Palmerston Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801041048 · Gungahlin (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 303
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,537
- Per 1,000 residents
- 54.7
- Business growth YoY
- -3.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 314
- Change vs prior year
- -11
- 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 | 190 | 62.7% |
| 1–4 | 100 | 33.0% |
| 5–19 | 6 | 2.0% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 | 66 | 21.8% | 3.1% |
| Construction | 63 | 20.8% | -20.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 58 | 19.1% | 20.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 19 | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 15 | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 15 | 5.0% | -40.0% |
| Other Services | 15 | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 13 | 4.3% | 30.0% |
| Retail Trade | 12 | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 2.0% | 20.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 5 | 1.7% | -28.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 1.0% | — |
| Education and Training | 3 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing20.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.1%
- Construction-20.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.3 | 0.35× | 13 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.4 | 0.58× | 19 |
| Retail Trade | 2.2 | 0.67× | 12 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.7 | 0.72× | 15 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.7 | 0.75× | 15 |