Mount Barker Surrounds Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 401021008 · Adelaide Hills (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 748
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,402
- Per 1,000 residents
- 101.1
- Business growth YoY
- -0.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 754
- Change vs prior year
- -6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 809
≠ 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): 100.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 520 | 69.5% |
| 1–4 | 168 | 22.5% |
| 5–19 | 36 | 4.8% |
| 20–199 | 20 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (809). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 368 | 45.5% |
| Private company | 144 | 17.8% |
| Family partnership | 82 | 10.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 70 | 8.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 56 | 6.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 35 | 4.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 17 | 2.1% |
| Partnership | 14 | 1.7% |
| Other | 23 | 2.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 197 | 26.3% | -2.0% |
| Construction | 183 | 24.5% | -0.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 71 | 9.5% | -6.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 40 | 5.3% | 11.1% |
| Other Services | 40 | 5.3% | -2.4% |
| Retail Trade | 38 | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| Manufacturing | 36 | 4.8% | -5.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 23 | 3.1% | 15.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 20 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 19 | 2.5% | -5.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 17 | 2.3% | 6.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 16 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 1.1% | -20.0% |
| Education and Training | 6 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance15.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.1%
- Retail Trade5.6%
- Wholesale Trade0.0%
- Administrative and Support Services0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.6 | 0.55× | 19 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.4 | 0.72× | 40 |