Franklin

Statistical area (SA2)

ACT · SA2 801041039 · Gungahlin (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 583
Population (SA2 ERP): 7,520
Per 1,000 residents: 77.5
Business growth YoY: 0.7%

Prior year businesses: 579
Change vs prior year: +4
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	358	61.4%
1–4	184	31.6%
5–19	42	7.2%
20–199	9	1.5%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

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

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	135	23.2%	1.5%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	107	18.4%	16.3%
Construction	100	17.2%	-10.7%
Administrative and Support Services	41	7.0%	-8.9%
Retail Trade	32	5.5%	6.7%
Accommodation and Food Services	32	5.5%	3.2%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	32	5.5%	-3.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance	27	4.6%	-3.6%
Other Services	22	3.8%	-8.3%
Financial and Insurance Services	12	2.1%	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	9	1.5%	-35.7%
Information Media and Telecommunications	9	1.5%	28.6%
Manufacturing	8	1.4%	14.3%
Education and Training	8	1.4%	0.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	3	0.5%	0.0%
Public Administration and Safety	3	0.5%	—
Arts and Recreation Services	3	0.5%	—

Fastest-growing industries

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services16.3%
Retail Trade6.7%
Accommodation and Food Services3.2%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1.5%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-3.0%

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	3.6	0.59×	27
Financial and Insurance Services	1.6	0.59×	12