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Hackett Business Statistics 2025

Statistical area (SA2)

ACT · SA2 801051056 · North Canberra (SA3) · Area overview

Actively trading businesses
166
Population (SA2 ERP)
3,345

Whole SA2, not a single suburb

Per 1,000 residents
49.6
Business growth YoY
-4.6%
Prior year businesses
174
Change vs prior year
-8
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 sizeBusinessesShare
Non-employing10965.7%
1–44728.3%
5–19137.8%
20–19995.4%
200+00.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

IndustryBusinessesShareYoY
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4426.5%-12.0%
Construction2816.9%16.7%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services159.0%7.1%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing137.8%0.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance137.8%8.3%
Administrative and Support Services106.0%-16.7%
Arts and Recreation Services95.4%28.6%
Retail Trade53.0%-16.7%
Accommodation and Food Services53.0%-16.7%
Financial and Insurance Services53.0%-37.5%
Education and Training53.0%25.0%
Other Services53.0%0.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing31.8%0.0%
Manufacturing31.8%
Information Media and Telecommunications31.8%-25.0%

Fastest-growing industries

  • Construction16.7%
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-12.0%

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.

IndustryLocal /1,000vs peersBusinesses
Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.90.66×13
Construction8.40.66×28
Health Care and Social Assistance3.90.69×13
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.50.69×15

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