Goolwa - Port Elliot
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Goolwa and Port Elliot
SA · SA2 407011144 · Fleurieu - Kangaroo Island (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 778
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,711
- Per 1,000 residents
- 56.7
- Business growth YoY
- 2.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 761
- Change vs prior year
- +17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,282
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes goolwa and port elliot), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 411.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 500 | 64.3% |
| 1–4 | 189 | 24.3% |
| 5–19 | 78 | 10.0% |
| 20–199 | 17 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,282). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,616 | 49.2% |
| Private company | 485 | 14.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 273 | 8.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 245 | 7.5% |
| Family partnership | 196 | 6.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 152 | 4.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 103 | 3.1% |
| Partnership | 57 | 1.7% |
| Other | 155 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 202 | 26.0% | 6.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 77 | 9.9% | 4.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 74 | 9.5% | -5.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 54 | 6.9% | -3.6% |
| Retail Trade | 52 | 6.7% | -3.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 52 | 6.7% | -5.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 52 | 6.7% | 8.3% |
| Manufacturing | 42 | 5.4% | -4.5% |
| Other Services | 35 | 4.5% | -16.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 29 | 3.7% | 7.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 29 | 3.7% | 16.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 23 | 3.0% | 35.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 2.8% | -8.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 1.4% | 37.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 1.2% | 50.0% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 1.2% | 28.6% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services35.3%
- Administrative and Support Services16.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.4%
- Construction6.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.1 | 0.42× | 29 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3.9 | 0.53× | 54 |
| Other Services | 2.6 | 0.63× | 35 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.4 | 0.65× | 74 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.7 | 0.65× | 23 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.67× | 11 |