Oonoonba
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 318021487 · Townsville (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 461
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,544
- Per 1,000 residents
- 61.1
- Business growth YoY
- 2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 449
- Change vs prior year
- +12
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,739
≠ 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): 478.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 257 | 55.7% |
| 1–4 | 134 | 29.1% |
| 5–19 | 52 | 11.3% |
| 20–199 | 16 | 3.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,739). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,472 | 53.7% |
| Private company | 586 | 21.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 181 | 6.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 124 | 4.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 121 | 4.4% |
| Family partnership | 59 | 2.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 49 | 1.8% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 36 | 1.3% |
| Other | 111 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 105 | 22.8% | 5.0% |
| Construction | 78 | 16.9% | 13.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 45 | 9.8% | 9.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 7.8% | 5.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 33 | 7.2% | 6.5% |
| Other Services | 32 | 6.9% | 14.3% |
| Retail Trade | 23 | 5.0% | -4.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 20 | 4.3% | 5.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 18 | 3.9% | -10.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 16 | 3.5% | 14.3% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 3.0% | -17.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 2.4% | -8.3% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 2.2% | 11.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9 | 2.0% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.7% | -20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.7% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services14.3%
- Construction13.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services5.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.5 | 0.27× | 11 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.4 | 0.44× | 18 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.4 | 0.51× | 33 |
| Manufacturing | 1.9 | 0.62× | 14 |
| Retail Trade | 3.0 | 0.68× | 23 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.1 | 0.69× | 16 |