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Statistical area (SA2)

ACT · SA2 801051055 · North Canberra (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 261
Population (SA2 ERP): 4,556
Per 1,000 residents: 57.3
Business growth YoY: 12.0%

Prior year businesses: 233
Change vs prior year: +28
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	189	72.4%
1–4	58	22.2%
5–19	13	5.0%
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	56	21.5%	9.8%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	48	18.4%	26.3%
Construction	43	16.5%	0.0%
Administrative and Support Services	28	10.7%	12.0%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	22	8.4%	29.4%
Health Care and Social Assistance	21	8.0%	10.5%
Accommodation and Food Services	9	3.4%	28.6%
Other Services	8	3.1%	-11.1%
Retail Trade	5	1.9%	-16.7%
Manufacturing	4	1.5%	0.0%
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	4	1.5%	33.3%
Education and Training	4	1.5%	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	3	1.1%	—
Financial and Insurance Services	3	1.1%	—
Arts and Recreation Services	3	1.1%	-25.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services29.4%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing26.3%
Administrative and Support Services12.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance10.5%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.8%

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
Health Care and Social Assistance	4.6	0.69×	21