Coober Pedy Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 406021139 · Outback - North and East (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 122
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 1,526
- Per 1,000 residents
- 79.9
- Business growth YoY
- -12.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 139
- Change vs prior year
- -17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 449
≠ 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): 57.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 74 | 60.7% |
| 1–4 | 34 | 27.9% |
| 5–19 | 14 | 11.5% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (449). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 236 | 52.6% |
| Private company | 65 | 14.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 42 | 9.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 24 | 5.3% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 21 | 4.7% |
| Family partnership | 14 | 3.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 14 | 3.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 13 | 2.9% |
| Other | 20 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 26 | 21.3% | -7.1% |
| Construction | 18 | 14.8% | 20.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 16 | 13.1% | 6.7% |
| Retail Trade | 14 | 11.5% | -12.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 9 | 7.4% | -10.0% |
| Other Services | 8 | 6.6% | -20.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 7 | 5.7% | -12.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 7 | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 4.9% | -14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 3.3% | -33.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4 | 3.3% | -42.9% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 2.5% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Mining-7.1%