South Townsville - Railway Estate Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes South Townsville and Railway Estate
QLD · SA2 318021488 · Townsville (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 456
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,618
- Per 1,000 residents
- 81.2
- Business growth YoY
- -2.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 468
- Change vs prior year
- -12
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes south townsville and railway estate), 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 | 248 | 54.4% |
| 1–4 | 117 | 25.7% |
| 5–19 | 76 | 16.7% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 3.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 85 | 18.6% | 11.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 49 | 10.7% | -3.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 46 | 10.1% | 9.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 42 | 9.2% | 7.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 37 | 8.1% | -30.2% |
| Other Services | 31 | 6.8% | -3.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 29 | 6.4% | -12.1% |
| Retail Trade | 28 | 6.1% | 7.7% |
| Manufacturing | 26 | 5.7% | 8.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 21 | 4.6% | -19.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 3.3% | 7.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 2.9% | -7.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 2.2% | -9.1% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction11.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.5%
- Manufacturing8.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.7%
- Retail Trade7.7%
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 | 2.1 | 0.35× | 12 |