Gray Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NT · SA2 701041039 · Palmerston (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 94
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,479
- Per 1,000 residents
- 27.0
- Business growth YoY
- -12.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 107
- 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 | 66 | 70.2% |
| 1–4 | 30 | 31.9% |
| 5–19 | 6 | 6.4% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 21 | 22.3% | -12.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 14 | 14.9% | -12.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 13 | 13.8% | -13.3% |
| Other Services | 11 | 11.7% | 22.2% |
| Retail Trade | 8 | 8.5% | 33.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 7 | 7.4% | -22.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 7 | 7.4% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 7 | 7.4% | -30.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 3.2% | -40.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 3 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction-12.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.0 | 0.49× | 14 |
| Construction | 6.0 | 0.57× | 21 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.7 | 0.68× | 13 |