Salisbury North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 402041048 · Salisbury (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,026
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,931
- Per 1,000 residents
- 54.2
- Business growth YoY
- 2.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,002
- Change vs prior year
- +24
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,560
≠ 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): 383.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 701 | 68.3% |
| 1–4 | 160 | 15.6% |
| 5–19 | 93 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 57 | 5.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,560). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,208 | 47.2% |
| Private company | 659 | 25.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 205 | 8.0% |
| Family partnership | 118 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 118 | 4.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 68 | 2.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 51 | 2.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 35 | 1.4% |
| Other | 98 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 215 | 21.0% | 3.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 202 | 19.7% | 6.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 94 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| Manufacturing | 83 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 62 | 6.0% | 21.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 59 | 5.8% | 7.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 57 | 5.6% | -14.9% |
| Retail Trade | 55 | 5.4% | 1.9% |
| Other Services | 54 | 5.3% | -1.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 35 | 3.4% | 2.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 33 | 3.2% | 57.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 33 | 3.2% | -5.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 17 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 0.7% | 16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.4% | -42.9% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services57.1%
- Wholesale Trade21.6%
- Administrative and Support Services7.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing6.3%
- Construction3.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 1.7 | 0.27× | 33 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 0.9 | 0.34× | 17 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1.8 | 0.35× | 35 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.7 | 0.56× | 33 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.0 | 0.58× | 94 |
| Retail Trade | 2.9 | 0.67× | 55 |