Pooraka - Cavan Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Pooraka and Cavan
SA · SA2 402041172 · Salisbury (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,138
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,457
- Per 1,000 residents
- 134.6
- Business growth YoY
- 6.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,066
- Change vs prior year
- +72
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes pooraka and cavan), 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 | 759 | 66.7% |
| 1–4 | 187 | 16.4% |
| 5–19 | 147 | 12.9% |
| 20–199 | 51 | 4.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 189 | 16.6% | 3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 186 | 16.3% | 19.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 171 | 15.0% | 12.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 100 | 8.8% | 2.0% |
| Manufacturing | 82 | 7.2% | 3.8% |
| Other Services | 81 | 7.1% | 8.0% |
| Retail Trade | 77 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 66 | 5.8% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 45 | 4.0% | 4.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 31 | 2.7% | 14.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 29 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 26 | 2.3% | 4.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 19 | 1.7% | 26.7% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.7% | 14.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 7 | 0.6% | -22.2% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing19.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services12.5%
- Other Services8.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.7%
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 | 2.2 | 0.28× | 19 |