Watson Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801051061 · North Canberra (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 355
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,377
- Per 1,000 residents
- 48.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 350
- Change vs prior year
- +5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,340
≠ 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): 1,476.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 215 | 60.6% |
| 1–4 | 108 | 30.4% |
| 5–19 | 30 | 8.5% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,340). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,908 | 52.5% |
| Private company | 2,084 | 22.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 630 | 6.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 441 | 4.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 224 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 223 | 2.4% |
| Strata title | 199 | 2.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 130 | 1.4% |
| Other | 501 | 5.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 82 | 23.1% | -8.9% |
| Construction | 54 | 15.2% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 40 | 11.3% | 8.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 32 | 9.0% | 3.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 28 | 7.9% | 12.0% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 15 | 4.2% | 25.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 13 | 3.7% | -23.5% |
| Retail Trade | 12 | 3.4% | 20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 3.1% | 10.0% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 2.8% | 25.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 10 | 2.8% | -28.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 2.5% | 50.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 8 | 2.3% | 14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 2.0% | 16.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4 | 1.1% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services12.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.2%
- Construction0.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-8.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 1.5 | 0.13× | 11 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.4 | 0.39× | 10 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.8 | 0.46× | 13 |
| Retail Trade | 1.6 | 0.51× | 12 |
| Construction | 7.3 | 0.58× | 54 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.3 | 0.61× | 32 |