Braddon Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801051051 · North Canberra (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 860
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,488
- Per 1,000 residents
- 114.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 852
- Change vs prior year
- +8
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,640
≠ 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): 836.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 490 | 57.0% |
| 1–4 | 204 | 23.7% |
| 5–19 | 116 | 13.5% |
| 20–199 | 40 | 4.7% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,640). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,394 | 36.1% |
| Private company | 1,862 | 28.0% |
| Strata title | 688 | 10.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 451 | 6.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 368 | 5.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 207 | 3.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 152 | 2.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 127 | 1.9% |
| Other | 391 | 5.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 197 | 22.9% | -3.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 140 | 16.3% | 14.8% |
| Construction | 114 | 13.3% | -5.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 82 | 9.5% | -9.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 64 | 7.4% | -8.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 52 | 6.0% | -1.9% |
| Retail Trade | 43 | 5.0% | 10.3% |
| Other Services | 40 | 4.7% | -2.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 32 | 3.7% | 23.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 25 | 2.9% | 13.6% |
| Education and Training | 22 | 2.6% | 10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 2.0% | 54.5% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 0.9% | 60.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.9% | -11.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services23.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services14.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing13.6%
- Retail Trade10.3%
- Education and Training10.0%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in ACT (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.3 | 0.48× | 25 |