Fairfield - East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Fairfield and East
NSW · SA2 125031480 · Merrylands - Guildford (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,809
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,405
- Per 1,000 residents
- 110.3
- Business growth YoY
- 9.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,660
- Change vs prior year
- +149
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,391
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes fairfield and east), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 705.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,095 | 60.5% |
| 1–4 | 545 | 30.1% |
| 5–19 | 134 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 27 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,391). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,949 | 57.5% |
| Private company | 1,012 | 29.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 107 | 3.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 58 | 1.7% |
| Strata title | 55 | 1.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 46 | 1.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 38 | 1.1% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 30 | 0.9% |
| Other | 96 | 2.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 516 | 28.5% | 7.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 292 | 16.1% | 11.9% |
| Retail Trade | 132 | 7.3% | 20.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 128 | 7.1% | 8.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 124 | 6.9% | -5.3% |
| Other Services | 110 | 6.1% | 14.6% |
| Manufacturing | 109 | 6.0% | 0.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 89 | 4.9% | 9.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 89 | 4.9% | 21.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 70 | 3.9% | 1.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 53 | 2.9% | 15.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 36 | 2.0% | 33.3% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 0.7% | 8.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 13 | 0.7% | 85.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.3% | -28.6% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services33.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance21.9%
- Retail Trade20.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services15.2%
- Other Services14.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.4 | 0.49× | 89 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.49× | 11 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.54× | 14 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.2 | 0.68× | 36 |