Durack - Marlow Lagoon
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Durack and Marlow Lagoon
NT · SA2 701041038 · Palmerston (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 404
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,073
- Per 1,000 residents
- 79.6
- Business growth YoY
- 2.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 394
- Change vs prior year
- +10
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,870
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes durack and marlow lagoon), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 734.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 225 | 55.7% |
| 1–4 | 110 | 27.2% |
| 5–19 | 51 | 12.6% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 3.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,870). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,351 | 60.7% |
| Private company | 724 | 18.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 190 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 113 | 2.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 109 | 2.8% |
| Family partnership | 87 | 2.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 79 | 2.0% |
| Partnership | 58 | 1.5% |
| Other | 159 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 97 | 24.0% | -2.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 46 | 11.4% | 27.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 40 | 9.9% | -4.8% |
| Other Services | 34 | 8.4% | -17.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 31 | 7.7% | 19.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 29 | 7.2% | 26.1% |
| Retail Trade | 22 | 5.4% | -4.3% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 14 | 3.5% | 40.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 12 | 3.0% | 9.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 10 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 2.2% | 12.5% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 2.0% | -20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 1.2% | 66.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.7% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services27.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing26.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance19.2%
- Wholesale Trade0.0%
- Construction-2.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.0 | 0.56× | 10 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.4 | 0.66× | 12 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.8 | 0.71× | 14 |