Botany
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 117011321 · Botany (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,815
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,941
- Per 1,000 residents
- 130.2
- Business growth YoY
- 6.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,708
- Change vs prior year
- +107
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,454
≠ 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): 880.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 968 | 53.3% |
| 1–4 | 563 | 31.0% |
| 5–19 | 195 | 10.7% |
| 20–199 | 78 | 4.3% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,454). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,642 | 40.9% |
| Private company | 2,568 | 39.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 368 | 5.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 250 | 3.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 132 | 2.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 119 | 1.8% |
| Strata title | 84 | 1.3% |
| Family partnership | 81 | 1.3% |
| Other | 210 | 3.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 447 | 24.6% | 4.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 214 | 11.8% | 8.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 207 | 11.4% | 9.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 146 | 8.0% | 6.6% |
| Manufacturing | 124 | 6.8% | 1.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 103 | 5.7% | 2.0% |
| Other Services | 92 | 5.1% | 3.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 88 | 4.8% | -3.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 77 | 4.2% | 5.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 74 | 4.1% | 17.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 70 | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| Retail Trade | 67 | 3.7% | 11.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 34 | 1.9% | 36.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 26 | 1.4% | 4.0% |
| Education and Training | 24 | 1.3% | 4.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 8 | 0.4% | 14.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services36.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance17.5%
- Retail Trade11.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services9.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.6%