Wright Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801101139 · Molonglo (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 329
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,757
- Per 1,000 residents
- 69.2
- Business growth YoY
- 14.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 288
- Change vs prior year
- +41
- 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 | 192 | 58.4% |
| 1–4 | 113 | 34.3% |
| 5–19 | 19 | 5.8% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.9% |
| 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 | 92 | 28.0% | 13.6% |
| Construction | 51 | 15.5% | 10.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 41 | 12.5% | 13.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 39 | 11.9% | 18.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 25 | 7.6% | 8.7% |
| Other Services | 14 | 4.3% | 27.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 13 | 4.0% | 62.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 13 | 4.0% | 18.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 3.3% | -15.4% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 7 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 1.8% | 50.0% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 0.9% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.9% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing18.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance13.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services13.6%
- Construction10.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.3 | 0.72× | 11 |