The Parks Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 404021102 · Port Adelaide - West (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,560
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,444
- Per 1,000 residents
- 119.4
- Business growth YoY
- 4.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,444
- Change vs prior year
- +116
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,494
≠ 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): 1,088.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,610 | 62.9% |
| 1–4 | 466 | 18.2% |
| 5–19 | 335 | 13.1% |
| 20–199 | 150 | 5.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,494). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,257 | 59.3% |
| Private company | 1,122 | 20.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 277 | 5.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 221 | 4.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 118 | 2.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 114 | 2.1% |
| Family partnership | 78 | 1.4% |
| Strata title | 77 | 1.4% |
| Other | 230 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 455 | 17.8% | 3.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 390 | 15.2% | 3.7% |
| Construction | 333 | 13.0% | 6.4% |
| Manufacturing | 253 | 9.9% | -0.4% |
| Other Services | 159 | 6.2% | 7.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 151 | 5.9% | 17.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 149 | 5.8% | -1.3% |
| Retail Trade | 146 | 5.7% | 5.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 135 | 5.3% | -5.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 96 | 3.8% | 11.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 93 | 3.6% | 14.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 86 | 3.4% | 7.5% |
| Education and Training | 25 | 1.0% | 19.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 24 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 24 | 0.9% | 26.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 0.5% | 20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services26.3%
- Education and Training19.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services17.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services11.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.61× | 14 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.65× | 12 |