Northgate - Northfield
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Northgate and Northfield
SA · SA2 402031175 · Port Adelaide - East (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,518
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,797
- Per 1,000 residents
- 76.7
- Business growth YoY
- 6.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,423
- Change vs prior year
- +95
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,133
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes northgate and northfield), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,845.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,078 | 71.0% |
| 1–4 | 313 | 20.6% |
| 5–19 | 99 | 6.5% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,133). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,720 | 62.6% |
| Private company | 1,832 | 20.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 451 | 4.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 335 | 3.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 264 | 2.9% |
| Other incorporated entity | 101 | 1.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 94 | 1.0% |
| Family partnership | 85 | 0.9% |
| Other | 251 | 2.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 342 | 22.5% | 3.3% |
| Construction | 246 | 16.2% | 15.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 172 | 11.3% | 15.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 132 | 8.7% | 4.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 103 | 6.8% | 13.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 100 | 6.6% | -3.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 87 | 5.7% | 8.8% |
| Retail Trade | 81 | 5.3% | 3.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 69 | 4.5% | 1.5% |
| Other Services | 55 | 3.6% | -6.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 34 | 2.2% | 17.2% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 1.8% | -17.6% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 1.8% | 3.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 1.3% | 11.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 0.7% | 57.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade17.2%
- Construction15.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance15.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services13.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services8.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.6 | 0.49× | 11 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.53× | 28 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.2 | 0.62× | 103 |
| Other Services | 2.8 | 0.66× | 55 |