Auburn - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Auburn and North
NSW · SA2 125011583 · Auburn (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,638
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,331
- Per 1,000 residents
- 132.8
- Business growth YoY
- 2.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,606
- Change vs prior year
- +32
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes auburn and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,209 | 73.8% |
| 1–4 | 279 | 17.0% |
| 5–19 | 99 | 6.0% |
| 20–199 | 49 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 471 | 28.8% | 7.8% |
| Construction | 343 | 20.9% | 0.6% |
| Retail Trade | 130 | 7.9% | -2.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 124 | 7.6% | -3.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 112 | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 99 | 6.0% | 1.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 82 | 5.0% | -10.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 54 | 3.3% | -5.3% |
| Other Services | 52 | 3.2% | -3.7% |
| Manufacturing | 47 | 2.9% | 6.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 39 | 2.4% | 11.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 31 | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.0% | 13.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.7% | 57.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 0.5% | 14.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.4% | 16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.8%
- Manufacturing6.8%
- Financial and Insurance Services3.3%
- Wholesale Trade1.0%
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 | 3.2 | 0.49× | 39 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.6 | 0.64× | 82 |