Ainslie

Statistical area (SA2)

ACT · SA2 801051050 · North Canberra (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 269
Population (SA2 ERP): 5,469
Per 1,000 residents: 49.2
Business growth YoY: 5.5%

Prior year businesses: 255
Change vs prior year: +14
Active ABNs (mapped): —

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?

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	161	59.9%
1–4	73	27.1%
5–19	27	10.0%
20–199	6	2.2%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	87	32.3%	14.5%
Construction	35	13.0%	20.7%
Health Care and Social Assistance	31	11.5%	3.3%
Other Services	16	5.9%	-11.1%
Accommodation and Food Services	13	4.8%	18.2%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	13	4.8%	-13.3%
Administrative and Support Services	13	4.8%	18.2%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	12	4.5%	-7.7%
Arts and Recreation Services	10	3.7%	11.1%
Financial and Insurance Services	9	3.3%	-10.0%
Retail Trade	8	3.0%	-11.1%
Education and Training	8	3.0%	-11.1%
Manufacturing	6	2.2%	-14.3%
Information Media and Telecommunications	5	1.9%	25.0%
Wholesale Trade	3	1.1%	-25.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Construction20.7%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services14.5%
Health Care and Social Assistance3.3%

Industries with more relative room

Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in ACT (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	2.2	0.37×	12
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	2.4	0.40×	13
Construction	6.4	0.51×	35
Accommodation and Food Services	2.4	0.64×	13
Administrative and Support Services	2.4	0.64×	13