Glenelg (SA)
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 403011057 · Holdfast Bay (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,511
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,791
- Per 1,000 residents
- 115.2
- Business growth YoY
- 7.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,333
- Change vs prior year
- +178
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,337
≠ 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): 1,133.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,688 | 67.2% |
| 1–4 | 509 | 20.3% |
| 5–19 | 258 | 10.3% |
| 20–199 | 57 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,337). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,912 | 37.8% |
| Private company | 2,564 | 24.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,091 | 10.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 835 | 8.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 684 | 6.6% |
| Strata title | 387 | 3.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 204 | 2.0% |
| Partnership | 157 | 1.5% |
| Other | 503 | 4.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 474 | 18.9% | 27.8% |
| Construction | 369 | 14.7% | 10.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 367 | 14.6% | 4.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 270 | 10.8% | 3.8% |
| Other Services | 144 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| Retail Trade | 142 | 5.7% | -6.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 132 | 5.3% | 11.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 129 | 5.1% | 3.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 114 | 4.5% | 0.9% |
| Manufacturing | 84 | 3.3% | 9.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 82 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 60 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 36 | 1.4% | 2.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 35 | 1.4% | -2.8% |
| Education and Training | 33 | 1.3% | -2.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 23 | 0.9% | 21.1% |
| Mining | 13 | 0.5% | 8.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services27.8%
- Information Media and Telecommunications21.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services11.9%
- Construction10.5%
- Manufacturing9.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 0.6 | 0.68× | 13 |