Asquith - Mount Colah Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Asquith and Mount Colah
NSW · SA2 121021403 · Hornsby (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,810
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,527
- Per 1,000 residents
- 76.9
- Business growth YoY
- 4.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,732
- Change vs prior year
- +78
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 15,744
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes asquith and mount colah), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,215.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,117 | 61.7% |
| 1–4 | 530 | 29.3% |
| 5–19 | 122 | 6.7% |
| 20–199 | 42 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (15,744). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,854 | 49.9% |
| Private company | 4,447 | 28.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,412 | 9.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 525 | 3.3% |
| Strata title | 282 | 1.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 236 | 1.5% |
| Family partnership | 228 | 1.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 192 | 1.2% |
| Other | 568 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 398 | 22.0% | 3.6% |
| Construction | 329 | 18.2% | 3.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 154 | 8.5% | 4.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 135 | 7.5% | 0.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 122 | 6.7% | 7.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 111 | 6.1% | 4.7% |
| Retail Trade | 95 | 5.2% | 6.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 79 | 4.4% | 8.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 77 | 4.3% | 14.9% |
| Manufacturing | 73 | 4.0% | 5.8% |
| Other Services | 64 | 3.5% | 1.6% |
| Education and Training | 49 | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 46 | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 28 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 25 | 1.4% | 8.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 0.6% | 10.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.4% | 16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services14.9%
- Information Media and Telecommunications8.7%
- Wholesale Trade8.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.0%
- Retail Trade6.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.5 | 0.26× | 11 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.0 | 0.50× | 46 |
| Other Services | 2.7 | 0.61× | 64 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.5 | 0.64× | 154 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 5.2 | 0.71× | 122 |
| Retail Trade | 4.0 | 0.71× | 95 |