Sandover - Plenty Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Sandover and Plenty
NT · SA2 702011052 · Alice Springs (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 34
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 4,728
- Per 1,000 residents
- 7.2
- Business growth YoY
- 9.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 31
- Change vs prior year
- +3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 696
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes sandover and plenty), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 89.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 9 | 26.5% |
| 1–4 | 6 | 17.6% |
| 5–19 | 18 | 52.9% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 8.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (696). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 227 | 32.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 140 | 20.1% |
| Private company | 115 | 16.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 34 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 34 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 33 | 4.7% |
| TGE | 30 | 4.3% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 30 | 4.3% |
| Other | 53 | 7.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 8 | 23.5% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 20.6% | -12.5% |
| Construction | 4 | 11.8% | -33.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 8.8% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 3 | 8.8% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3 | 8.8% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3 | 8.8% | — |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 8.8% | — |