Elizabeth East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 402021031 · Playford (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 426
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,479
- Per 1,000 residents
- 29.4
- Business growth YoY
- 4.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 408
- Change vs prior year
- +18
- 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 | 300 | 70.4% |
| 1–4 | 104 | 24.4% |
| 5–19 | 23 | 5.4% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 129 | 30.3% | 7.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 88 | 20.7% | 10.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 34 | 8.0% | -5.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 26 | 6.1% | -16.1% |
| Other Services | 26 | 6.1% | 4.0% |
| Retail Trade | 24 | 5.6% | 9.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 24 | 5.6% | 4.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 16 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9 | 2.1% | 28.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 9 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 1.6% | 16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 1.2% | -16.7% |
| Education and Training | 5 | 1.2% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.7% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing10.0%
- Retail Trade9.1%
- Construction7.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.3%
- Other Services4.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 0.8 | 0.31× | 12 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1.7 | 0.33× | 24 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.1 | 0.37× | 16 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.3 | 0.40× | 34 |
| Retail Trade | 1.7 | 0.41× | 24 |
| Other Services | 1.8 | 0.46× | 26 |