Clare Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 405021116 · Lower North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 576
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,185
- Per 1,000 residents
- 137.6
- Business growth YoY
- -2.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 590
- Change vs prior year
- -14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,837
≠ 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): 136.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 357 | 62.0% |
| 1–4 | 137 | 23.8% |
| 5–19 | 68 | 11.8% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,837). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 587 | 32.0% |
| Private company | 383 | 20.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 214 | 11.6% |
| Family partnership | 163 | 8.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 137 | 7.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 112 | 6.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 83 | 4.5% |
| Partnership | 52 | 2.8% |
| Other | 106 | 5.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 128 | 22.2% | -5.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 83 | 14.4% | -4.6% |
| Construction | 52 | 9.0% | 8.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 44 | 7.6% | 2.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 40 | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| Retail Trade | 38 | 6.6% | -11.6% |
| Other Services | 34 | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 31 | 5.4% | 3.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 27 | 4.7% | -6.9% |
| Manufacturing | 26 | 4.5% | -7.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 24 | 4.2% | -11.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 23 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.4% | -11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.0% | 20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction8.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.1%
- Other Services6.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services3.3%