Gulf Business Statistics 2025

Name: Gulf
Address: NT, AU

Statistical area (SA2)

NT · SA2 702051066 · Katherine (SA3) · Area overview

Actively trading businesses: 48
Population (SA2 ERP): 4,915
Per 1,000 residents: 9.8
Business growth YoY: -4.0%

Prior year businesses: 50
Change vs prior year: -2
Active ABNs (mapped): 711

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): 109.

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	22	45.8%
1–4	14	29.2%
5–19	7	14.6%
20–199	3	6.3%
200+	0	0.0%

ABN entity types

Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (711). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.

Entity type	Active ABNs	Share
Individual / sole trader	265	37.3%
Private company	147	20.7%
Other incorporated entity	84	11.8%
Discretionary services trust	39	5.5%
Family partnership	37	5.2%
Discretionary investment trust	35	4.9%
Other unincorporated entity	28	3.9%
Partnership	23	3.2%
Other	53	7.5%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Accommodation and Food Services	10	20.8%	11.1%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	7	14.6%	-12.5%
Retail Trade	7	14.6%	-12.5%
Construction	5	10.4%	25.0%
Administrative and Support Services	4	8.3%	33.3%
Manufacturing	3	6.3%	0.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	3	6.3%	0.0%
Financial and Insurance Services	3	6.3%	0.0%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	3	6.3%	—
Education and Training	3	6.3%	0.0%

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
Accommodation and Food Services	2.0	0.56×	10