Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Frenchs Forest and Oxford Falls
NSW · SA2 122031696 · Warringah (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,957
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,765
- Per 1,000 residents
- 110.2
- Business growth YoY
- 0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,952
- Change vs prior year
- +5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,346
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes frenchs forest and oxford falls), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 636.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,090 | 55.7% |
| 1–4 | 624 | 31.9% |
| 5–19 | 178 | 9.1% |
| 20–199 | 64 | 3.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,346). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,270 | 42.5% |
| Private company | 1,699 | 31.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 640 | 12.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 247 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 111 | 2.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 73 | 1.4% |
| Family partnership | 69 | 1.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 57 | 1.1% |
| Other | 180 | 3.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 449 | 22.9% | 5.4% |
| Construction | 326 | 16.7% | -3.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 207 | 10.6% | 11.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 170 | 8.7% | -5.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 114 | 5.8% | 8.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 111 | 5.7% | 4.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 100 | 5.1% | -9.9% |
| Retail Trade | 90 | 4.6% | -10.9% |
| Other Services | 81 | 4.1% | 3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 62 | 3.2% | -8.8% |
| Manufacturing | 56 | 2.9% | -3.4% |
| Education and Training | 50 | 2.6% | -3.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 46 | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 40 | 2.0% | -7.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 26 | 1.3% | -3.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 0.7% | -6.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | -14.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.3%
- Administrative and Support Services8.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.4%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.7%
- Other Services3.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.42× | 14 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.57× | 62 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.3 | 0.63× | 40 |