Eyre Peninsula Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 406011130 · Eyre Peninsula and South West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 943
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,232
- Per 1,000 residents
- 130.4
- Business growth YoY
- 0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 940
- Change vs prior year
- +3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,096
≠ 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): 257.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 615 | 65.2% |
| 1–4 | 227 | 24.1% |
| 5–19 | 97 | 10.3% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,096). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 964 | 31.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 439 | 14.2% |
| Family partnership | 372 | 12.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 360 | 11.6% |
| Private company | 332 | 10.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 279 | 9.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 129 | 4.2% |
| Partnership | 73 | 2.4% |
| Other | 148 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 439 | 46.6% | -0.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 122 | 12.9% | 1.7% |
| Construction | 109 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| Other Services | 40 | 4.2% | 17.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 3.9% | 2.8% |
| Retail Trade | 34 | 3.6% | 17.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 28 | 3.0% | -17.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 27 | 2.9% | -20.6% |
| Manufacturing | 26 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 19 | 2.0% | 5.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 18 | 1.9% | 12.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 14 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 0.6% | 20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services17.6%
- Retail Trade17.2%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing2.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1.7%
- Manufacturing0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.6 | 0.59× | 19 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.7 | 0.69× | 27 |