Katoomba - Leura Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Katoomba and Leura
NSW · SA2 124011452 · Blue Mountains (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,229
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,569
- Per 1,000 residents
- 90.6
- Business growth YoY
- -0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,235
- Change vs prior year
- -6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,300
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes katoomba and leura), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 517.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 726 | 59.1% |
| 1–4 | 358 | 29.1% |
| 5–19 | 118 | 9.6% |
| 20–199 | 24 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,300). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,449 | 57.0% |
| Private company | 890 | 20.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 286 | 6.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 127 | 3.0% |
| Family partnership | 116 | 2.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 88 | 2.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 75 | 1.7% |
| Partnership | 62 | 1.4% |
| Other | 207 | 4.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 236 | 19.2% | -0.8% |
| Construction | 156 | 12.7% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 127 | 10.3% | 0.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 117 | 9.5% | -5.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 93 | 7.6% | 4.5% |
| Retail Trade | 84 | 6.8% | -8.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 68 | 5.5% | -1.4% |
| Other Services | 63 | 5.1% | 5.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 50 | 4.1% | 11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 47 | 3.8% | -11.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 45 | 3.7% | 7.1% |
| Manufacturing | 42 | 3.4% | 13.5% |
| Education and Training | 32 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 26 | 2.1% | 18.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 1.9% | -14.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 0.9% | -31.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications18.2%
- Manufacturing13.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing11.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services7.1%
- Other Services5.0%
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 | 0.20× | 11 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.7 | 0.64× | 50 |
| Construction | 11.5 | 0.69× | 156 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.7 | 0.70× | 23 |