Coombs
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801101135 · Molonglo (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 374
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,159
- Per 1,000 residents
- 60.7
- Business growth YoY
- 16.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 321
- Change vs prior year
- +53
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,974
≠ 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): 1,731.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 226 | 60.4% |
| 1–4 | 115 | 30.7% |
| 5–19 | 17 | 4.5% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,974). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,745 | 47.6% |
| Private company | 2,496 | 25.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 827 | 8.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 475 | 4.8% |
| Strata title | 445 | 4.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 255 | 2.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 206 | 2.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 111 | 1.1% |
| Other | 414 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 82 | 21.9% | 9.3% |
| Construction | 61 | 16.3% | 29.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 53 | 14.2% | -15.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 44 | 11.8% | 33.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 33 | 8.8% | 43.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 22 | 5.9% | 37.5% |
| Retail Trade | 18 | 4.8% | 20.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 16 | 4.3% | 6.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 2.9% | 10.0% |
| Other Services | 8 | 2.1% | -11.1% |
| Education and Training | 7 | 1.9% | 16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 4 | 1.1% | 33.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.8% | — |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 0.8% | — |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.8% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services43.5%
- Administrative and Support Services37.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance33.3%
- Construction29.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.8 | 0.59× | 11 |