Deakin Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801061062 · South Canberra (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 825
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,247
- Per 1,000 residents
- 254.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 810
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,518
≠ 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): 469.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 475 | 57.6% |
| 1–4 | 200 | 24.2% |
| 5–19 | 110 | 13.3% |
| 20–199 | 48 | 5.8% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,518). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 1,845 | 33.4% |
| Individual / sole trader | 1,168 | 21.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 773 | 14.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 510 | 9.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 190 | 3.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 188 | 3.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 160 | 2.9% |
| Public company | 143 | 2.6% |
| Other | 541 | 9.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 235 | 28.5% | 5.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 168 | 20.4% | -4.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 121 | 14.7% | 1.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 70 | 8.5% | 12.9% |
| Construction | 62 | 7.5% | 14.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 33 | 4.0% | -10.8% |
| Education and Training | 33 | 4.0% | -5.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 17 | 2.1% | 13.3% |
| Retail Trade | 16 | 1.9% | -15.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 15 | 1.8% | 36.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 1.8% | 7.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 1.3% | -15.4% |
| Manufacturing | 9 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 9 | 1.1% | -10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction14.8%
- Financial and Insurance Services12.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-4.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3.4 | 0.12× | 11 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.6 | 0.71× | 15 |