Aldgate - Stirling Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Aldgate and Stirling
SA · SA2 401021004 · Adelaide Hills (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,986
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,039
- Per 1,000 residents
- 104.3
- Business growth YoY
- 4.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,905
- Change vs prior year
- +81
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,903
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes aldgate and stirling), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 798.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,377 | 69.3% |
| 1–4 | 425 | 21.4% |
| 5–19 | 146 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 46 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,903). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,312 | 41.9% |
| Private company | 1,690 | 21.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 724 | 9.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 631 | 8.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 607 | 7.7% |
| Family partnership | 248 | 3.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 226 | 2.9% |
| Partnership | 135 | 1.7% |
| Other | 330 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 390 | 19.6% | 0.3% |
| Construction | 301 | 15.2% | 6.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 256 | 12.9% | 8.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 234 | 11.8% | 12.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 117 | 5.9% | 13.6% |
| Retail Trade | 107 | 5.4% | 3.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 81 | 4.1% | 2.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 80 | 4.0% | -3.6% |
| Other Services | 78 | 3.9% | 1.3% |
| Manufacturing | 66 | 3.3% | -1.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 64 | 3.2% | -9.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 55 | 2.8% | -6.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 46 | 2.3% | 9.5% |
| Education and Training | 41 | 2.1% | 7.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 34 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 25 | 1.3% | 13.6% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications13.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services13.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services12.0%
- Wholesale Trade9.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.5%
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 | 1.8 | 0.30× | 34 |