Parafield Gardens Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 402041043 · Salisbury (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,377
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,589
- Per 1,000 residents
- 74.1
- Business growth YoY
- 10.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,250
- Change vs prior year
- +127
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,280
≠ 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): 1,056.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,099 | 79.8% |
| 1–4 | 214 | 15.5% |
| 5–19 | 44 | 3.2% |
| 20–199 | 14 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,280). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,481 | 65.9% |
| Private company | 976 | 18.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 277 | 5.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 126 | 2.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 118 | 2.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 69 | 1.3% |
| Family partnership | 68 | 1.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 54 | 1.0% |
| Other | 111 | 2.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 411 | 29.8% | 9.9% |
| Construction | 283 | 20.6% | 13.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 148 | 10.7% | 11.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 74 | 5.4% | 2.8% |
| Other Services | 68 | 4.9% | 11.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 67 | 4.9% | 28.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 65 | 4.7% | 25.0% |
| Retail Trade | 64 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 43 | 3.1% | -2.3% |
| Manufacturing | 35 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 29 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 28 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 16 | 1.2% | 60.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 14 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 0.8% | -21.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 0.6% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services28.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services25.0%
- Construction13.7%
- Other Services11.5%
- Administrative and Support Services11.3%
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 | 0.8 | 0.29× | 14 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.5 | 0.46× | 65 |
| Education and Training | 0.6 | 0.48× | 11 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.6 | 0.55× | 67 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.72× | 28 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.6 | 0.72× | 29 |