Rockdale - Banksia Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Rockdale and Banksia
NSW · SA2 119041381 · Kogarah - Rockdale (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,398
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,103
- Per 1,000 residents
- 103.8
- Business growth YoY
- -0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,415
- Change vs prior year
- -17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,261
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes rockdale and banksia), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,217.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,550 | 64.6% |
| 1–4 | 666 | 27.8% |
| 5–19 | 148 | 6.2% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,261). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,487 | 56.5% |
| Private company | 3,408 | 25.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 659 | 5.0% |
| Strata title | 462 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 318 | 2.4% |
| Family partnership | 210 | 1.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 167 | 1.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 142 | 1.1% |
| Other | 408 | 3.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 374 | 15.6% | -7.9% |
| Construction | 371 | 15.5% | -0.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 294 | 12.3% | -4.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 288 | 12.0% | 2.1% |
| Retail Trade | 172 | 7.2% | 1.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 166 | 6.9% | -0.6% |
| Other Services | 131 | 5.5% | 13.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 126 | 5.3% | 2.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 119 | 5.0% | 9.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 82 | 3.4% | -10.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 76 | 3.2% | 8.6% |
| Manufacturing | 61 | 2.5% | 3.4% |
| Education and Training | 52 | 2.2% | 10.6% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 26 | 1.1% | 8.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 24 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 0.8% | -20.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.3% | -22.2% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.3% | -30.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services13.9%
- Education and Training10.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.2%
- Wholesale Trade8.6%
- Public Administration and Safety8.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 5.2 | 0.70× | 119 |