Wilsonton
Statistical area (SA2)
QLD · SA2 317011459 · Toowoomba (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 805
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,669
- Per 1,000 residents
- 54.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 803
- Change vs prior year
- +2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 456 | 56.6% |
| 1–4 | 202 | 25.1% |
| 5–19 | 107 | 13.3% |
| 20–199 | 37 | 4.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 165 | 20.5% | -1.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 98 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
| Manufacturing | 80 | 9.9% | -7.0% |
| Other Services | 64 | 8.0% | -3.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 62 | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 62 | 7.7% | -13.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 60 | 7.5% | -4.8% |
| Retail Trade | 49 | 6.1% | 11.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 39 | 4.8% | 11.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 32 | 4.0% | -3.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 27 | 3.4% | -10.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 2.7% | 15.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 19 | 2.4% | 5.6% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 0.9% | -12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.5% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services15.8%
- Administrative and Support Services11.4%
- Retail Trade11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.8%
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 | 1.3 | 0.39× | 19 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.2 | 0.44× | 62 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.1 | 0.46× | 60 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.5 | 0.48× | 22 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.7 | 0.66× | 39 |
| Retail Trade | 3.3 | 0.70× | 49 |