Griffith (ACT)
Statistical area (SA2)
ACT · SA2 801061064 · South Canberra (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 767
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,826
- Per 1,000 residents
- 131.7
- Business growth YoY
- -0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 774
- Change vs prior year
- -7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,971
≠ 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): 463.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 455 | 59.3% |
| 1–4 | 198 | 25.8% |
| 5–19 | 81 | 10.6% |
| 20–199 | 30 | 3.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,971). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 1,658 | 33.4% |
| Individual / sole trader | 1,283 | 25.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 681 | 13.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 437 | 8.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 184 | 3.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 138 | 2.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 105 | 2.1% |
| Strata title | 85 | 1.7% |
| Other | 400 | 8.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 183 | 23.9% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 144 | 18.8% | 2.1% |
| Construction | 97 | 12.6% | -5.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 74 | 9.6% | -6.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 58 | 7.6% | 23.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 43 | 5.6% | -17.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 33 | 4.3% | -10.8% |
| Retail Trade | 30 | 3.9% | 3.4% |
| Other Services | 29 | 3.8% | 7.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 18 | 2.3% | -10.0% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 2.1% | -5.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 2.0% | 36.4% |
| Manufacturing | 8 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 | 0.8% | 50.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.5% | -42.9% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services23.4%
- Other Services7.4%
- Retail Trade3.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.1 | 0.45× | 18 |