Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Arncliffe and Bardwell Valley
NSW · SA2 119041668 · Kogarah - Rockdale (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,825
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,213
- Per 1,000 residents
- 100.2
- Business growth YoY
- 0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,809
- Change vs prior year
- +16
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,063
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes arncliffe and bardwell valley), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,113.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,231 | 67.5% |
| 1–4 | 482 | 26.4% |
| 5–19 | 87 | 4.8% |
| 20–199 | 26 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,063). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,748 | 70.0% |
| Private company | 2,148 | 19.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 305 | 2.8% |
| Strata title | 202 | 1.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 195 | 1.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 80 | 0.7% |
| Partnership | 79 | 0.7% |
| Family partnership | 78 | 0.7% |
| Other | 228 | 2.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 397 | 21.8% | 5.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 261 | 14.3% | -6.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 210 | 11.5% | 3.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 208 | 11.4% | 4.0% |
| Retail Trade | 115 | 6.3% | -5.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 107 | 5.9% | 3.9% |
| Other Services | 98 | 5.4% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 85 | 4.7% | 4.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 81 | 4.4% | 11.0% |
| Manufacturing | 57 | 3.1% | -5.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 55 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 52 | 2.8% | -8.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 32 | 1.8% | -17.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 26 | 1.4% | 8.3% |
| Education and Training | 22 | 1.2% | -12.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 11 | 0.6% | 37.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services11.0%
- Information Media and Telecommunications8.3%
- Construction5.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.9%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.0%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in NSW (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.7 | 0.67× | 85 |
| Education and Training | 1.2 | 0.74× | 22 |