Charters Towers
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 318011462 · Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 592
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,172
- Per 1,000 residents
- 72.4
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 581
- Change vs prior year
- +11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,749
≠ 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): 343.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 363 | 61.3% |
| 1–4 | 135 | 22.8% |
| 5–19 | 85 | 14.4% |
| 20–199 | 21 | 3.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,749). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,243 | 45.2% |
| Private company | 464 | 16.9% |
| Family partnership | 333 | 12.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 174 | 6.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 141 | 5.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 117 | 4.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 80 | 2.9% |
| Partnership | 69 | 2.5% |
| Other | 128 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 140 | 23.6% | -0.7% |
| Construction | 86 | 14.5% | -1.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 57 | 9.6% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 46 | 7.8% | -4.2% |
| Other Services | 46 | 7.8% | 9.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 39 | 6.6% | 18.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 31 | 5.2% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 25 | 4.2% | 31.6% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 14 | 2.4% | -30.0% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 2.0% | 9.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 10 | 1.7% | -9.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 1.2% | 16.7% |
| Mining | 6 | 1.0% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.7% | 33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.5% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services31.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services18.2%
- Other Services9.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services0.0%
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 | 3.1 | 0.41× | 25 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.7 | 0.47× | 14 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.2 | 0.52× | 10 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.8 | 0.63× | 31 |
| Construction | 10.5 | 0.75× | 86 |