Palmerston - South
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Palmerston and South
NT · SA2 701041042 · Palmerston (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 322
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,070
- Per 1,000 residents
- 35.5
- Business growth YoY
- 15.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 280
- Change vs prior year
- +42
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes palmerston and south), 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 | 205 | 63.7% |
| 1–4 | 80 | 24.8% |
| 5–19 | 30 | 9.3% |
| 20–199 | 8 | 2.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 59 | 18.3% | 15.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 58 | 18.0% | 11.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 53 | 16.5% | 32.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 35 | 10.9% | 9.4% |
| Other Services | 23 | 7.1% | 9.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 18 | 5.6% | 20.0% |
| Retail Trade | 11 | 3.4% | -21.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 11 | 3.4% | 10.0% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 7 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 2.2% | 133.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 5 | 1.6% | 25.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 1.2% | 33.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.9% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing32.5%
- Construction15.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.5%
- Other Services9.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1.2 | 0.15× | 11 |
| Manufacturing | 1.1 | 0.34× | 10 |
| Retail Trade | 1.2 | 0.35× | 11 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.0 | 0.49× | 18 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.9 | 0.55× | 35 |
| Other Services | 2.5 | 0.60× | 23 |