Bankstown - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bankstown and North
NSW · SA2 119011571 · Bankstown (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,380
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,671
- Per 1,000 residents
- 127.5
- Business growth YoY
- 2.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,322
- Change vs prior year
- +58
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bankstown 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 | 1,552 | 65.2% |
| 1–4 | 659 | 27.7% |
| 5–19 | 151 | 6.3% |
| 20–199 | 14 | 0.6% |
| 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 | 536 | 22.5% | 2.9% |
| Construction | 356 | 15.0% | -1.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 246 | 10.3% | -4.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 244 | 10.3% | 10.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 220 | 9.2% | 11.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 135 | 5.7% | 3.1% |
| Retail Trade | 133 | 5.6% | 2.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 106 | 4.5% | 7.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 86 | 3.6% | -1.1% |
| Other Services | 74 | 3.1% | -3.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 58 | 2.4% | -1.7% |
| Education and Training | 55 | 2.3% | 14.6% |
| Manufacturing | 47 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 39 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.2% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training14.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.1%
- Administrative and Support Services3.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.5 | 0.41× | 10 |