Salisbury - Nathan Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Salisbury and Nathan
QLD · SA2 303041070 · Nathan (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 919
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,341
- Per 1,000 residents
- 110.2
- Business growth YoY
- 1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 905
- Change vs prior year
- +14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,155
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes salisbury and nathan), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 518.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 521 | 56.7% |
| 1–4 | 218 | 23.7% |
| 5–19 | 126 | 13.7% |
| 20–199 | 50 | 5.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,155). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,641 | 52.0% |
| Private company | 836 | 26.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 137 | 4.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 120 | 3.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 120 | 3.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 65 | 2.1% |
| Partnership | 41 | 1.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 41 | 1.3% |
| Other | 154 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 131 | 14.3% | -7.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 114 | 12.4% | 26.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 108 | 11.8% | 1.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 104 | 11.3% | -4.6% |
| Manufacturing | 71 | 7.7% | -7.8% |
| Other Services | 66 | 7.2% | 8.2% |
| Retail Trade | 58 | 6.3% | -3.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 54 | 5.9% | 1.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 45 | 4.9% | -6.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 43 | 4.7% | 7.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 3.9% | 20.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 28 | 3.0% | -9.7% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 2.2% | -9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.5% | 27.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 1.0% | 12.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.7% | 20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing26.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services20.0%
- Other Services8.2%
- Wholesale Trade7.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1.9%