Salisbury East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 402041047 · Salisbury (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,113
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,226
- Per 1,000 residents
- 57.9
- Business growth YoY
- 6.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,050
- Change vs prior year
- +63
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,584
≠ 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): 844.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 780 | 70.1% |
| 1–4 | 214 | 19.2% |
| 5–19 | 85 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 30 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,584). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,880 | 62.8% |
| Private company | 754 | 16.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 261 | 5.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 149 | 3.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 145 | 3.2% |
| Family partnership | 102 | 2.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 89 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 53 | 1.2% |
| Other | 151 | 3.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 300 | 27.0% | -0.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 168 | 15.1% | 12.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 123 | 11.1% | 11.8% |
| Other Services | 86 | 7.7% | 13.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 65 | 5.8% | 18.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 64 | 5.8% | -3.0% |
| Retail Trade | 53 | 4.8% | -1.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 50 | 4.5% | 13.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 44 | 4.0% | 12.8% |
| Manufacturing | 43 | 3.9% | 4.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 36 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 30 | 2.7% | -6.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.8% | 50.0% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 0.8% | -10.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance18.2%
- Administrative and Support Services13.6%
- Other Services13.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services12.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.6 | 0.50× | 30 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.3 | 0.52× | 64 |
| Retail Trade | 2.8 | 0.64× | 53 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.4 | 0.66× | 65 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.4 | 0.74× | 123 |