Mount Gambier - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mount Gambier and West
SA · SA2 407021174 · Limestone Coast (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,314
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,284
- Per 1,000 residents
- 86.0
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,305
- Change vs prior year
- +9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mount gambier and west), 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 | 775 | 59.0% |
| 1–4 | 316 | 24.0% |
| 5–19 | 170 | 12.9% |
| 20–199 | 49 | 3.7% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 223 | 17.0% | -0.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 173 | 13.2% | 0.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 171 | 13.0% | 0.6% |
| Other Services | 106 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 94 | 7.2% | 20.5% |
| Retail Trade | 88 | 6.7% | -8.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 84 | 6.4% | -1.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 83 | 6.3% | 6.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 63 | 4.8% | 5.0% |
| Manufacturing | 57 | 4.3% | -12.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 45 | 3.4% | 9.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 40 | 3.0% | -2.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 36 | 2.7% | -12.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 23 | 1.8% | -4.2% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 0.9% | 9.1% |
| Mining | 6 | 0.5% | 20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance20.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services9.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services5.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services0.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.65× | 12 |