Willoughby Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 121011687 · Chatswood - Lane Cove (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,505
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,771
- Per 1,000 residents
- 109.3
- Business growth YoY
- 0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,504
- Change vs prior year
- +1
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,679
≠ 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): 787.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 976 | 64.9% |
| 1–4 | 415 | 27.6% |
| 5–19 | 92 | 6.1% |
| 20–199 | 16 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,679). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,516 | 32.8% |
| Private company | 2,442 | 31.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,063 | 13.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 646 | 8.4% |
| Strata title | 284 | 3.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 151 | 2.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 146 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 94 | 1.2% |
| Other | 337 | 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 | 348 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 284 | 18.9% | -1.0% |
| Construction | 164 | 10.9% | -2.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 120 | 8.0% | 4.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 116 | 7.7% | 2.7% |
| Retail Trade | 94 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 68 | 4.5% | 11.5% |
| Other Services | 52 | 3.5% | -1.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 3.3% | 2.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 46 | 3.1% | -9.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 44 | 2.9% | 4.8% |
| Education and Training | 34 | 2.3% | 17.2% |
| Manufacturing | 28 | 1.9% | 3.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 24 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 23 | 1.5% | 9.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training17.2%
- Administrative and Support Services11.5%
- Arts and Recreation Services9.5%
- Wholesale Trade4.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.7 | 0.24× | 10 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.3 | 0.59× | 46 |
| Construction | 11.9 | 0.73× | 164 |