Bakewell

Statistical area (SA2)

NT · SA2 701041036 · Palmerston (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 153
Population (SA2 ERP): 3,417
Per 1,000 residents: 44.8
Business growth YoY: 7.7%

Prior year businesses: 142
Change vs prior year: +11
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	114	74.5%
1–4	36	23.5%
5–19	16	10.5%
20–199	0	0.0%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

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

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	34	22.2%	17.2%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	29	19.0%	45.0%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	22	14.4%	-12.0%
Administrative and Support Services	13	8.5%	-7.1%
Health Care and Social Assistance	13	8.5%	0.0%
Other Services	10	6.5%	0.0%
Manufacturing	7	4.6%	0.0%
Education and Training	7	4.6%	0.0%
Retail Trade	6	3.9%	50.0%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	6	3.9%	-14.3%
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	3	2.0%	—
Arts and Recreation Services	3	2.0%	—

Fastest-growing industries

Transport, Postal and Warehousing45.0%
Construction17.2%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-12.0%

Industries with more relative room

Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in NT (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	3.8	0.71×	13