Blackwood
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 403031067 · Mitcham (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 925
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,858
- Per 1,000 residents
- 66.7
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 919
- Change vs prior year
- +6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,798
≠ currently trading
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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 501.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 616 | 66.6% |
| 1–4 | 218 | 23.6% |
| 5–19 | 78 | 8.4% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,798). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,881 | 49.5% |
| Private company | 683 | 18.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 330 | 8.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 273 | 7.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 245 | 6.5% |
| Family partnership | 89 | 2.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 80 | 2.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 48 | 1.3% |
| Other | 169 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 178 | 19.2% | -1.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 166 | 17.9% | 1.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 122 | 13.2% | -4.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 80 | 8.6% | -2.4% |
| Retail Trade | 60 | 6.5% | 3.4% |
| Other Services | 44 | 4.8% | -2.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 41 | 4.4% | 36.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 41 | 4.4% | 20.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 38 | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 29 | 3.1% | -19.4% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 3.0% | -6.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 27 | 2.9% | 8.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 24 | 2.6% | 9.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 22 | 2.4% | 15.8% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 1.5% | -6.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade36.7%
- Financial and Insurance Services20.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing15.8%
- Information Media and Telecommunications9.1%
- Arts and Recreation Services8.0%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in SA (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.15× | 11 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 1.6 | 0.32× | 22 |
| Manufacturing | 2.0 | 0.69× | 28 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.1 | 0.74× | 29 |