Para Hills Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 402041041 · Salisbury (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,203
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,507
- Per 1,000 residents
- 77.6
- Business growth YoY
- 7.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,115
- Change vs prior year
- +88
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,158
≠ 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): 765.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 904 | 75.1% |
| 1–4 | 198 | 16.5% |
| 5–19 | 77 | 6.4% |
| 20–199 | 20 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,158). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,518 | 60.6% |
| Private company | 753 | 18.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 268 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 155 | 3.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 142 | 3.4% |
| Family partnership | 87 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 74 | 1.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 41 | 1.0% |
| Other | 120 | 2.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 321 | 26.7% | 5.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 262 | 21.8% | 22.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 100 | 8.3% | 4.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 95 | 7.9% | 35.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 77 | 6.4% | 4.1% |
| Other Services | 69 | 5.7% | 1.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 57 | 4.7% | -3.4% |
| Retail Trade | 50 | 4.2% | 13.6% |
| Manufacturing | 44 | 3.7% | 4.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 37 | 3.1% | -11.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 30 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.1% | -7.1% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 0.8% | 25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.7% | -11.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.6% | 40.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services35.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing22.4%
- Retail Trade13.6%
- Construction5.9%
- Manufacturing4.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.0 | 0.41× | 15 |
| Education and Training | 0.6 | 0.52× | 10 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.7 | 0.74× | 57 |