Cranebrook - Castlereagh
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Cranebrook and Castlereagh
NSW · SA2 124031707 · Penrith (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,180
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,444
- Per 1,000 residents
- 67.6
- Business growth YoY
- 4.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,127
- Change vs prior year
- +53
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,803
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes cranebrook and castlereagh), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 635.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 647 | 54.8% |
| 1–4 | 418 | 35.4% |
| 5–19 | 94 | 8.0% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,803). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,931 | 50.8% |
| Private company | 995 | 26.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 355 | 9.3% |
| Family partnership | 137 | 3.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 108 | 2.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 72 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 49 | 1.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 35 | 0.9% |
| Other | 121 | 3.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 384 | 32.5% | 8.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 142 | 12.0% | 10.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 109 | 9.2% | 4.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 98 | 8.3% | 15.3% |
| Other Services | 73 | 6.2% | 1.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 64 | 5.4% | 4.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 51 | 4.3% | 18.6% |
| Retail Trade | 50 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 41 | 3.5% | -4.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 38 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 30 | 2.5% | -6.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 25 | 2.1% | -16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 22 | 1.9% | -18.5% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.3% | 7.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 1.2% | -33.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.7% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 7 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 6 | 0.5% | 20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance18.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services15.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing10.1%
- Construction8.2%
- Administrative and Support Services4.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.8 | 0.26× | 14 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.4 | 0.39× | 25 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2.9 | 0.44× | 51 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.51× | 15 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.6 | 0.53× | 98 |
| Retail Trade | 2.9 | 0.55× | 50 |