Mitcham (SA) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 403031069 · Mitcham (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,506
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,169
- Per 1,000 residents
- 87.7
- Business growth YoY
- 0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,497
- Change vs prior year
- +9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,413
≠ 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): 563.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,080 | 71.7% |
| 1–4 | 313 | 20.8% |
| 5–19 | 92 | 6.1% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,413). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,037 | 37.6% |
| Private company | 1,285 | 23.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 699 | 12.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 486 | 9.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 339 | 6.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 96 | 1.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 92 | 1.7% |
| Strata title | 87 | 1.6% |
| Other | 292 | 5.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 290 | 19.3% | -1.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 234 | 15.5% | 3.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 212 | 14.1% | 1.9% |
| Construction | 184 | 12.2% | 2.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 97 | 6.4% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 83 | 5.5% | 1.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 61 | 4.1% | 8.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 54 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 51 | 3.4% | -1.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 50 | 3.3% | 8.7% |
| Other Services | 45 | 3.0% | -2.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 42 | 2.8% | -8.7% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 1.9% | -3.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 1.7% | 8.7% |
| Education and Training | 24 | 1.6% | -4.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 0.8% | -29.4% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade8.9%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.7%
- Arts and Recreation Services8.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.1%
- Construction2.2%
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 | 2.9 | 0.52× | 50 |
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.64× | 28 |
| Other Services | 2.6 | 0.65× | 45 |