Macquarie Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801011020 · Belconnen (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 193
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,231
- Per 1,000 residents
- 59.7
- Business growth YoY
- -3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 199
- Change vs prior year
- -6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,819
≠ 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): 732.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 103 | 53.4% |
| 1–4 | 55 | 28.5% |
| 5–19 | 30 | 15.5% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 4.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,819). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,534 | 52.6% |
| Private company | 981 | 20.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 419 | 8.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 234 | 4.9% |
| Strata title | 129 | 2.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 122 | 2.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 115 | 2.4% |
| Family partnership | 61 | 1.3% |
| Other | 224 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 29 | 15.0% | -12.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 25 | 13.0% | 31.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 22 | 11.4% | -4.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 19 | 9.8% | -17.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 19 | 9.8% | 11.8% |
| Retail Trade | 16 | 8.3% | 6.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 14 | 7.3% | 7.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 13 | 6.7% | -7.1% |
| Other Services | 10 | 5.2% | 11.1% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 3.1% | 20.0% |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 2.6% | -16.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 5 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 2.1% | -20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance31.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-4.3%
- Construction-12.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.8 | 0.57× | 22 |
| Construction | 9.0 | 0.72× | 29 |