Ashfield - North
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Ashfield and North
NSW · SA2 120031676 · Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 715
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,626
- Per 1,000 residents
- 56.6
- Business growth YoY
- -3.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 739
- Change vs prior year
- -24
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 8,072
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes ashfield and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,319.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 525 | 73.4% |
| 1–4 | 170 | 23.8% |
| 5–19 | 25 | 3.5% |
| 20–199 | 6 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (8,072). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,894 | 60.6% |
| Private company | 1,590 | 19.7% |
| Strata title | 503 | 6.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 366 | 4.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 206 | 2.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 110 | 1.4% |
| Family partnership | 98 | 1.2% |
| Partnership | 84 | 1.0% |
| Other | 221 | 2.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 119 | 16.6% | -0.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 115 | 16.1% | -10.2% |
| Construction | 113 | 15.8% | -5.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 71 | 9.9% | 6.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 49 | 6.9% | 11.4% |
| Retail Trade | 46 | 6.4% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 42 | 5.9% | -4.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 27 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 25 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 24 | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 19 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | 2.4% | -22.7% |
| Education and Training | 16 | 2.2% | 6.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 2.0% | -17.6% |
| Manufacturing | 8 | 1.1% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.0%
- Retail Trade0.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services0.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 1.9 | 0.42× | 24 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.9 | 0.43× | 49 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.3 | 0.52× | 17 |
| Construction | 8.9 | 0.53× | 113 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.1 | 0.56× | 27 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.0 | 0.64× | 25 |