Queanbeyan Surrounds
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 101021611 · Queanbeyan (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,810
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,181
- Per 1,000 residents
- 99.6
- Business growth YoY
- 0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,806
- Change vs prior year
- +4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,226
≠ currently trading
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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 253.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,060 | 58.6% |
| 1–4 | 576 | 31.8% |
| 5–19 | 142 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,226). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 905 | 40.7% |
| Private company | 588 | 26.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 179 | 8.0% |
| Family partnership | 165 | 7.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 109 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 103 | 4.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 43 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 33 | 1.5% |
| Other | 101 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 468 | 25.9% | -2.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 318 | 17.6% | -1.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 304 | 16.8% | 5.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 125 | 6.9% | -3.1% |
| Retail Trade | 73 | 4.0% | 7.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 73 | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 70 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 58 | 3.2% | 9.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 56 | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 55 | 3.0% | 5.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 49 | 2.7% | -9.3% |
| Manufacturing | 48 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 30 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 1.5% | 3.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 26 | 1.4% | 8.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 0.8% | -11.8% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.4% | -22.2% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.4%
- Arts and Recreation Services8.3%
- Retail Trade7.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.8%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in NSW (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.2 | 0.46× | 58 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.63× | 30 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.0 | 0.66× | 73 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 3.1 | 0.71× | 56 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.7 | 0.74× | 49 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.9 | 0.74× | 125 |