Torres

Statistical area (SA2)

QLD · SA2 315011401 · Far North (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 188
Population (SA2 ERP): 3,490
Per 1,000 residents: 53.9
Business growth YoY: -1.6%

Prior year businesses: 191
Change vs prior year: -3
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	110	58.5%
1–4	46	24.5%
5–19	21	11.2%
20–199	9	4.8%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

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

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	38	20.2%	-15.6%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	37	19.7%	-11.9%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	21	11.2%	10.5%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	20	10.6%	25.0%
Accommodation and Food Services	15	8.0%	0.0%
Administrative and Support Services	13	6.9%	8.3%
Retail Trade	9	4.8%	12.5%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	8	4.3%	60.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance	7	3.7%	75.0%
Other Services	7	3.7%	0.0%
Manufacturing	4	2.1%	-20.0%
Wholesale Trade	3	1.6%	-25.0%
Information Media and Telecommunications	3	1.6%	0.0%
Arts and Recreation Services	3	1.6%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services25.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing10.5%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-11.9%
Construction-15.6%

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	10.6	0.61×	37
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	5.7	0.68×	20