Toowoomba - Central Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Toowoomba and Central
QLD · SA2 317011456 · Toowoomba (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,311
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,434
- Per 1,000 residents
- 160.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,287
- Change vs prior year
- +24
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes toowoomba and central), 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 | 1,230 | 53.2% |
| 1–4 | 610 | 26.4% |
| 5–19 | 334 | 14.5% |
| 20–199 | 126 | 5.5% |
| 200+ | 12 | 0.5% |
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 | 329 | 14.2% | 1.5% |
| Construction | 284 | 12.3% | 6.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 275 | 11.9% | 7.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 273 | 11.8% | 1.9% |
| Other Services | 193 | 8.4% | -2.0% |
| Retail Trade | 181 | 7.8% | -5.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 180 | 7.8% | 2.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 130 | 5.6% | 1.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 114 | 4.9% | 0.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 93 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 59 | 2.6% | -7.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 53 | 2.3% | -13.1% |
| Manufacturing | 49 | 2.1% | -18.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 36 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 35 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.5% | 57.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.4% | 50.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.0%
- Construction6.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services2.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.8 | 0.67× | 11 |