Salisbury
Statistical area (SA2)
SA · SA2 402041046 · Salisbury (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,244
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,146
- Per 1,000 residents
- 65.0
- Business growth YoY
- 4.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,190
- Change vs prior year
- +54
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 455
≠ currently trading
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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 43.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 833 | 67.0% |
| 1–4 | 246 | 19.8% |
| 5–19 | 118 | 9.5% |
| 20–199 | 41 | 3.3% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (455). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 231 | 50.8% |
| Individual / sole trader | 86 | 18.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 39 | 8.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 23 | 5.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 18 | 4.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 17 | 3.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 12 | 2.6% |
| Partnership | 8 | 1.8% |
| Other | 21 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 243 | 19.5% | 11.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 227 | 18.2% | 7.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 97 | 7.8% | 3.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 94 | 7.6% | -1.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 89 | 7.2% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 82 | 6.6% | 2.5% |
| Manufacturing | 78 | 6.3% | -1.3% |
| Retail Trade | 78 | 6.3% | 4.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 74 | 5.9% | 25.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 58 | 4.7% | 3.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 40 | 3.2% | -13.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 19 | 1.5% | -13.6% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 1.5% | 11.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 18 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 10 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 0.7% | 12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services25.4%
- Construction11.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.1%
- Retail Trade4.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services3.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 0.9 | 0.36× | 18 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.0 | 0.41× | 19 |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 0.5 | 0.54× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.9 | 0.58× | 74 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.1 | 0.60× | 97 |