Palmerston - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Palmerston and North
NT · SA2 701041041 · Palmerston (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 449
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,949
- Per 1,000 residents
- 90.7
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 446
- Change vs prior year
- +3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes palmerston and north), 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 | 217 | 48.3% |
| 1–4 | 115 | 25.6% |
| 5–19 | 96 | 21.4% |
| 20–199 | 15 | 3.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 101 | 22.5% | -1.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 50 | 11.1% | -9.1% |
| Other Services | 49 | 10.9% | 2.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 43 | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 39 | 8.7% | -4.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 36 | 8.0% | 12.5% |
| Retail Trade | 26 | 5.8% | -10.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 4.9% | -8.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 20 | 4.5% | 11.1% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 4.2% | 5.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 2.9% | 30.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12 | 2.7% | 33.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 2.0% | -18.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.9% | -33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.7% | — |
| Education and Training | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.5%
- Administrative and Support Services11.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.3%
- Other Services2.1%
- Construction-1.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 2.4 | 0.54× | 12 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 2.6 | 0.58× | 13 |