Castle Hill - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Castle Hill and North
NSW · SA2 115011555 · Baulkham Hills (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,465
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,973
- Per 1,000 residents
- 112.9
- Business growth YoY
- 2.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,435
- Change vs prior year
- +30
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 17,148
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes castle hill and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,099.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 915 | 62.5% |
| 1–4 | 439 | 30.0% |
| 5–19 | 88 | 6.0% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (17,148). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,199 | 36.1% |
| Private company | 6,051 | 35.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 2,145 | 12.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 926 | 5.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 395 | 2.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 320 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 267 | 1.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 182 | 1.1% |
| Other | 663 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 268 | 18.3% | 0.0% |
| Construction | 225 | 15.4% | 0.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 206 | 14.1% | 5.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 154 | 10.5% | 1.3% |
| Retail Trade | 103 | 7.0% | 7.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 88 | 6.0% | 12.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 88 | 6.0% | -1.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 65 | 4.4% | 4.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 60 | 4.1% | 11.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 54 | 3.7% | -1.8% |
| Manufacturing | 42 | 2.9% | -6.7% |
| Other Services | 42 | 2.9% | 2.4% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 2.0% | 3.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 1.0% | -21.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.3% | 25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services11.1%
- Retail Trade7.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.6%
- Wholesale Trade4.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 3.2 | 0.74× | 42 |