Seaford - Seaford Meadows
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Seaford and Seaford Meadows
SA · SA2 403041177 · Onkaparinga (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 752
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,439
- Per 1,000 residents
- 48.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 743
- Change vs prior year
- +9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,102
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes seaford and seaford meadows), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 806.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 465 | 61.8% |
| 1–4 | 210 | 27.9% |
| 5–19 | 63 | 8.4% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,102). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,616 | 63.8% |
| Private company | 574 | 14.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 260 | 6.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 184 | 4.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 135 | 3.3% |
| Family partnership | 99 | 2.4% |
| Partnership | 62 | 1.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 49 | 1.2% |
| Other | 123 | 3.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 273 | 36.3% | 3.4% |
| Other Services | 77 | 10.2% | 8.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 60 | 8.0% | 3.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 59 | 7.8% | 3.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 44 | 5.9% | -8.3% |
| Retail Trade | 36 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 4.5% | -17.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 34 | 4.5% | 9.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 28 | 3.7% | -15.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 27 | 3.6% | 8.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 3.1% | -11.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 20 | 2.7% | 5.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.9% | 7.7% |
| Education and Training | 8 | 1.1% | 33.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.8% | 50.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | -40.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services9.7%
- Other Services8.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services8.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.8 | 0.34× | 44 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 1.8 | 0.36× | 28 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.3 | 0.53× | 20 |
| Retail Trade | 2.3 | 0.57× | 36 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.7 | 0.59× | 27 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.64× | 23 |