Nairne Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 401021009 · Adelaide Hills (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 314
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,787
- Per 1,000 residents
- 54.3
- Business growth YoY
- 2.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 307
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 1,592
≠ 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): 215.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 200 | 63.7% |
| 1–4 | 96 | 30.6% |
| 5–19 | 15 | 4.8% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (1,592). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 929 | 58.4% |
| Private company | 219 | 13.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 114 | 7.2% |
| Family partnership | 84 | 5.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 80 | 5.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 48 | 3.0% |
| Partnership | 34 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 29 | 1.8% |
| Other | 55 | 3.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 75 | 23.9% | 5.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 34 | 10.8% | 17.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 33 | 10.5% | 3.1% |
| Other Services | 31 | 9.9% | 3.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 26 | 8.3% | -3.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 19 | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 16 | 5.1% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 15 | 4.8% | -28.6% |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 3.8% | -20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 9 | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 2.9% | 50.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 2.2% | -30.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 1.9% | 50.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 1.3% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 1.0% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services17.2%
- Construction5.6%
- Other Services3.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance3.1%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing-3.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4.5 | 0.12× | 26 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.8 | 0.29× | 16 |
| Retail Trade | 2.6 | 0.50× | 15 |
| Manufacturing | 2.1 | 0.54× | 12 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.9 | 0.67× | 11 |