O'Connor (ACT) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801051058 · North Canberra (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 382
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,921
- Per 1,000 residents
- 64.5
- Business growth YoY
- -3.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 395
- Change vs prior year
- -13
- 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 size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 233 | 61.0% |
| 1–4 | 118 | 30.9% |
| 5–19 | 27 | 7.1% |
| 20–199 | 8 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 109 | 28.5% | 0.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 53 | 13.9% | 8.2% |
| Construction | 52 | 13.6% | 8.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 38 | 9.9% | -5.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 20 | 5.2% | -16.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 18 | 4.7% | -18.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 17 | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 4.2% | 33.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 15 | 3.9% | -6.3% |
| Retail Trade | 12 | 3.1% | -7.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 2.9% | -15.4% |
| Other Services | 8 | 2.1% | -11.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 1.3% | -28.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction8.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-5.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing-16.7%
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 | 3.4 | 0.51× | 20 |
| Retail Trade | 2.0 | 0.64× | 12 |
| Construction | 8.8 | 0.69× | 52 |