Canterbury - South

Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Canterbury and South

NSW · SA2 119021661 · Canterbury (SA3) · Business statistics view

Actively trading businesses: 1,244
Population (SA2 ERP): 13,386
Per 1,000 residents: 92.9
Business growth YoY: 0.7%

Prior year businesses: 1,235
Change vs prior year: +9
Active ABNs (mapped): —

If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes canterbury and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?

Businesses by employment size

ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)

Employment size	Businesses	Share
Non-employing	835	67.1%
1–4	332	26.7%
5–19	65	5.2%
20–199	13	1.0%
200+	0	0.0%

Businesses by industry

ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)

All industries

Industry	Businesses	Share	YoY
Construction	311	25.0%	0.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	210	16.9%	3.4%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	130	10.5%	0.8%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	124	10.0%	-9.5%
Health Care and Social Assistance	72	5.8%	14.3%
Administrative and Support Services	66	5.3%	-1.5%
Other Services	64	5.1%	-4.5%
Retail Trade	51	4.1%	-13.6%
Manufacturing	50	4.0%	6.4%
Accommodation and Food Services	49	3.9%	14.0%
Financial and Insurance Services	41	3.3%	2.5%
Wholesale Trade	38	3.1%	11.8%
Education and Training	15	1.2%	66.7%
Arts and Recreation Services	11	0.9%	-31.3%
Information Media and Telecommunications	7	0.6%	0.0%
Public Administration and Safety	5	0.4%	66.7%

Fastest-growing industries

Health Care and Social Assistance14.3%
Accommodation and Food Services14.0%
Wholesale Trade11.8%
Manufacturing6.4%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.4%

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	0.8	0.58×	11
Education and Training	1.1	0.71×	15