Norwood (SA) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 401051017 · Norwood - Payneham - St Peters (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,722
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,253
- Per 1,000 residents
- 303.8
- Business growth YoY
- 3.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,607
- Change vs prior year
- +115
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,211
≠ 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): 915.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,505 | 67.3% |
| 1–4 | 691 | 18.6% |
| 5–19 | 398 | 10.7% |
| 20–199 | 127 | 3.4% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,211). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 3,870 | 34.5% |
| Individual / sole trader | 2,394 | 21.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,263 | 11.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,127 | 10.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 780 | 7.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 615 | 5.5% |
| Strata title | 279 | 2.5% |
| Partnership | 237 | 2.1% |
| Other | 646 | 5.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1,020 | 27.4% | 25.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 554 | 14.9% | -6.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 364 | 9.8% | 4.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 346 | 9.3% | 5.2% |
| Construction | 340 | 9.1% | -11.0% |
| Retail Trade | 173 | 4.6% | -6.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 165 | 4.4% | -4.1% |
| Other Services | 127 | 3.4% | -2.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 112 | 3.0% | -11.1% |
| Manufacturing | 108 | 2.9% | -5.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 97 | 2.6% | -17.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 72 | 1.9% | 18.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 72 | 1.9% | 18.0% |
| Education and Training | 43 | 1.2% | -23.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 43 | 1.2% | 7.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 31 | 0.8% | 3.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 22 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 21 | 0.6% | 5.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.2% | 16.7% |
| Currently Unknown | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services25.5%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing18.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing18.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services7.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.2%