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Statistical area (SA2)

NT · SA2 701041037 · Palmerston (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 130
Population (SA2 ERP): 2,989
Per 1,000 residents: 43.5
Business growth YoY: 3.2%

Prior year businesses: 126
Change vs prior year: +4
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	91	70.0%
1–4	26	20.0%
5–19	3	2.3%
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	32	24.6%	3.2%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	21	16.2%	0.0%
Administrative and Support Services	18	13.8%	12.5%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	12	9.2%	-14.3%
Health Care and Social Assistance	6	4.6%	-25.0%
Other Services	6	4.6%	-14.3%
Retail Trade	5	3.8%	-16.7%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	5	3.8%	0.0%
Manufacturing	4	3.1%	-20.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	3	2.3%	-25.0%
Wholesale Trade	3	2.3%	—
Accommodation and Food Services	3	2.3%	—
Financial and Insurance Services	3	2.3%	0.0%
Public Administration and Safety	3	2.3%	0.0%
Education and Training	3	2.3%	—
Arts and Recreation Services	3	2.3%	—

Fastest-growing industries

Construction3.2%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%

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
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	4.0	0.53×	12