Prospect Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 401061021 · Prospect - Walkerville (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,722
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,898
- Per 1,000 residents
- 101.9
- Business growth YoY
- 3.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,660
- Change vs prior year
- +62
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,485
≠ 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): 1,002.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,204 | 69.9% |
| 1–4 | 339 | 19.7% |
| 5–19 | 141 | 8.2% |
| 20–199 | 39 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,485). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,196 | 49.3% |
| Private company | 1,387 | 21.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 501 | 7.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 409 | 6.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 386 | 6.0% |
| Strata title | 124 | 1.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 101 | 1.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 93 | 1.4% |
| Other | 288 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 284 | 16.5% | 7.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 234 | 13.6% | 4.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 212 | 12.3% | 3.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 199 | 11.6% | 6.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 192 | 11.1% | -5.0% |
| Retail Trade | 106 | 6.2% | 5.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 83 | 4.8% | -4.6% |
| Other Services | 82 | 4.8% | 12.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 79 | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 78 | 4.5% | 1.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 52 | 3.0% | 8.3% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 2.1% | 15.6% |
| Education and Training | 26 | 1.5% | 4.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 17 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 0.9% | 33.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing15.6%
- Other Services12.3%
- Wholesale Trade8.3%
- Construction7.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.4%
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 | 0.8 | 0.45× | 14 |