Drayton - Harristown
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Drayton and Harristown
QLD · SA2 317011447 · Toowoomba (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 808
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,514
- Per 1,000 residents
- 70.2
- Business growth YoY
- 0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 804
- Change vs prior year
- +4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes drayton and harristown), 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 | 491 | 60.8% |
| 1–4 | 170 | 21.0% |
| 5–19 | 101 | 12.5% |
| 20–199 | 46 | 5.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 168 | 20.8% | 1.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 96 | 11.9% | 3.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 91 | 11.3% | 1.1% |
| Retail Trade | 60 | 7.4% | 3.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 60 | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Manufacturing | 54 | 6.7% | 12.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 52 | 6.4% | -1.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 49 | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 49 | 6.1% | -9.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33 | 4.1% | -10.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 24 | 3.0% | 9.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 23 | 2.8% | -8.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 1.6% | -7.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 1.0% | 33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.5% | -33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing12.5%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing9.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.1%
- Retail Trade3.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.6 | 0.50× | 18 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2.1 | 0.64× | 24 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.2 | 0.64× | 60 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.0 | 0.67× | 23 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.69× | 13 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.5 | 0.72× | 52 |