Bowen
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 312011337 · Bowen Basin - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 732
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,266
- Per 1,000 residents
- 65.0
- Business growth YoY
- 3.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 710
- Change vs prior year
- +22
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,930
≠ 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): 393.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 439 | 60.0% |
| 1–4 | 170 | 23.2% |
| 5–19 | 101 | 13.8% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 3.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,930). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,194 | 40.8% |
| Private company | 620 | 21.2% |
| Family partnership | 282 | 9.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 228 | 7.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 159 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 140 | 4.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 110 | 3.8% |
| Partnership | 71 | 2.4% |
| Other | 126 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 127 | 17.3% | 11.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 105 | 14.3% | -2.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 96 | 13.1% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 62 | 8.5% | 6.9% |
| Other Services | 56 | 7.7% | 5.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 46 | 6.3% | -4.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 46 | 6.3% | 9.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 41 | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 36 | 4.9% | -10.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 33 | 4.5% | 17.9% |
| Manufacturing | 32 | 4.4% | -5.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 16 | 2.2% | 23.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.5% | 10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.5% | 57.1% |
| Mining | 7 | 1.0% | -12.5% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 0.5% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing17.9%
- Construction11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.9%
- Other Services5.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.43× | 11 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.45× | 16 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.9 | 0.55× | 33 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.59× | 11 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.1 | 0.64× | 46 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.5 | 0.67× | 62 |