Palmerston

Statistical area (SA2)

ACT · SA2 801041048 · Gungahlin (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 303
Population (SA2 ERP): 5,537
Per 1,000 residents: 54.7
Business growth YoY: -3.5%

Prior year businesses: 314
Change vs prior year: -11
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	190	62.7%
1–4	100	33.0%
5–19	6	2.0%
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	66	21.8%	3.1%
Construction	63	20.8%	-20.3%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	58	19.1%	20.8%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	19	6.3%	5.6%
Accommodation and Food Services	15	5.0%	0.0%
Administrative and Support Services	15	5.0%	-40.0%
Other Services	15	5.0%	0.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance	13	4.3%	30.0%
Retail Trade	12	4.0%	0.0%
Arts and Recreation Services	7	2.3%	0.0%
Manufacturing	6	2.0%	20.0%
Financial and Insurance Services	5	1.7%	-28.6%
Information Media and Telecommunications	3	1.0%	0.0%
Public Administration and Safety	3	1.0%	—
Education and Training	3	1.0%	0.0%

Fastest-growing industries

Transport, Postal and Warehousing20.8%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.1%
Construction-20.3%

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
Health Care and Social Assistance	2.3	0.35×	13
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	3.4	0.58×	19
Retail Trade	2.2	0.67×	12
Administrative and Support Services	2.7	0.72×	15
Accommodation and Food Services	2.7	0.75×	15