Chatswood - East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Chatswood and East
NSW · SA2 121011684 · Chatswood - Lane Cove (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 5,894
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,644
- Per 1,000 residents
- 272.3
- Business growth YoY
- 3.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 5,674
- Change vs prior year
- +220
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 17,887
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes chatswood and east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,054.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 3,440 | 58.4% |
| 1–4 | 1,647 | 27.9% |
| 5–19 | 608 | 10.3% |
| 20–199 | 186 | 3.2% |
| 200+ | 9 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (17,887). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 7,780 | 43.5% |
| Individual / sole trader | 5,504 | 30.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,548 | 8.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,093 | 6.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 530 | 3.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 237 | 1.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 197 | 1.1% |
| Partnership | 166 | 0.9% |
| Other | 832 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 1,143 | 19.4% | 6.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 968 | 16.4% | 4.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 621 | 10.5% | 4.5% |
| Construction | 533 | 9.0% | 6.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 523 | 8.9% | 1.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 361 | 6.1% | -4.0% |
| Retail Trade | 336 | 5.7% | 3.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 305 | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 253 | 4.3% | 1.2% |
| Other Services | 229 | 3.9% | 7.5% |
| Education and Training | 166 | 2.8% | 4.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 143 | 2.4% | -4.7% |
| Manufacturing | 129 | 2.2% | 4.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 66 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 51 | 0.9% | 2.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 25 | 0.4% | 4.2% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 20 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 14 | 0.2% | -12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.1% | -16.7% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services7.5%
- Construction6.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services6.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.8%