Townsville - South
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Townsville and South
QLD · SA2 318021489 · Townsville (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 563
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,861
- Per 1,000 residents
- 96.1
- Business growth YoY
- 5.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 536
- Change vs prior year
- +27
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,426
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes townsville and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 330.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 355 | 63.1% |
| 1–4 | 148 | 26.3% |
| 5–19 | 47 | 8.3% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,426). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,084 | 44.7% |
| Private company | 469 | 19.3% |
| Family partnership | 261 | 10.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 135 | 5.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 129 | 5.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 94 | 3.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 89 | 3.7% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 60 | 2.5% |
| Other | 105 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 128 | 22.7% | 0.8% |
| Construction | 110 | 19.5% | 8.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 59 | 10.5% | 9.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 49 | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| Other Services | 46 | 8.2% | 24.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 35 | 6.2% | -12.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 23 | 4.1% | -8.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 20 | 3.6% | 17.6% |
| Retail Trade | 19 | 3.4% | 5.6% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 2.5% | -22.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 13 | 2.3% | 62.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 2.1% | 9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.8% | 11.1% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 7 | 1.2% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.7% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services24.3%
- Administrative and Support Services17.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services11.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.3%
- Construction8.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.9 | 0.71× | 23 |