Petersham - Stanmore Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Petersham and Stanmore
NSW · SA2 117021327 · Marrickville - Sydenham - Petersham (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,940
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,224
- Per 1,000 residents
- 91.4
- Business growth YoY
- -0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,949
- Change vs prior year
- -9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,679
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes petersham and stanmore), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,237.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,224 | 63.1% |
| 1–4 | 508 | 26.2% |
| 5–19 | 166 | 8.6% |
| 20–199 | 36 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,679). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,504 | 58.7% |
| Private company | 1,641 | 21.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 459 | 6.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 245 | 3.2% |
| Strata title | 149 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 130 | 1.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 103 | 1.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 99 | 1.3% |
| Other | 349 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 418 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 236 | 12.2% | -2.9% |
| Construction | 190 | 9.8% | -6.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 190 | 9.8% | 2.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 124 | 6.4% | -6.8% |
| Retail Trade | 121 | 6.2% | 3.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 95 | 4.9% | 4.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 94 | 4.8% | 8.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 89 | 4.6% | 7.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 84 | 4.3% | -13.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 74 | 3.8% | 12.1% |
| Other Services | 74 | 3.8% | 12.1% |
| Education and Training | 47 | 2.4% | -2.1% |
| Manufacturing | 46 | 2.4% | -8.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 40 | 2.1% | -7.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services12.1%
- Other Services12.1%
- Administrative and Support Services8.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing7.2%
- Arts and Recreation Services4.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 9.0 | 0.55× | 190 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.9 | 0.66× | 40 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.2 | 0.68× | 89 |