Charles Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NT · SA2 702011045 · Alice Springs (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 865
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,882
- Per 1,000 residents
- 177.2
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 849
- Change vs prior year
- +16
- 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 | 401 | 46.4% |
| 1–4 | 211 | 24.4% |
| 5–19 | 186 | 21.5% |
| 20–199 | 44 | 5.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 155 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
| Construction | 134 | 15.5% | 8.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 84 | 9.7% | 5.0% |
| Other Services | 78 | 9.0% | -6.0% |
| Retail Trade | 74 | 8.6% | -9.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 66 | 7.6% | 11.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 44 | 5.1% | 7.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 44 | 5.1% | -6.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 34 | 3.9% | 3.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 33 | 3.8% | 6.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 23 | 2.7% | 4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 2.2% | 5.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.6% | 16.7% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.9%
- Construction8.9%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.3%
- Administrative and Support Services6.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.0%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in NT (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 2.9 | 0.63× | 14 |