Rapid Creek Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NT · SA2 701021026 · Darwin Suburbs (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 276
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,564
- Per 1,000 residents
- 77.4
- Business growth YoY
- 12.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 245
- Change vs prior year
- +31
- 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 | 193 | 69.9% |
| 1–4 | 41 | 14.9% |
| 5–19 | 25 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 53 | 19.2% | 23.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 39 | 14.1% | 11.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 31 | 11.2% | -11.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 29 | 10.5% | 11.5% |
| Construction | 27 | 9.8% | 17.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 23 | 8.3% | 27.8% |
| Retail Trade | 12 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 4.3% | 33.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 10 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9 | 3.3% | -10.0% |
| Other Services | 7 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 1.8% | 25.0% |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 1.1% | — |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 1.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services27.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing23.3%
- Construction17.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.4%
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 | 3.4 | 0.41× | 12 |
| Construction | 7.6 | 0.72× | 27 |