Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Chatswood (West) and Lane Cove North
NSW · SA2 121011399 · Chatswood - Lane Cove (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,912
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,620
- Per 1,000 residents
- 80.9
- Business growth YoY
- -0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,913
- Change vs prior year
- -1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes chatswood (west) and lane cove 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 | 1,338 | 70.0% |
| 1–4 | 451 | 23.6% |
| 5–19 | 91 | 4.8% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 492 | 25.7% | -2.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 278 | 14.5% | 4.9% |
| Construction | 189 | 9.9% | -2.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 169 | 8.8% | 4.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 131 | 6.9% | -2.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 117 | 6.1% | -6.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 102 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| Retail Trade | 84 | 4.4% | 1.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 76 | 4.0% | 5.6% |
| Education and Training | 55 | 2.9% | -3.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 51 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| Other Services | 42 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 38 | 2.0% | 5.6% |
| Manufacturing | 36 | 1.9% | 9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 27 | 1.4% | 8.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.5% | 11.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.4% | 60.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.4% | 16.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing9.1%
- Arts and Recreation Services8.0%
- Wholesale Trade5.6%
- Information Media and Telecommunications5.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.4 | 0.25× | 10 |
| Other Services | 1.8 | 0.40× | 42 |
| Construction | 8.0 | 0.49× | 189 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.57× | 36 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.2 | 0.57× | 51 |
| Retail Trade | 3.6 | 0.63× | 84 |