Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Balgowlah, Clontarf and Seaforth
NSW · SA2 122011418 · Manly (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,567
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,936
- Per 1,000 residents
- 122.6
- Business growth YoY
- 0.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,561
- Change vs prior year
- +6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,385
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes balgowlah, clontarf and seaforth), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,735.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,569 | 61.1% |
| 1–4 | 756 | 29.5% |
| 5–19 | 210 | 8.2% |
| 20–199 | 30 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,385). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,235 | 39.1% |
| Private company | 3,952 | 29.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,843 | 13.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 990 | 7.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 278 | 2.1% |
| Strata title | 227 | 1.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 202 | 1.5% |
| Family partnership | 147 | 1.1% |
| Other | 511 | 3.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 716 | 27.9% | -0.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 344 | 13.4% | -0.3% |
| Construction | 271 | 10.6% | 4.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 228 | 8.9% | 6.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 194 | 7.6% | -1.0% |
| Retail Trade | 130 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 113 | 4.4% | 3.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 104 | 4.1% | -10.3% |
| Other Services | 84 | 3.3% | 3.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 83 | 3.2% | -4.6% |
| Education and Training | 66 | 2.6% | -7.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 54 | 2.1% | -5.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 53 | 2.1% | -5.4% |
| Manufacturing | 51 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 51 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 16 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services6.5%
- Construction4.2%
- Retail Trade4.0%
- Other Services3.7%
- Administrative and Support Services3.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.6 | 0.40× | 54 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.50× | 16 |