Morphettville Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 403021062 · Marion (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 998
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,758
- Per 1,000 residents
- 56.2
- Business growth YoY
- 2.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 974
- Change vs prior year
- +24
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 678 | 67.9% |
| 1–4 | 222 | 22.2% |
| 5–19 | 84 | 8.4% |
| 20–199 | 14 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 203 | 20.3% | -0.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 130 | 13.0% | 17.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 125 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 101 | 10.1% | 21.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 75 | 7.5% | 4.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 58 | 5.8% | -9.4% |
| Retail Trade | 49 | 4.9% | 11.4% |
| Other Services | 48 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 42 | 4.2% | 10.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 39 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 38 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33 | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| Education and Training | 21 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| Manufacturing | 13 | 1.3% | -23.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 1.0% | -23.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 1.0% | 11.1% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance21.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services17.1%
- Retail Trade11.4%
- Financial and Insurance Services10.5%
- Administrative and Support Services4.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.6 | 0.17× | 10 |
| Manufacturing | 0.7 | 0.25× | 13 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.3 | 0.39× | 58 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.57× | 10 |
| Retail Trade | 2.8 | 0.65× | 49 |
| Other Services | 2.7 | 0.65× | 48 |