Farrer Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801091101 · Woden Valley (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 263
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,816
- Per 1,000 residents
- 68.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 262
- Change vs prior year
- +1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,048
≠ 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): 545.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 173 | 65.8% |
| 1–4 | 64 | 24.3% |
| 5–19 | 18 | 6.8% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 1.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,048). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,717 | 42.4% |
| Private company | 1,059 | 26.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 413 | 10.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 261 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 123 | 3.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 105 | 2.6% |
| Strata title | 103 | 2.5% |
| Family partnership | 63 | 1.6% |
| Other | 204 | 5.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 60 | 22.8% | -6.3% |
| Construction | 48 | 18.3% | -4.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 32 | 12.2% | 10.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 31 | 11.8% | 3.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 28 | 10.6% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 11 | 4.2% | 22.2% |
| Manufacturing | 9 | 3.4% | 125.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 9 | 3.4% | 12.5% |
| Other Services | 9 | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 8 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 6 | 2.3% | -25.0% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%
- Construction-4.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-6.3%