | -7.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 43 | 5.2% | -4.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 28 | 3.4% | 21.7% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 2.9% | 14.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 23 | 2.8% | -4.2% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.4% | 9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.2% | -16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9 | 1.1% | -10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing21.7%
- Manufacturing14.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services13.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance12.3%
- Other Services10.8%