Penrith Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 124031464 · Penrith (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,283
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,292
- Per 1,000 residents
- 112.5
- Business growth YoY
- -1.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,328
- Change vs prior year
- -45
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,959
≠ 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): 2,034.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,185 | 51.9% |
| 1–4 | 622 | 27.2% |
| 5–19 | 359 | 15.7% |
| 20–199 | 109 | 4.8% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,959). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,187 | 44.3% |
| Private company | 4,172 | 29.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,100 | 7.9% |
| Strata title | 585 | 4.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 364 | 2.6% |
| Family partnership | 317 | 2.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 294 | 2.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 240 | 1.7% |
| Other | 700 | 5.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 348 | 15.2% | 0.3% |
| Construction | 293 | 12.8% | -2.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 258 | 11.3% | -3.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 257 | 11.3% | -6.5% |
| Retail Trade | 184 | 8.1% | -7.5% |
| Other Services | 175 | 7.7% | 2.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 150 | 6.6% | -2.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 138 | 6.0% | 3.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 102 | 4.5% | 1.0% |
| Manufacturing | 100 | 4.4% | 3.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 93 | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 72 | 3.2% | -4.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 43 | 1.9% | -6.5% |
| Education and Training | 34 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 0.7% | -6.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 11 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services4.5%
- Manufacturing3.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.0%
- Other Services2.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services1.0%