Tara Business Statistics 2025

Name: Tara
Address: QLD, AU

Statistical area (SA2)

QLD · SA2 307011178 · Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa (SA3) · Area overview

Actively trading businesses: 642
Population (SA2 ERP): 4,030
Per 1,000 residents: 159.3
Business growth YoY: 1.7%

Prior year businesses: 631
Change vs prior year: +11
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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?

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	451	70.2%
1–4	140	21.8%
5–19	42	6.5%
20–199	0	0.0%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	405	63.1%	-1.5%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	48	7.5%	26.3%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	35	5.5%	-5.4%
Construction	32	5.0%	-3.0%
Other Services	23	3.6%	15.0%
Retail Trade	17	2.6%	0.0%
Manufacturing	13	2.0%	18.2%
Administrative and Support Services	13	2.0%	18.2%
Financial and Insurance Services	12	1.9%	20.0%
Accommodation and Food Services	10	1.6%	0.0%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	10	1.6%	-23.1%
Wholesale Trade	6	0.9%	20.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance	6	0.9%	—
Mining	3	0.5%	0.0%
Information Media and Telecommunications	3	0.5%	0.0%
Education and Training	3	0.5%	0.0%
Arts and Recreation Services	3	0.5%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services26.3%
Other Services15.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-1.5%
Construction-3.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing-5.4%

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	2.5	0.35×	10
Construction	7.9	0.61×	32