Kingston (ACT) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801061131 · South Canberra (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 930
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,472
- Per 1,000 residents
- 124.5
- Business growth YoY
- -0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 936
- Change vs prior year
- -6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,254
≠ 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): 513.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 527 | 56.7% |
| 1–4 | 231 | 24.8% |
| 5–19 | 125 | 13.4% |
| 20–199 | 40 | 4.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,254). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,494 | 35.1% |
| Private company | 1,425 | 33.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 435 | 10.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 279 | 6.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 125 | 2.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 119 | 2.8% |
| Strata title | 89 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 80 | 1.9% |
| Other | 208 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 229 | 24.6% | 1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 170 | 18.3% | 3.7% |
| Construction | 123 | 13.2% | -6.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 69 | 7.4% | -1.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 57 | 6.1% | 21.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 57 | 6.1% | -5.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 54 | 5.8% | -12.9% |
| Retail Trade | 53 | 5.7% | 1.9% |
| Other Services | 42 | 4.5% | 20.0% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 1.7% | 6.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 13 | 1.4% | -7.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 1.3% | -36.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.9% | -11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 0.8% | 16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.6% | 20.0% |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 0.5% | -44.4% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services21.3%
- Other Services20.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.7%
- Retail Trade1.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 1.7 | 0.25× | 13 |