Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Lawson, Hazelbrook and Linden
NSW · SA2 124011453 · Blue Mountains (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 747
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,536
- Per 1,000 residents
- 64.8
- Business growth YoY
- 1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 735
- Change vs prior year
- +12
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 2,827
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes lawson, hazelbrook and linden), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 423.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 443 | 59.3% |
| 1–4 | 254 | 34.0% |
| 5–19 | 38 | 5.1% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (2,827). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,756 | 62.1% |
| Private company | 478 | 16.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 216 | 7.6% |
| Family partnership | 70 | 2.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 55 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 50 | 1.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 48 | 1.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 40 | 1.4% |
| Other | 114 | 4.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 154 | 20.6% | 4.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 126 | 16.9% | 1.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 71 | 9.5% | 6.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 57 | 7.6% | -1.7% |
| Retail Trade | 46 | 6.2% | 2.2% |
| Manufacturing | 43 | 5.8% | -8.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 38 | 5.1% | -5.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 38 | 5.1% | 2.7% |
| Other Services | 35 | 4.7% | 2.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 29 | 3.9% | 7.4% |
| Education and Training | 25 | 3.3% | -13.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22 | 2.9% | 15.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 22 | 2.9% | 22.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 16 | 2.1% | -11.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 1.1% | -11.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services22.2%
- Accommodation and Food Services15.8%
- Arts and Recreation Services7.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.0%
- Construction4.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.36× | 11 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.9 | 0.50× | 22 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.9 | 0.54× | 57 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.3 | 0.61× | 38 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.9 | 0.62× | 22 |
| Other Services | 3.0 | 0.67× | 35 |