Fairfield Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 127021515 · Fairfield (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,703
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,302
- Per 1,000 residents
- 88.2
- Business growth YoY
- 4.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,626
- Change vs prior year
- +77
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, 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 | 996 | 58.5% |
| 1–4 | 588 | 34.5% |
| 5–19 | 103 | 6.0% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 309 | 18.1% | 7.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 245 | 14.4% | 12.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 191 | 11.2% | 11.0% |
| Retail Trade | 184 | 10.8% | 12.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 152 | 8.9% | -3.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 129 | 7.6% | -8.5% |
| Other Services | 126 | 7.4% | 9.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 78 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 69 | 4.1% | 13.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 63 | 3.7% | -6.0% |
| Manufacturing | 56 | 3.3% | 3.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 48 | 2.8% | 2.1% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 11 | 0.6% | -26.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 0.6% | 22.2% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.3% | -44.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services13.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing12.4%
- Retail Trade12.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.0%
- Other Services9.6%
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 | 0.41× | 11 |
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.47× | 15 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 7.9 | 0.68× | 152 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.7 | 0.70× | 129 |