Darwin City Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NT · SA2 701011002 · Darwin City (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,450
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,597
- Per 1,000 residents
- 168.7
- Business growth YoY
- 4.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,384
- Change vs prior year
- +66
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,637
≠ 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): 857.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 852 | 58.8% |
| 1–4 | 332 | 22.9% |
| 5–19 | 179 | 12.3% |
| 20–199 | 92 | 6.3% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,637). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,060 | 44.4% |
| Private company | 1,334 | 28.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 215 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 179 | 3.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 175 | 3.8% |
| Strata title | 128 | 2.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 112 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 102 | 2.2% |
| Other | 332 | 7.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 304 | 21.0% | 7.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 268 | 18.5% | 4.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 142 | 9.8% | -3.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 117 | 8.1% | 9.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 102 | 7.0% | 12.1% |
| Construction | 90 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
| Retail Trade | 74 | 5.1% | -1.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 72 | 5.0% | 5.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 72 | 5.0% | 9.1% |
| Other Services | 52 | 3.6% | -8.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 27 | 1.9% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 1.7% | 4.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 1.4% | 10.5% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 1.2% | 6.3% |
| Mining | 14 | 1.0% | 7.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.4% | 20.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing12.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services12.1%
- Wholesale Trade10.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.1%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in NT (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 2.3 | 0.28× | 20 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3.1 | 0.39× | 27 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 2.9 | 0.55× | 25 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 1.6 | 0.72× | 14 |
| Manufacturing | 2.0 | 0.73× | 17 |