Schofields (West) - Colebee Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Schofields (West) and Colebee
NSW · SA2 116021631 · Blacktown - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,027
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,743
- Per 1,000 residents
- 69.7
- Business growth YoY
- 19.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 861
- Change vs prior year
- +166
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes schofields (west) and colebee), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 592 | 57.6% |
| 1–4 | 371 | 36.1% |
| 5–19 | 55 | 5.4% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 181 | 17.6% | 13.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 159 | 15.5% | 25.2% |
| Construction | 150 | 14.6% | 10.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 81 | 7.9% | 28.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 72 | 7.0% | 12.5% |
| Retail Trade | 71 | 6.9% | 36.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 55 | 5.4% | 19.6% |
| Other Services | 49 | 4.8% | 28.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 48 | 4.7% | 17.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 48 | 4.7% | 26.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 30 | 2.9% | 15.4% |
| Education and Training | 21 | 2.0% | 10.5% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 1.9% | 11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.3% | 62.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 1.1% | 22.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.6% | 100.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade36.5%
- Other Services28.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance28.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services26.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing25.2%
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 | 1.4 | 0.50× | 20 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.9 | 0.53× | 72 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.57× | 11 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.61× | 13 |
| Construction | 10.2 | 0.61× | 150 |
| Other Services | 3.3 | 0.74× | 49 |