Ainslie Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801051050 · North Canberra (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 269
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,469
- Per 1,000 residents
- 49.2
- Business growth YoY
- 5.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 255
- Change vs prior year
- +14
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ 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?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 161 | 59.9% |
| 1–4 | 73 | 27.1% |
| 5–19 | 27 | 10.0% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 87 | 32.3% | 14.5% |
| Construction | 35 | 13.0% | 20.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 31 | 11.5% | 3.3% |
| Other Services | 16 | 5.9% | -11.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 13 | 4.8% | 18.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 13 | 4.8% | -13.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 13 | 4.8% | 18.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 12 | 4.5% | -7.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 3.7% | 11.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 3.3% | -10.0% |
| Retail Trade | 8 | 3.0% | -11.1% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 3.0% | -11.1% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 2.2% | -14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 1.9% | 25.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 1.1% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction20.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services14.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.3%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in ACT (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 | 2.2 | 0.37× | 12 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.4 | 0.40× | 13 |
| Construction | 6.4 | 0.51× | 35 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.4 | 0.64× | 13 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.4 | 0.64× | 13 |