Auburn - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Auburn and South
NSW · SA2 125011584 · Auburn (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,304
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,372
- Per 1,000 residents
- 139.1
- Business growth YoY
- 3.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,258
- Change vs prior year
- +46
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes auburn and south), 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 | 890 | 68.3% |
| 1–4 | 328 | 25.2% |
| 5–19 | 63 | 4.8% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 414 | 31.7% | 4.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 252 | 19.3% | 11.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 96 | 7.4% | 5.5% |
| Retail Trade | 79 | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 78 | 6.0% | -2.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 74 | 5.7% | 4.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 61 | 4.7% | -10.3% |
| Manufacturing | 55 | 4.2% | -3.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 55 | 4.2% | 5.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 40 | 3.1% | -4.8% |
| Other Services | 40 | 3.1% | -2.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 21 | 1.6% | 23.5% |
| Education and Training | 9 | 0.7% | -10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 0.7% | 50.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.6% | 14.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services23.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing11.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.8%
- Wholesale Trade5.5%
- Construction4.3%