Rhodes Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 120011673 · Canada Bay (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,908
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,094
- Per 1,000 residents
- 145.7
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,890
- Change vs prior year
- +18
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,225
≠ 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): 1,552.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,239 | 64.9% |
| 1–4 | 472 | 24.7% |
| 5–19 | 138 | 7.2% |
| 20–199 | 47 | 2.5% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,225). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,395 | 47.6% |
| Private company | 3,025 | 32.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 572 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 374 | 4.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 305 | 3.3% |
| Family partnership | 95 | 1.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 92 | 1.0% |
| Partnership | 91 | 1.0% |
| Other | 276 | 3.0% |
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 | 352 | 18.4% | -3.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 279 | 14.6% | -2.8% |
| Construction | 239 | 12.5% | -4.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 150 | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 134 | 7.0% | 8.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 131 | 6.9% | -2.2% |
| Retail Trade | 125 | 6.6% | 1.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 121 | 6.3% | 7.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 100 | 5.2% | -5.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 83 | 4.4% | 15.3% |
| Other Services | 68 | 3.6% | 19.3% |
| Education and Training | 38 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 36 | 1.9% | 9.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 21 | 1.1% | 5.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | 50.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services19.3%
- Administrative and Support Services15.3%
- Manufacturing9.1%
- Accommodation and Food Services8.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.1%