Strathalbyn Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 407011146 · Fleurieu - Kangaroo Island (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 662
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,670
- Per 1,000 residents
- 76.4
- Business growth YoY
- 4.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 636
- Change vs prior year
- +26
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,993
≠ 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): 362.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 423 | 63.9% |
| 1–4 | 177 | 26.7% |
| 5–19 | 57 | 8.6% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,993). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,384 | 46.2% |
| Private company | 498 | 16.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 278 | 9.3% |
| Family partnership | 234 | 7.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 213 | 7.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 123 | 4.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 100 | 3.3% |
| Partnership | 65 | 2.2% |
| Other | 98 | 3.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 143 | 21.6% | 9.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 93 | 14.0% | -2.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 66 | 10.0% | 3.1% |
| Other Services | 52 | 7.9% | 4.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 51 | 7.7% | 6.3% |
| Retail Trade | 43 | 6.5% | 4.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 37 | 5.6% | 2.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 34 | 5.1% | 17.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 30 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 19 | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 18 | 2.7% | 28.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.7% | 22.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 6 | 0.9% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services17.2%
- Construction9.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.3%
- Retail Trade4.9%
- Other Services4.0%
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 | 10.7 | 0.37× | 93 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.3 | 0.49× | 37 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.74× | 30 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.1 | 0.75× | 18 |