East Side Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NT · SA2 702011046 · Alice Springs (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 253
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,544
- Per 1,000 residents
- 38.7
- Business growth YoY
- 2.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 247
- Change vs prior year
- +6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,237
≠ 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): 969.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 165 | 65.2% |
| 1–4 | 79 | 31.2% |
| 5–19 | 14 | 5.5% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,237). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,181 | 51.0% |
| Private company | 1,319 | 21.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 403 | 6.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 311 | 5.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 248 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 206 | 3.3% |
| Family partnership | 127 | 2.0% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 97 | 1.6% |
| Other | 345 | 5.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 60 | 23.7% | -3.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 43 | 17.0% | 13.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 27 | 10.7% | -18.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 19 | 7.5% | -9.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 16 | 6.3% | -11.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 14 | 5.5% | 16.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 14 | 5.5% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 12 | 4.7% | 50.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 3.6% | 12.5% |
| Other Services | 9 | 3.6% | -18.2% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 2.8% | 133.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 5 | 2.0% | -28.6% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 1.2% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 1.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.2%
- Construction-3.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-18.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.4 | 0.32× | 16 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.9 | 0.38× | 19 |
| Retail Trade | 1.8 | 0.47× | 12 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.1 | 0.53× | 14 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.1 | 0.57× | 27 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.1 | 0.59× | 14 |