Ross Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NT · SA2 702011051 · Alice Springs (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 205
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 3,147
- Per 1,000 residents
- 65.1
- Business growth YoY
- 7.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 190
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 519
≠ 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): 104.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 119 | 58.0% |
| 1–4 | 51 | 24.9% |
| 5–19 | 30 | 14.6% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 2.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (519). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 235 | 45.3% |
| Private company | 130 | 25.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 39 | 7.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 31 | 6.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 27 | 5.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 20 | 3.9% |
| Family partnership | 15 | 2.9% |
| Partnership | 6 | 1.2% |
| Other | 16 | 3.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 35 | 17.1% | 9.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 22 | 10.7% | -4.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 22 | 10.7% | 22.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 17 | 8.3% | 13.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 17 | 8.3% | 21.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 15 | 7.3% | -11.8% |
| Other Services | 14 | 6.8% | 27.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 13 | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 12 | 5.9% | 9.1% |
| Manufacturing | 9 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 2.9% | 50.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 2.9% | -25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 4 | 2.0% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 1.5% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 1.5% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 1.5% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance22.2%
- Construction9.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.8 | 0.60× | 15 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.4 | 0.74× | 17 |