Gawler - North
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Gawler and North
SA · SA2 402011025 · Gawler - Two Wells (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 693
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,364
- Per 1,000 residents
- 66.9
- Business growth YoY
- 4.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 661
- Change vs prior year
- +32
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 467
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes gawler and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 79.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 419 | 60.5% |
| 1–4 | 193 | 27.8% |
| 5–19 | 67 | 9.7% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (467). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 206 | 44.1% |
| Private company | 102 | 21.8% |
| Family partnership | 35 | 7.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 30 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 29 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 28 | 6.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 12 | 2.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 7 | 1.5% |
| Other | 18 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 218 | 31.5% | 1.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 74 | 10.7% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 64 | 9.2% | -7.2% |
| Other Services | 61 | 8.8% | 5.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 55 | 7.9% | 7.8% |
| Manufacturing | 45 | 6.5% | 9.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 40 | 5.8% | 14.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 24 | 3.5% | 14.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 24 | 3.5% | -11.1% |
| Retail Trade | 22 | 3.2% | 37.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 18 | 2.6% | 28.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 16 | 2.3% | 6.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 11 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.4% | 100.0% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.2% | 33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade37.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing14.3%
- Administrative and Support Services14.3%
- Manufacturing9.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.8%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in SA (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6.2 | 0.23× | 64 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.1 | 0.38× | 11 |
| Retail Trade | 2.1 | 0.52× | 22 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.3 | 0.58× | 24 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.64× | 16 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.69× | 18 |