Lyons (NT) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NT · SA2 701021021 · Darwin Suburbs (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 363
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,442
- Per 1,000 residents
- 48.8
- Business growth YoY
- 9.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 331
- Change vs prior year
- +32
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,682
≠ 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): 1,953.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 242 | 66.7% |
| 1–4 | 93 | 25.6% |
| 5–19 | 30 | 8.3% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 2.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,682). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,023 | 65.7% |
| Private company | 1,613 | 15.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 429 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 337 | 3.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 291 | 2.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 232 | 2.2% |
| Family partnership | 184 | 1.7% |
| Strata title | 160 | 1.5% |
| Other | 413 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 105 | 28.9% | 14.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 52 | 14.3% | 4.0% |
| Construction | 43 | 11.8% | 2.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 35 | 9.6% | 12.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 25 | 6.9% | 13.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 24 | 6.6% | 14.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 23 | 6.3% | -4.2% |
| Other Services | 14 | 3.9% | 27.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 3.0% | -8.3% |
| Retail Trade | 8 | 2.2% | 33.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 1.7% | 20.0% |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 1.4% | -16.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.8% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services14.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services13.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services12.9%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.4 | 0.41× | 25 |
| Other Services | 1.9 | 0.43× | 14 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.44× | 11 |
| Construction | 5.8 | 0.55× | 43 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.7 | 0.59× | 35 |