Colonel Light Gardens Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 403031068 · Mitcham (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,426
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,212
- Per 1,000 residents
- 88.0
- Business growth YoY
- -0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,433
- Change vs prior year
- -7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,526
≠ 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): 966.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 918 | 64.4% |
| 1–4 | 316 | 22.2% |
| 5–19 | 155 | 10.9% |
| 20–199 | 41 | 2.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,526). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,319 | 44.1% |
| Private company | 1,830 | 24.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 514 | 6.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 503 | 6.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 477 | 6.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 174 | 2.3% |
| Strata title | 130 | 1.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 129 | 1.7% |
| Other | 450 | 6.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 240 | 16.8% | 4.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 199 | 14.0% | 1.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 186 | 13.0% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 182 | 12.8% | -0.5% |
| Retail Trade | 92 | 6.5% | -8.9% |
| Other Services | 82 | 5.8% | 10.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 73 | 5.1% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 73 | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 64 | 4.5% | -8.6% |
| Manufacturing | 57 | 4.0% | -1.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 51 | 3.6% | -3.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 50 | 3.5% | -3.8% |
| Education and Training | 28 | 2.0% | 12.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 20 | 1.4% | -9.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 1.0% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.8% | -15.4% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training12.0%
- Other Services10.8%
- Administrative and Support Services5.8%
- Construction4.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1.0%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in SA (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.9 | 0.38× | 14 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.71× | 11 |