Surry Hills Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 117031336 · Sydney Inner City (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 5,892
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,184
- Per 1,000 residents
- 342.9
- Business growth YoY
- 5.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 5,605
- Change vs prior year
- +287
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 25,387
≠ 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): 4,474.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 3,267 | 55.4% |
| 1–4 | 1,638 | 27.8% |
| 5–19 | 667 | 11.3% |
| 20–199 | 299 | 5.1% |
| 200+ | 22 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (25,387). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 10,371 | 40.9% |
| Private company | 10,217 | 40.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,158 | 4.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 903 | 3.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 606 | 2.4% |
| Strata title | 408 | 1.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 312 | 1.2% |
| Partnership | 297 | 1.2% |
| Other | 1,115 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 1,718 | 29.2% | 7.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 669 | 11.4% | 2.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 460 | 7.8% | 5.7% |
| Retail Trade | 406 | 6.9% | 4.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 383 | 6.5% | 9.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 357 | 6.1% | 5.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 336 | 5.7% | 5.0% |
| Construction | 299 | 5.1% | 5.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 269 | 4.6% | 2.7% |
| Other Services | 218 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 209 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| Education and Training | 147 | 2.5% | 3.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 142 | 2.4% | -5.3% |
| Manufacturing | 118 | 2.0% | 11.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 114 | 1.9% | 11.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 0.3% | 6.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 14 | 0.2% | 27.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 0.2% | 12.5% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing11.8%
- Manufacturing11.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1.0 | 0.52× | 17 |