Largs Bay - Semaphore
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Largs Bay and Semaphore
SA · SA2 404021099 · Port Adelaide - West (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 809
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,765
- Per 1,000 residents
- 51.3
- Business growth YoY
- -1.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 820
- Change vs prior year
- -11
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,423
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes largs bay and semaphore), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 926.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 517 | 63.9% |
| 1–4 | 197 | 24.4% |
| 5–19 | 81 | 10.0% |
| 20–199 | 21 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,423). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,078 | 47.9% |
| Private company | 1,355 | 21.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 407 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 406 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 338 | 5.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 167 | 2.6% |
| Strata title | 167 | 2.6% |
| Family partnership | 133 | 2.1% |
| Other | 372 | 5.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 158 | 19.5% | -2.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 117 | 14.5% | 6.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 84 | 10.4% | -1.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 75 | 9.3% | 2.7% |
| Retail Trade | 59 | 7.3% | -3.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 58 | 7.2% | -1.7% |
| Other Services | 50 | 6.2% | -3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 48 | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 36 | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 24 | 3.0% | -11.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 2.7% | 4.8% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 2.1% | -19.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 1.5% | -14.3% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 1.1% | -18.2% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.4%
- Administrative and Support Services5.9%
- Wholesale Trade4.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing0.0%
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 | 0.8 | 0.14× | 12 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 0.41× | 20 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.8 | 0.56× | 75 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.5 | 0.58× | 24 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.59× | 22 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.0 | 0.59× | 48 |