Gowrie (Qld)
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 317011449 · Toowoomba (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 540
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,154
- Per 1,000 residents
- 66.2
- Business growth YoY
- 6.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 506
- Change vs prior year
- +34
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 481
≠ 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): 84.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 339 | 62.8% |
| 1–4 | 157 | 29.1% |
| 5–19 | 40 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (481). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 263 | 54.7% |
| Private company | 87 | 18.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 38 | 7.9% |
| Family partnership | 29 | 6.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 23 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 17 | 3.5% |
| Partnership | 7 | 1.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 6 | 1.2% |
| Other | 11 | 2.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 130 | 24.1% | 6.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 79 | 14.6% | 1.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 49 | 9.1% | -2.0% |
| Other Services | 47 | 8.7% | 23.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 43 | 8.0% | 7.5% |
| Retail Trade | 32 | 5.9% | 3.2% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 5.7% | -3.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 29 | 5.4% | 45.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 27 | 5.0% | 12.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 26 | 4.8% | 13.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 13 | 2.4% | 18.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 9 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.5% | -20.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.1% | -14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.6% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services45.0%
- Other Services23.7%
- Administrative and Support Services13.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance12.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.6 | 0.41× | 29 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.6 | 0.51× | 13 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.3 | 0.55× | 27 |