Gawler - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Gawler and South
SA · SA2 402011026 · Gawler - Two Wells (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,263
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,176
- Per 1,000 residents
- 52.2
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,239
- Change vs prior year
- +24
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,258
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes gawler and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 977.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 790 | 62.5% |
| 1–4 | 305 | 24.1% |
| 5–19 | 130 | 10.3% |
| 20–199 | 34 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,258). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,232 | 51.6% |
| Private company | 1,122 | 17.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 470 | 7.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 366 | 5.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 276 | 4.4% |
| Family partnership | 238 | 3.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 177 | 2.8% |
| Partnership | 88 | 1.4% |
| Other | 289 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 307 | 24.3% | 1.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 134 | 10.6% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 117 | 9.3% | 11.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 116 | 9.2% | 3.6% |
| Other Services | 103 | 8.2% | 15.7% |
| Retail Trade | 77 | 6.1% | -2.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 69 | 5.5% | -5.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 63 | 5.0% | -1.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 61 | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 47 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 41 | 3.2% | -4.7% |
| Manufacturing | 39 | 3.1% | -11.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 26 | 2.1% | 13.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 25 | 2.0% | -7.4% |
| Education and Training | 23 | 1.8% | -8.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services15.7%
- Arts and Recreation Services13.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.41× | 25 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.5 | 0.42× | 61 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.7 | 0.42× | 41 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.8 | 0.53× | 117 |
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.57× | 39 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.9 | 0.67× | 47 |