Castle Hill - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Castle Hill and West
NSW · SA2 115011557 · Baulkham Hills (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 542
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 5,209
- Per 1,000 residents
- 104.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 536
- Change vs prior year
- +6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes castle hill and west), 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 | 299 | 55.2% |
| 1–4 | 198 | 36.5% |
| 5–19 | 40 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 124 | 22.9% | -5.3% |
| Construction | 73 | 13.5% | 2.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 73 | 13.5% | 5.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 58 | 10.7% | -1.7% |
| Retail Trade | 37 | 6.8% | -2.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 33 | 6.1% | -2.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 28 | 5.2% | 7.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 23 | 4.2% | -8.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 17 | 3.1% | 21.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 14 | 2.6% | 16.7% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 10 | 1.8% | 25.0% |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 1.3% | 75.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services7.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.8%
- Construction2.8%
- Wholesale Trade0.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-1.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.7 | 0.68× | 14 |
| Other Services | 3.3 | 0.74× | 17 |