Darling Heights
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 317011446 · Toowoomba (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 871
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,382
- Per 1,000 residents
- 53.2
- Business growth YoY
- 3.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 840
- Change vs prior year
- +31
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 587 | 67.4% |
| 1–4 | 189 | 21.7% |
| 5–19 | 72 | 8.3% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 2.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 228 | 26.2% | 13.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 109 | 12.5% | 11.2% |
| Construction | 107 | 12.3% | 1.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 63 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 57 | 6.5% | 11.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 52 | 6.0% | 15.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 50 | 5.7% | -3.8% |
| Retail Trade | 49 | 5.6% | -12.5% |
| Other Services | 45 | 5.2% | 2.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 27 | 3.1% | -10.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 24 | 2.8% | -20.0% |
| Manufacturing | 18 | 2.1% | -18.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 1.4% | -20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.1% | -28.6% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.6% | 66.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services15.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing13.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services11.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.2%
- Administrative and Support Services6.8%
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 | 0.31× | 50 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.7 | 0.32× | 12 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.2 | 0.33× | 52 |
| Manufacturing | 1.1 | 0.39× | 18 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.6 | 0.39× | 10 |
| Construction | 6.5 | 0.43× | 107 |