Macquarie

Statistical area (SA2)

ACT · SA2 801011020 · Belconnen (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 193
Population (SA2 ERP): 3,231
Per 1,000 residents: 59.7
Business growth YoY: -3.0%

Prior year businesses: 199
Change vs prior year: -6
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	103	53.4%
1–4	55	28.5%
5–19	30	15.5%
20–199	9	4.7%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

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

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	29	15.0%	-12.1%
Health Care and Social Assistance	25	13.0%	31.6%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	22	11.4%	-4.3%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	19	9.8%	-17.4%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	19	9.8%	11.8%
Retail Trade	16	8.3%	6.7%
Administrative and Support Services	14	7.3%	7.7%
Accommodation and Food Services	13	6.7%	-7.1%
Other Services	10	5.2%	11.1%
Education and Training	6	3.1%	20.0%
Manufacturing	5	2.6%	-16.7%
Financial and Insurance Services	5	2.6%	0.0%
Arts and Recreation Services	4	2.1%	-20.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	3	1.6%	0.0%
Public Administration and Safety	3	1.6%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Health Care and Social Assistance31.6%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-4.3%
Construction-12.1%

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
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	6.8	0.57×	22
Construction	9.0	0.72×	29