Adelaide Hills Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 401021003 · Adelaide Hills (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 773
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,256
- Per 1,000 residents
- 106.5
- Business growth YoY
- 1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 759
- Change vs prior year
- +14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,016
≠ 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): 208.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 525 | 67.9% |
| 1–4 | 188 | 24.3% |
| 5–19 | 57 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,016). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 823 | 40.8% |
| Private company | 341 | 16.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 189 | 9.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 169 | 8.4% |
| Family partnership | 159 | 7.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 129 | 6.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 92 | 4.6% |
| Partnership | 40 | 2.0% |
| Other | 74 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 210 | 27.2% | 8.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 165 | 21.3% | -1.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 70 | 9.1% | 2.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 66 | 8.5% | 3.1% |
| Other Services | 38 | 4.9% | 8.6% |
| Manufacturing | 33 | 4.3% | 22.2% |
| Retail Trade | 28 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 28 | 3.6% | -6.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 25 | 3.2% | -3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 24 | 3.1% | -11.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 2.8% | -12.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 21 | 2.7% | -8.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 17 | 2.2% | 21.4% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.6% | 9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 0.9% | -22.2% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing22.2%
- Other Services8.6%
- Construction8.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.9%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in SA (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.3 | 0.72× | 24 |