Curtin Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801091100 · Woden Valley (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 337
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,585
- Per 1,000 residents
- 60.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 333
- Change vs prior year
- +4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,310
≠ 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): 415.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 203 | 60.2% |
| 1–4 | 95 | 28.2% |
| 5–19 | 31 | 9.2% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,310). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,491 | 45.0% |
| Private company | 797 | 24.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 357 | 10.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 228 | 6.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 108 | 3.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 69 | 2.1% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 43 | 1.3% |
| Family partnership | 39 | 1.2% |
| Other | 178 | 5.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 90 | 26.7% | -6.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 53 | 15.7% | -1.9% |
| Construction | 44 | 13.1% | 10.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 26 | 7.7% | 13.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 26 | 7.7% | 4.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 17 | 5.0% | 13.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 17 | 5.0% | -15.0% |
| Other Services | 13 | 3.9% | -18.8% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 3.3% | 10.0% |
| Retail Trade | 10 | 3.0% | 25.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 9 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 1.8% | 20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 1.5% | 25.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4 | 1.2% | 33.3% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.9% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing13.0%
- Construction10.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance-1.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-6.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 1.8 | 0.56× | 10 |
| Construction | 7.9 | 0.62× | 44 |
| Other Services | 2.3 | 0.74× | 13 |