Dulwich Hill - Lewisham Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Dulwich Hill and Lewisham
NSW · SA2 120031394 · Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,354
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,826
- Per 1,000 residents
- 71.9
- Business growth YoY
- 1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,330
- Change vs prior year
- +24
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,568
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes dulwich hill and lewisham), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 767.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 889 | 65.7% |
| 1–4 | 375 | 27.7% |
| 5–19 | 77 | 5.7% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 0.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,568). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,831 | 62.0% |
| Private company | 875 | 19.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 259 | 5.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 166 | 3.6% |
| Strata title | 149 | 3.3% |
| Partnership | 74 | 1.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 58 | 1.3% |
| Family partnership | 51 | 1.1% |
| Other | 105 | 2.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 282 | 20.8% | -3.1% |
| Construction | 168 | 12.4% | 2.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 141 | 10.4% | 1.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 124 | 9.2% | 2.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 101 | 7.5% | 5.2% |
| Retail Trade | 79 | 5.8% | -9.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 63 | 4.7% | 14.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 63 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| Other Services | 62 | 4.6% | 3.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 54 | 4.0% | 8.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 53 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Education and Training | 44 | 3.2% | 29.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 43 | 3.2% | 2.4% |
| Manufacturing | 36 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 24 | 1.8% | 9.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.7% | 28.6% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.4% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training29.4%
- Administrative and Support Services14.5%
- Wholesale Trade9.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services8.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.48× | 24 |
| Construction | 8.9 | 0.54× | 168 |
| Manufacturing | 1.9 | 0.71× | 36 |
| Other Services | 3.3 | 0.74× | 62 |