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Statistical area (SA2)

ACT · SA2 801091103 · Woden Valley (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 192
Population (SA2 ERP): 3,149
Per 1,000 residents: 61.0
Business growth YoY: 5.5%

Prior year businesses: 182
Change vs prior year: +10
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	119	62.0%
1–4	51	26.6%
5–19	19	9.9%
20–199	0	0.0%
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	60	31.3%	13.2%
Health Care and Social Assistance	29	15.1%	11.5%
Construction	21	10.9%	-12.5%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	19	9.9%	18.8%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	13	6.8%	0.0%
Administrative and Support Services	12	6.3%	33.3%
Retail Trade	8	4.2%	14.3%
Other Services	8	4.2%	33.3%
Financial and Insurance Services	6	3.1%	20.0%
Accommodation and Food Services	5	2.6%	25.0%
Education and Training	5	2.6%	25.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	3	1.6%	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	3	1.6%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services13.2%
Health Care and Social Assistance11.5%
Construction-12.5%

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
Construction	6.7	0.53×	21
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	4.1	0.72×	13