Artarmon Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 121011682 · Chatswood - Lane Cove (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 805
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,907
- Per 1,000 residents
- 81.3
- Business growth YoY
- -0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 810
- Change vs prior year
- -5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,996
≠ 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): 534.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 591 | 73.4% |
| 1–4 | 168 | 20.9% |
| 5–19 | 44 | 5.5% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,996). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 2,071 | 41.5% |
| Individual / sole trader | 1,703 | 34.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 405 | 8.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 289 | 5.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 95 | 1.9% |
| Strata title | 84 | 1.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 77 | 1.5% |
| Family partnership | 57 | 1.1% |
| Other | 215 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 183 | 22.7% | 1.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 100 | 12.4% | -5.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 95 | 11.8% | 2.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 76 | 9.4% | -6.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 59 | 7.3% | 7.3% |
| Construction | 53 | 6.6% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 48 | 6.0% | 2.1% |
| Other Services | 38 | 4.7% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 35 | 4.3% | 2.9% |
| Retail Trade | 32 | 4.0% | 10.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 24 | 3.0% | -7.7% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 2.0% | -5.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 2.0% | 33.3% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 1.9% | -6.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 1.0% | -42.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.5% | -33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade10.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services7.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services2.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.2%
- Administrative and Support Services2.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 5.3 | 0.32× | 53 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.54× | 15 |
| Retail Trade | 3.2 | 0.67× | 32 |