Ermington - Rydalmere Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Ermington and Rydalmere
NSW · SA2 125021477 · Carlingford (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,995
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 26,956
- Per 1,000 residents
- 111.1
- Business growth YoY
- 4.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,872
- Change vs prior year
- +123
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,948
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes ermington and rydalmere), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,080.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,731 | 57.8% |
| 1–4 | 968 | 32.3% |
| 5–19 | 205 | 6.8% |
| 20–199 | 81 | 2.7% |
| 200+ | 9 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,948). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,125 | 45.0% |
| Private company | 2,472 | 35.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 477 | 6.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 222 | 3.2% |
| Family partnership | 119 | 1.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 109 | 1.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 94 | 1.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 84 | 1.2% |
| Other | 246 | 3.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 664 | 22.2% | 3.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 371 | 12.4% | 5.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 314 | 10.5% | 1.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 272 | 9.1% | 1.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 221 | 7.4% | 7.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 206 | 6.9% | 9.0% |
| Retail Trade | 190 | 6.3% | 5.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 149 | 5.0% | 2.1% |
| Other Services | 146 | 4.9% | 2.8% |
| Manufacturing | 134 | 4.5% | 3.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 118 | 3.9% | 2.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 100 | 3.3% | 13.6% |
| Education and Training | 44 | 1.5% | 10.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20 | 0.7% | 11.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 10 | 0.3% | 11.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.2% | -22.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.2% | -28.6% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services13.6%
- Information Media and Telecommunications11.1%
- Education and Training10.0%
- Administrative and Support Services9.0%
- Wholesale Trade7.3%
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 | 0.8 | 0.60× | 21 |
| Public Administration and Safety | 0.4 | 0.60× | 10 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 5.5 | 0.75× | 149 |