Sutherland - Kirrawee Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Sutherland and Kirrawee
NSW · SA2 128021538 · Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,327
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,903
- Per 1,000 residents
- 93.4
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,299
- Change vs prior year
- +28
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,436
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes sutherland and kirrawee), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,352.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,294 | 55.6% |
| 1–4 | 680 | 29.2% |
| 5–19 | 274 | 11.8% |
| 20–199 | 81 | 3.5% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,436). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,657 | 44.6% |
| Private company | 2,998 | 28.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,012 | 9.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 395 | 3.8% |
| Strata title | 304 | 2.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 237 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 199 | 1.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 165 | 1.6% |
| Other | 469 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 421 | 18.1% | -3.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 352 | 15.1% | 4.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 297 | 12.8% | -1.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 221 | 9.5% | 16.3% |
| Retail Trade | 135 | 5.8% | 0.7% |
| Other Services | 128 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 127 | 5.5% | -3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 119 | 5.1% | 8.2% |
| Manufacturing | 117 | 5.0% | -3.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 102 | 4.4% | -3.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 83 | 3.6% | 2.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 83 | 3.6% | -1.2% |
| Education and Training | 50 | 2.1% | 16.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 38 | 1.6% | -13.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 24 | 1.0% | 14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.4% | 25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 10 | 0.4% | 42.9% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance16.3%
- Education and Training16.3%
- Information Media and Telecommunications14.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.1%
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 | 0.4 | 0.28× | 10 |
| Public Administration and Safety | 0.4 | 0.65× | 10 |