Kensington (NSW) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 118021564 · Eastern Suburbs - South (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,033
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,584
- Per 1,000 residents
- 70.8
- Business growth YoY
- 4.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 993
- Change vs prior year
- +40
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,481
≠ 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?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,233.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 695 | 67.3% |
| 1–4 | 259 | 25.1% |
| 5–19 | 44 | 4.3% |
| 20–199 | 27 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,481). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,375 | 61.6% |
| Private company | 1,010 | 18.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 335 | 6.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 200 | 3.6% |
| Strata title | 111 | 2.0% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 106 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 59 | 1.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 55 | 1.0% |
| Other | 230 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 203 | 19.7% | 9.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 151 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 134 | 13.0% | -2.2% |
| Construction | 105 | 10.2% | 2.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 90 | 8.7% | 2.3% |
| Retail Trade | 63 | 6.1% | 5.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 48 | 4.6% | -11.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 47 | 4.5% | 9.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 43 | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 32 | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 27 | 2.6% | -3.6% |
| Education and Training | 26 | 2.5% | -10.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 2.0% | -8.7% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 1.5% | -11.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 1.0% | 11.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services9.7%
- Financial and Insurance Services9.3%
- Retail Trade5.0%
- Construction2.9%
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 | 0.7 | 0.14× | 10 |
| Manufacturing | 1.1 | 0.40× | 16 |
| Other Services | 1.9 | 0.41× | 27 |
| Construction | 7.2 | 0.43× | 105 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.56× | 21 |