Dunlop Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801011006 · Belconnen (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 323
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,282
- Per 1,000 residents
- 44.4
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 317
- Change vs prior year
- +6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,184
≠ 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): 1,609.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 219 | 67.8% |
| 1–4 | 88 | 27.2% |
| 5–19 | 12 | 3.7% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,184). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,417 | 59.0% |
| Private company | 1,863 | 20.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 583 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 271 | 3.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 224 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 214 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 164 | 1.8% |
| Partnership | 122 | 1.3% |
| Other | 326 | 3.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 91 | 28.2% | 3.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 38 | 11.8% | -9.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 11.5% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 30 | 9.3% | -3.2% |
| Other Services | 25 | 7.7% | 13.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 22 | 6.8% | -4.3% |
| Retail Trade | 21 | 6.5% | 31.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 13 | 4.0% | 8.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 3.1% | -16.7% |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.9% | — |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.9% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade31.3%
- Other Services13.6%
- Construction3.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1.8 | 0.30× | 13 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.2 | 0.37× | 38 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.0 | 0.44× | 22 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.46× | 10 |