Leichhardt Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 120021675 · Leichhardt (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,197
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,357
- Per 1,000 residents
- 119.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,160
- Change vs prior year
- +37
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,224
≠ 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): 1,202.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,309 | 59.6% |
| 1–4 | 629 | 28.6% |
| 5–19 | 206 | 9.4% |
| 20–199 | 49 | 2.2% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,224). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,272 | 46.3% |
| Private company | 2,764 | 30.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 674 | 7.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 476 | 5.2% |
| Strata title | 203 | 2.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 158 | 1.7% |
| Partnership | 121 | 1.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 121 | 1.3% |
| Other | 435 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 499 | 22.7% | 2.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 249 | 11.3% | 6.0% |
| Construction | 242 | 11.0% | 0.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 236 | 10.7% | 4.0% |
| Retail Trade | 127 | 5.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 108 | 4.9% | 9.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 105 | 4.8% | -8.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 88 | 4.0% | -1.1% |
| Other Services | 84 | 3.8% | -4.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 83 | 3.8% | 2.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 78 | 3.6% | -2.5% |
| Manufacturing | 75 | 3.4% | -6.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 67 | 3.0% | 4.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 66 | 3.0% | 8.2% |
| Education and Training | 58 | 2.6% | 1.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 10 | 0.5% | 25.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services9.1%
- Information Media and Telecommunications8.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.0%
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 | 0.9 | 0.52× | 16 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.6 | 0.59× | 67 |