Maroubra - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Maroubra and South
NSW · SA2 118021567 · Eastern Suburbs - South (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,030
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,637
- Per 1,000 residents
- 88.5
- Business growth YoY
- 3.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 995
- Change vs prior year
- +35
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 14,809
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes maroubra and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,358.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 681 | 66.1% |
| 1–4 | 284 | 27.6% |
| 5–19 | 48 | 4.7% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (14,809). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,844 | 53.0% |
| Private company | 3,501 | 23.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,170 | 7.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 694 | 4.7% |
| Strata title | 442 | 3.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 245 | 1.7% |
| Family partnership | 237 | 1.6% |
| Partnership | 162 | 1.1% |
| Other | 514 | 3.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 214 | 20.8% | 9.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 178 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 120 | 11.7% | -4.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 88 | 8.5% | 18.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 60 | 5.8% | -6.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 55 | 5.3% | -9.8% |
| Retail Trade | 54 | 5.2% | -1.8% |
| Other Services | 48 | 4.7% | 26.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 44 | 4.3% | 18.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 37 | 3.6% | 8.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 3.5% | 16.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 2.2% | -4.2% |
| Education and Training | 23 | 2.2% | -14.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20 | 1.9% | 11.1% |
| Manufacturing | 17 | 1.7% | 6.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services26.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance18.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services18.9%
- Accommodation and Food Services16.1%
- Information Media and Telecommunications11.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.54× | 17 |