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Statistical area (SA2)

ACT · SA2 801011005 · Belconnen (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 164
Population (SA2 ERP): 2,962
Per 1,000 residents: 55.4
Business growth YoY: 0.0%

Prior year businesses: 164
Change vs prior year: +0
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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?

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	104	63.4%
1–4	44	26.8%
5–19	12	7.3%
20–199	0	0.0%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	49	29.9%	0.0%
Construction	28	17.1%	-9.7%
Health Care and Social Assistance	14	8.5%	7.7%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	13	7.9%	0.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	12	7.3%	-14.3%
Arts and Recreation Services	8	4.9%	14.3%
Administrative and Support Services	7	4.3%	0.0%
Retail Trade	6	3.7%	50.0%
Education and Training	5	3.0%	0.0%
Financial and Insurance Services	4	2.4%	33.3%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	3	1.8%	0.0%
Mining	3	1.8%	—
Manufacturing	3	1.8%	-40.0%
Accommodation and Food Services	3	1.8%	-25.0%
Information Media and Telecommunications	3	1.8%	—
Other Services	3	1.8%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.0%
Construction-9.7%

Industries with more relative room

Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in ACT (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.

Industry	Local /1,000	vs peers	Businesses
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	4.4	0.67×	13
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	4.1	0.72×	12