Bankstown - South
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bankstown and South
NSW · SA2 119011572 · Bankstown (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,920
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,222
- Per 1,000 residents
- 151.9
- Business growth YoY
- 3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,824
- Change vs prior year
- +96
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 20,586
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bankstown and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 3,353.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,719 | 58.9% |
| 1–4 | 899 | 30.8% |
| 5–19 | 222 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 75 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (20,586). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 10,466 | 50.8% |
| Private company | 6,796 | 33.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 822 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 456 | 2.2% |
| Strata title | 423 | 2.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 298 | 1.4% |
| Family partnership | 289 | 1.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 288 | 1.4% |
| Other | 748 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 542 | 18.6% | 4.0% |
| Construction | 474 | 16.2% | 7.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 287 | 9.8% | 3.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 228 | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 226 | 7.7% | -6.6% |
| Retail Trade | 214 | 7.3% | 15.1% |
| Other Services | 180 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
| Manufacturing | 167 | 5.7% | -5.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 147 | 5.0% | -7.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 135 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 122 | 4.2% | 7.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 90 | 3.1% | 13.9% |
| Education and Training | 49 | 1.7% | -2.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 17 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 0.4% | 30.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 11 | 0.4% | -8.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.4% | -15.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade15.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services13.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.1%
- Construction7.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.53× | 13 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.60× | 11 |