O'Connor (ACT)

Statistical area (SA2)

ACT · SA2 801051058 · North Canberra (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 382
Population (SA2 ERP): 5,921
Per 1,000 residents: 64.5
Business growth YoY: -3.3%

Prior year businesses: 395
Change vs prior year: -13
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	233	61.0%
1–4	118	30.9%
5–19	27	7.1%
20–199	8	2.1%
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	109	28.5%	0.9%
Health Care and Social Assistance	53	13.9%	8.2%
Construction	52	13.6%	8.3%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	38	9.9%	-5.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	20	5.2%	-16.7%
Administrative and Support Services	18	4.7%	-18.2%
Financial and Insurance Services	17	4.5%	0.0%
Education and Training	16	4.2%	33.3%
Accommodation and Food Services	15	3.9%	-6.3%
Retail Trade	12	3.1%	-7.7%
Arts and Recreation Services	11	2.9%	-15.4%
Other Services	8	2.1%	-11.1%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	5	1.3%	0.0%
Manufacturing	5	1.3%	-28.6%
Information Media and Telecommunications	3	0.8%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Construction8.3%
Health Care and Social Assistance8.2%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.9%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-5.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing-16.7%

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
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	3.4	0.51×	20
Retail Trade	2.0	0.64×	12
Construction	8.8	0.69×	52