Paralowie Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 402041044 · Salisbury (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 816
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,572
- Per 1,000 residents
- 43.9
- Business growth YoY
- 11.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 729
- Change vs prior year
- +87
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,694
≠ 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): 1,898.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 655 | 80.3% |
| 1–4 | 121 | 14.8% |
| 5–19 | 36 | 4.4% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,694). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,954 | 68.5% |
| Private company | 1,221 | 14.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 429 | 4.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 185 | 2.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 176 | 2.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 172 | 2.0% |
| Family partnership | 139 | 1.6% |
| Strata title | 103 | 1.2% |
| Other | 315 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 219 | 26.8% | 20.3% |
| Construction | 200 | 24.5% | 19.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 64 | 7.8% | 8.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 52 | 6.4% | 20.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 43 | 5.3% | 7.5% |
| Other Services | 42 | 5.1% | 10.5% |
| Retail Trade | 36 | 4.4% | -10.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 30 | 3.7% | 11.1% |
| Manufacturing | 29 | 3.6% | -9.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 2.7% | 15.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 21 | 2.6% | 31.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 20 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.5% | -20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 1.1% | 28.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 7 | 0.9% | 75.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 5 | 0.6% | -28.6% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services31.3%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing20.9%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing20.3%
- Construction19.0%
- Wholesale Trade15.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1.1 | 0.13× | 21 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 1.6 | 0.26× | 30 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.1 | 0.35× | 20 |
| Retail Trade | 1.9 | 0.45× | 36 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.3 | 0.46× | 43 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.2 | 0.48× | 22 |