Walkerville
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 401061022 · Prospect - Walkerville (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,082
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,673
- Per 1,000 residents
- 124.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,063
- Change vs prior year
- +19
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,024
≠ 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): 573.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 784 | 72.5% |
| 1–4 | 206 | 19.0% |
| 5–19 | 66 | 6.1% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,024). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,684 | 33.5% |
| Private company | 1,309 | 26.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 565 | 11.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 563 | 11.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 294 | 5.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 182 | 3.6% |
| Strata title | 85 | 1.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 64 | 1.3% |
| Other | 278 | 5.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 215 | 19.9% | 1.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 213 | 19.7% | 0.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 139 | 12.8% | 3.0% |
| Construction | 116 | 10.7% | 5.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 82 | 7.6% | -5.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 52 | 4.8% | -3.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 42 | 3.9% | 20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 39 | 3.6% | 8.3% |
| Retail Trade | 35 | 3.2% | 9.4% |
| Other Services | 30 | 2.8% | 3.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 28 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
| Manufacturing | 26 | 2.4% | -16.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 25 | 2.3% | -3.8% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.4% | 15.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.7% | 60.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 0.7% | -27.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services20.0%
- Retail Trade9.4%
- Wholesale Trade8.3%
- Construction5.5%
- Other Services3.4%
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 | 2.9 | 0.47× | 25 |