Lidcombe Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 125011586 · Auburn (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,113
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,516
- Per 1,000 residents
- 127.0
- Business growth YoY
- -0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,142
- Change vs prior year
- -29
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,670
≠ 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): 2,587.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,798 | 57.8% |
| 1–4 | 1,052 | 33.8% |
| 5–19 | 210 | 6.7% |
| 20–199 | 51 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 9 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,670). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,995 | 58.5% |
| Private company | 3,893 | 28.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 438 | 3.2% |
| Strata title | 284 | 2.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 264 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 203 | 1.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 165 | 1.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 99 | 0.7% |
| Other | 329 | 2.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 748 | 24.0% | -1.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 376 | 12.1% | -4.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 255 | 8.2% | 1.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 245 | 7.9% | -1.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 237 | 7.6% | 12.3% |
| Retail Trade | 211 | 6.8% | -0.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 200 | 6.4% | -9.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 200 | 6.4% | -3.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 192 | 6.2% | 8.5% |
| Manufacturing | 179 | 5.8% | -6.3% |
| Other Services | 106 | 3.4% | 10.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 77 | 2.5% | 1.3% |
| Education and Training | 40 | 1.3% | 29.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 0.5% | -30.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 0.4% | -29.4% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 10 | 0.3% | -9.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | -40.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training29.0%
- Administrative and Support Services12.3%
- Other Services10.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services8.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services1.3%
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 | 0.7 | 0.52× | 16 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.5 | 0.54× | 12 |
| Public Administration and Safety | 0.4 | 0.66× | 10 |