Light Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 405011111 · Barossa (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 962
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,631
- Per 1,000 residents
- 90.5
- Business growth YoY
- -0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 968
- Change vs prior year
- -6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,009
≠ 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): 240.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 641 | 66.6% |
| 1–4 | 225 | 23.4% |
| 5–19 | 73 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 20 | 2.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,009). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 917 | 45.6% |
| Private company | 281 | 14.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 195 | 9.7% |
| Family partnership | 171 | 8.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 124 | 6.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 99 | 4.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 87 | 4.3% |
| Partnership | 45 | 2.2% |
| Other | 90 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 329 | 34.2% | 0.0% |
| Construction | 125 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 97 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| Manufacturing | 86 | 8.9% | 1.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 51 | 5.3% | -12.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 44 | 4.6% | -13.7% |
| Other Services | 41 | 4.3% | 17.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 36 | 3.7% | 20.0% |
| Retail Trade | 34 | 3.5% | -5.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 26 | 2.7% | -7.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 26 | 2.7% | -13.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 24 | 2.5% | -4.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 15 | 1.6% | -6.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.1% | 10.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.5% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance20.0%
- Other Services17.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.6%
- Manufacturing1.2%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.64× | 15 |