Guildford West - Merrylands West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Guildford West and Merrylands West
NSW · SA2 125031484 · Merrylands - Guildford (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,330
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 25,002
- Per 1,000 residents
- 93.2
- Business growth YoY
- 3.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,258
- Change vs prior year
- +72
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes guildford west and merrylands west), 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 | 1,574 | 67.6% |
| 1–4 | 669 | 28.7% |
| 5–19 | 73 | 3.1% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 0.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 826 | 35.5% | 0.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 439 | 18.8% | 7.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 173 | 7.4% | 9.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 124 | 5.3% | 3.3% |
| Retail Trade | 110 | 4.7% | 7.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 108 | 4.6% | 11.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 107 | 4.6% | -4.5% |
| Other Services | 107 | 4.6% | 1.9% |
| Manufacturing | 75 | 3.2% | -2.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 69 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 57 | 2.4% | -6.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 49 | 2.1% | 8.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 0.8% | 26.7% |
| Education and Training | 19 | 0.8% | 46.2% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 14 | 0.6% | -22.2% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 13 | 0.6% | -27.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 0.6% | -13.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.2% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services8.9%
- Retail Trade7.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.3%
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 | 0.5 | 0.40× | 13 |
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.45× | 19 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.0 | 0.50× | 124 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.0 | 0.55× | 49 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.3 | 0.58× | 108 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.9 | 0.59× | 173 |