Belgian Gardens - Pallarenda

Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Belgian Gardens and Pallarenda

QLD · SA2 318021469 · Townsville (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 268
Population (SA2 ERP): 3,190
Per 1,000 residents: 84.0
Business growth YoY: -2.2%

Prior year businesses: 274
Change vs prior year: -6
Active ABNs (mapped): —

If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes belgian gardens and pallarenda), 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	167	62.3%
1–4	71	26.5%
5–19	29	10.8%
20–199	6	2.2%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

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

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Health Care and Social Assistance	50	18.7%	16.3%
Construction	48	17.9%	4.3%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	43	16.0%	-4.4%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	36	13.4%	-14.3%
Financial and Insurance Services	14	5.2%	-17.6%
Other Services	14	5.2%	-6.7%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	12	4.5%	20.0%
Accommodation and Food Services	10	3.7%	11.1%
Administrative and Support Services	10	3.7%	0.0%
Retail Trade	7	2.6%	-30.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	6	2.2%	-14.3%
Manufacturing	6	2.2%	0.0%
Education and Training	5	1.9%	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	4	1.5%	-33.3%
Information Media and Telecommunications	3	1.1%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Health Care and Social Assistance16.3%
Construction4.3%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-4.4%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-14.3%

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
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	3.8	0.69×	12