Crows Nest - Waverton
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Crows Nest and Waverton
NSW · SA2 121041414 · North Sydney - Mosman (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,791
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,092
- Per 1,000 residents
- 146.2
- Business growth YoY
- 0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,776
- Change vs prior year
- +15
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 18,170
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes crows nest and waverton), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,050.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,754 | 62.8% |
| 1–4 | 754 | 27.0% |
| 5–19 | 218 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 51 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (18,170). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 6,691 | 36.8% |
| Individual / sole trader | 6,019 | 33.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 2,016 | 11.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,035 | 5.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 548 | 3.0% |
| Strata title | 469 | 2.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 331 | 1.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 203 | 1.1% |
| Other | 858 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 780 | 27.9% | -1.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 433 | 15.5% | 10.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 309 | 11.1% | 1.6% |
| Construction | 204 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 197 | 7.1% | -3.9% |
| Retail Trade | 132 | 4.7% | -0.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 126 | 4.5% | 0.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 92 | 3.3% | -6.1% |
| Other Services | 89 | 3.2% | 3.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 80 | 2.9% | -2.4% |
| Education and Training | 71 | 2.5% | 6.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 67 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 64 | 2.3% | 1.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 64 | 2.3% | -7.2% |
| Manufacturing | 43 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 24 | 0.9% | 20.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.2% | -28.6% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing20.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.5%
- Education and Training6.0%
- Other Services3.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance1.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.4 | 0.54× | 64 |
| Construction | 10.7 | 0.67× | 204 |