Carlingford - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Carlingford and West
NSW · SA2 125021712 · Carlingford (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,173
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,946
- Per 1,000 residents
- 103.7
- Business growth YoY
- 3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,102
- Change vs prior year
- +71
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,844
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes carlingford and west), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,548.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,467 | 67.5% |
| 1–4 | 622 | 28.6% |
| 5–19 | 79 | 3.6% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,844). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,741 | 48.2% |
| Private company | 3,105 | 31.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 789 | 8.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 348 | 3.5% |
| Family partnership | 159 | 1.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 147 | 1.5% |
| Strata title | 146 | 1.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 105 | 1.1% |
| Other | 304 | 3.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 409 | 18.8% | 5.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 301 | 13.9% | -2.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 266 | 12.2% | 11.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 235 | 10.8% | 1.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 191 | 8.8% | 4.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 133 | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| Retail Trade | 124 | 5.7% | -3.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 118 | 5.4% | 0.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 97 | 4.5% | -5.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 84 | 3.9% | 5.0% |
| Other Services | 60 | 2.8% | 5.3% |
| Manufacturing | 57 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
| Education and Training | 48 | 2.2% | 11.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 0.8% | 54.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 16 | 0.7% | 23.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.4% | 12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.2% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing11.8%
- Education and Training11.6%
- Administrative and Support Services5.6%
- Other Services5.3%
- Construction5.1%
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 | 0.8 | 0.63× | 17 |
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.65× | 60 |