Port Adelaide Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 404021101 · Port Adelaide - West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,216
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,874
- Per 1,000 residents
- 94.5
- Business growth YoY
- 6.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,146
- Change vs prior year
- +70
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,103
≠ 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): 608.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 736 | 60.5% |
| 1–4 | 247 | 20.3% |
| 5–19 | 175 | 14.4% |
| 20–199 | 57 | 4.7% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,103). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,719 | 41.9% |
| Private company | 1,260 | 30.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 277 | 6.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 267 | 6.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 136 | 3.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 107 | 2.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 79 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 70 | 1.7% |
| Other | 188 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 200 | 16.4% | 4.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 172 | 14.1% | 8.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 128 | 10.5% | 0.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 96 | 7.9% | 10.3% |
| Retail Trade | 93 | 7.6% | 4.5% |
| Manufacturing | 73 | 6.0% | -3.9% |
| Other Services | 70 | 5.8% | 7.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 68 | 5.6% | 28.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 64 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 63 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 61 | 5.0% | -3.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 47 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.6% | 5.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 19 | 1.6% | 58.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 19 | 1.6% | 11.8% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 12 | 1.0% | 20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance28.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services10.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.9%
- Other Services7.7%
- Wholesale Trade6.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.5 | 0.49× | 19 |