Woodroffe

Statistical area (SA2)

NT · SA2 701041044 · Palmerston (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 132
Population (SA2 ERP): 3,538
Per 1,000 residents: 37.3
Business growth YoY: 10.9%

Prior year businesses: 119
Change vs prior year: +13
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	86	65.2%
1–4	44	33.3%
5–19	12	9.1%
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
Construction	39	29.5%	5.4%
Administrative and Support Services	13	9.8%	18.2%
Health Care and Social Assistance	12	9.1%	71.4%
Other Services	12	9.1%	50.0%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	9	6.8%	28.6%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	8	6.1%	-11.1%
Accommodation and Food Services	7	5.3%	-30.0%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	5	3.8%	25.0%
Retail Trade	5	3.8%	-28.6%
Manufacturing	4	3.0%	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	3	2.3%	0.0%
Information Media and Telecommunications	3	2.3%	—
Financial and Insurance Services	3	2.3%	0.0%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	3	2.3%	0.0%
Education and Training	3	2.3%	0.0%
Arts and Recreation Services	3	2.3%	—

Fastest-growing industries

Construction5.4%

Industries with more relative room

Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in NT (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	3.4	0.55×	12