Epping (NSW) - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Epping (NSW) and West
NSW · SA2 126011721 · Pennant Hills - Epping (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,087
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,790
- Per 1,000 residents
- 105.5
- Business growth YoY
- 4.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,993
- Change vs prior year
- +94
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,966
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes epping (nsw) and west), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,836.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,371 | 65.7% |
| 1–4 | 599 | 28.7% |
| 5–19 | 99 | 4.7% |
| 20–199 | 23 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,966). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,590 | 46.7% |
| Private company | 3,559 | 29.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,141 | 9.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 564 | 4.7% |
| Strata title | 178 | 1.5% |
| Family partnership | 172 | 1.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 156 | 1.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 151 | 1.3% |
| Other | 455 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 386 | 18.5% | 3.5% |
| Construction | 278 | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 250 | 12.0% | 1.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 227 | 10.9% | -2.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 167 | 8.0% | 13.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 144 | 6.9% | 1.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 134 | 6.4% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 118 | 5.7% | 11.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 94 | 4.5% | 8.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 86 | 4.1% | 8.9% |
| Education and Training | 66 | 3.2% | 13.8% |
| Other Services | 53 | 2.5% | 6.0% |
| Manufacturing | 51 | 2.4% | 6.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 0.6% | 8.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 0.6% | -20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training13.8%
- Financial and Insurance Services13.6%
- Construction11.6%
- Retail Trade11.3%
- Wholesale Trade8.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.6 | 0.46× | 12 |
| Other Services | 2.7 | 0.61× | 53 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.67× | 13 |