Dalrymple

Statistical area (SA2)

QLD · SA2 318011463 · Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 634
Population (SA2 ERP): 3,916
Per 1,000 residents: 161.9
Business growth YoY: 4.1%

Prior year businesses: 609
Change vs prior year: +25
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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?

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	434	68.5%
1–4	141	22.2%
5–19	44	6.9%
20–199	4	0.6%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

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

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	363	57.3%	7.1%
Construction	60	9.5%	3.4%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	36	5.7%	2.9%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	33	5.2%	10.0%
Other Services	27	4.3%	17.4%
Retail Trade	21	3.3%	0.0%
Administrative and Support Services	16	2.5%	0.0%
Manufacturing	15	2.4%	0.0%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	10	1.6%	-16.7%
Mining	9	1.4%	-25.0%
Wholesale Trade	9	1.4%	0.0%
Financial and Insurance Services	9	1.4%	12.5%
Accommodation and Food Services	6	0.9%	-25.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance	6	0.9%	20.0%
Arts and Recreation Services	5	0.8%	-16.7%
Information Media and Telecommunications	3	0.5%	0.0%
Education and Training	3	0.5%	0.0%
Currently Unknown	3	0.5%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Other Services17.4%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing7.1%
Construction3.4%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing2.9%

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
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	2.6	0.37×	10