Belconnen Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801011002 · Belconnen (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 822
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,592
- Per 1,000 residents
- 85.7
- Business growth YoY
- -2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 845
- Change vs prior year
- -23
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,983
≠ 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): 1,858.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 454 | 55.2% |
| 1–4 | 216 | 26.3% |
| 5–19 | 111 | 13.5% |
| 20–199 | 37 | 4.5% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.7% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,983). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,849 | 58.6% |
| Private company | 2,073 | 20.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 586 | 5.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 342 | 3.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 207 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 193 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 133 | 1.3% |
| Strata title | 132 | 1.3% |
| Other | 468 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 120 | 14.6% | 4.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 111 | 13.5% | -15.9% |
| Retail Trade | 96 | 11.7% | 2.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 91 | 11.1% | -6.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 74 | 9.0% | -1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 73 | 8.9% | 9.0% |
| Other Services | 59 | 7.2% | 11.3% |
| Construction | 56 | 6.8% | -18.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 46 | 5.6% | -6.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 26 | 3.2% | 4.0% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 2.2% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 1.8% | 15.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 11 | 1.3% | -15.4% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.7% | 20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.6% | 25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services11.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.0%
- Retail Trade2.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 5.8 | 0.46× | 56 |