Port Pirie Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 405031122 · Mid North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 655
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,195
- Per 1,000 residents
- 46.1
- Business growth YoY
- 3.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 636
- Change vs prior year
- +19
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,422
≠ 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): 287.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 389 | 59.4% |
| 1–4 | 177 | 27.0% |
| 5–19 | 82 | 12.5% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,422). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,103 | 45.5% |
| Private company | 424 | 17.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 193 | 8.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 149 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 143 | 5.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 139 | 5.7% |
| Family partnership | 101 | 4.2% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 70 | 2.9% |
| Other | 100 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 137 | 20.9% | 13.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 86 | 13.1% | 2.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 73 | 11.1% | 5.8% |
| Retail Trade | 66 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| Other Services | 59 | 9.0% | 7.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 44 | 6.7% | -13.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 35 | 5.3% | -2.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 35 | 5.3% | 9.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 32 | 4.9% | -11.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 23 | 3.5% | 9.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 20 | 3.1% | 25.0% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 2.6% | 6.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.7% | 22.2% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 4 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services25.0%
- Construction13.2%
- Financial and Insurance Services9.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.4%
- Other Services7.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2.3 | 0.20× | 32 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.8 | 0.34× | 11 |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 0.40× | 17 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.5 | 0.43× | 35 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 1.4 | 0.45× | 20 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.1 | 0.62× | 44 |