Harrison
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801041044 · Gungahlin (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 507
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,023
- Per 1,000 residents
- 63.2
- Business growth YoY
- -3.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 526
- Change vs prior year
- -19
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,551
≠ 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): 1,569.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 291 | 57.4% |
| 1–4 | 176 | 34.7% |
| 5–19 | 37 | 7.3% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,551). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,834 | 56.5% |
| Private company | 2,124 | 24.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 582 | 6.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 328 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 197 | 2.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 94 | 1.1% |
| Strata title | 79 | 0.9% |
| Family partnership | 75 | 0.9% |
| Other | 238 | 2.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 106 | 20.9% | -6.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 103 | 20.3% | -3.7% |
| Construction | 97 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 39 | 7.7% | 18.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 30 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 29 | 5.7% | -6.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 26 | 5.1% | -3.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 23 | 4.5% | -14.8% |
| Other Services | 12 | 2.4% | -47.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 10 | 2.0% | 25.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.6% | 100.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.2% | -25.0% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.8% | 33.3% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 0.6% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services18.2%
- Administrative and Support Services0.0%
- Construction-3.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-3.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-3.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.9 | 0.42× | 23 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.2 | 0.45× | 10 |
| Other Services | 1.5 | 0.49× | 12 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.2 | 0.62× | 26 |