Chippendale
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 117031639 · Sydney Inner City (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,002
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,505
- Per 1,000 residents
- 105.4
- Business growth YoY
- -5.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,065
- Change vs prior year
- -63
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,671
≠ 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): 1,387.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 594 | 59.3% |
| 1–4 | 249 | 24.9% |
| 5–19 | 114 | 11.4% |
| 20–199 | 44 | 4.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,671). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,792 | 66.9% |
| Private company | 1,205 | 21.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 143 | 2.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 117 | 2.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 64 | 1.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 62 | 1.1% |
| Partnership | 56 | 1.0% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 52 | 0.9% |
| Other | 180 | 3.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 263 | 26.2% | -1.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 158 | 15.8% | -1.3% |
| Retail Trade | 87 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 70 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 63 | 6.3% | -19.2% |
| Construction | 51 | 5.1% | 2.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 48 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 44 | 4.4% | -13.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 41 | 4.1% | -12.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 40 | 4.0% | -11.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 37 | 3.7% | -17.8% |
| Other Services | 29 | 2.9% | -14.7% |
| Education and Training | 28 | 2.8% | -15.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 21 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Construction2.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance0.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-1.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services-1.5%
- Retail Trade-2.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 5.4 | 0.32× | 51 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.64× | 16 |
| Other Services | 3.1 | 0.70× | 29 |