Plympton Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 404031107 · West Torrens (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,653
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 28,617
- Per 1,000 residents
- 92.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,606
- Change vs prior year
- +47
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,983
≠ 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): 1,659.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,820 | 68.6% |
| 1–4 | 499 | 18.8% |
| 5–19 | 242 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 87 | 3.3% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,983). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,592 | 56.0% |
| Private company | 1,917 | 19.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 553 | 5.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 486 | 4.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 439 | 4.4% |
| Strata title | 293 | 2.9% |
| Family partnership | 135 | 1.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 135 | 1.4% |
| Other | 433 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 458 | 17.3% | 6.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 411 | 15.5% | 0.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 296 | 11.2% | -0.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 259 | 9.8% | -0.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 241 | 9.1% | 1.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 161 | 6.1% | 3.2% |
| Retail Trade | 147 | 5.5% | 8.1% |
| Other Services | 121 | 4.6% | 9.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 119 | 4.5% | 0.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 109 | 4.1% | -3.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 99 | 3.7% | 7.6% |
| Manufacturing | 97 | 3.7% | -9.3% |
| Education and Training | 38 | 1.4% | -5.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 29 | 1.1% | -9.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 23 | 0.9% | -8.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 0.7% | 11.8% |
| Mining | 11 | 0.4% | -8.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 10 | 0.4% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services9.0%
- Retail Trade8.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.6%
- Construction6.5%
- Administrative and Support Services3.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 0.4 | 0.37× | 11 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.51× | 23 |
| Public Administration and Safety | 0.3 | 0.60× | 10 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.70× | 19 |