Gordon (ACT)
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801071078 · Tuggeranong (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 336
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,783
- Per 1,000 residents
- 43.2
- Business growth YoY
- 6.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 316
- Change vs prior year
- +20
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,734
≠ 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): 453.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 196 | 58.3% |
| 1–4 | 112 | 33.3% |
| 5–19 | 21 | 6.3% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,734). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,548 | 56.6% |
| Private company | 578 | 21.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 174 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 97 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 84 | 3.1% |
| Family partnership | 56 | 2.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 47 | 1.7% |
| Partnership | 43 | 1.6% |
| Other | 107 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 89 | 26.5% | -2.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 59 | 17.6% | -1.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 46 | 13.7% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 25 | 7.4% | 8.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 24 | 7.1% | 14.3% |
| Other Services | 17 | 5.1% | 6.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 15 | 4.5% | 25.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 10 | 3.0% | 66.7% |
| Retail Trade | 7 | 2.1% | 40.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 1.5% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.9% | — |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 0.9% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.9% | — |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.3%
- Administrative and Support Services8.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-1.7%
- Construction-2.2%
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 | 1.9 | 0.32× | 15 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.3 | 0.35× | 10 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3.1 | 0.45× | 24 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 7.6 | 0.50× | 59 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.52× | 12 |
| Other Services | 2.2 | 0.70× | 17 |