Southern Downs - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Southern Downs and West
QLD · SA2 307031186 · Granite Belt (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 845
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,347
- Per 1,000 residents
- 158.0
- Business growth YoY
- 3.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 816
- Change vs prior year
- +29
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,181
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes southern downs and west), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 132.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 628 | 74.3% |
| 1–4 | 165 | 19.5% |
| 5–19 | 42 | 5.0% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,181). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 498 | 42.2% |
| Family partnership | 208 | 17.6% |
| Private company | 185 | 15.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 75 | 6.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 74 | 6.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 38 | 3.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 38 | 3.2% |
| Partnership | 31 | 2.6% |
| Other | 34 | 2.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 408 | 48.3% | 0.2% |
| Construction | 89 | 10.5% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 61 | 7.2% | 8.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 43 | 5.1% | 4.9% |
| Other Services | 42 | 5.0% | 16.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 41 | 4.9% | 24.2% |
| Manufacturing | 29 | 3.4% | 16.0% |
| Retail Trade | 26 | 3.1% | -3.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 24 | 2.8% | 14.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 21 | 2.5% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 2.0% | 13.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 14 | 1.7% | -6.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 1.1% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.7% | -14.3% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services24.2%
- Other Services16.7%
- Administrative and Support Services16.7%
- Manufacturing16.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.3%