Peterborough - Mount Remarkable
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Peterborough and Mount Remarkable
SA · SA2 405031121 · Mid North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 695
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,410
- Per 1,000 residents
- 128.5
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 690
- Change vs prior year
- +5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,737
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes peterborough and mount remarkable), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 135.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 440 | 63.3% |
| 1–4 | 174 | 25.0% |
| 5–19 | 70 | 10.1% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,737). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 635 | 36.6% |
| Family partnership | 275 | 15.8% |
| Private company | 212 | 12.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 159 | 9.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 123 | 7.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 97 | 5.6% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 83 | 4.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 74 | 4.3% |
| Other | 79 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 402 | 57.8% | -2.7% |
| Construction | 49 | 7.1% | 11.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 49 | 7.1% | 11.4% |
| Retail Trade | 37 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 24 | 3.5% | -4.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 23 | 3.3% | 9.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 23 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 20 | 2.9% | 25.0% |
| Manufacturing | 18 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.6% | 10.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 9 | 1.3% | -18.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 8 | 1.2% | -11.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 1.0% | -12.5% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.6% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services25.0%
- Construction11.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.5%
- Retail Trade0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 9.1 | 0.67× | 49 |