Naracoorte Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 407021154 · Limestone Coast (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 809
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,455
- Per 1,000 residents
- 125.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 794
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,759
≠ 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): 186.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 497 | 61.4% |
| 1–4 | 179 | 22.1% |
| 5–19 | 106 | 13.1% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,759). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 720 | 26.1% |
| Private company | 502 | 18.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 398 | 14.4% |
| Family partnership | 307 | 11.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 275 | 10.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 268 | 9.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 98 | 3.6% |
| Partnership | 61 | 2.2% |
| Other | 130 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 217 | 26.8% | -0.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 144 | 17.8% | 9.9% |
| Construction | 92 | 11.4% | 1.1% |
| Retail Trade | 46 | 5.7% | -6.1% |
| Other Services | 43 | 5.3% | 16.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 38 | 4.7% | 5.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 34 | 4.2% | -2.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 32 | 4.0% | -8.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 32 | 4.0% | -11.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 29 | 3.6% | -12.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 29 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 24 | 3.0% | 14.3% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 2.8% | -8.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.0% | 33.3% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 0.6% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services16.2%
- Wholesale Trade14.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.6%
- Construction1.1%