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Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 108011152 · Great Lakes (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,042
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,043
- Per 1,000 residents
- 69.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,026
- Change vs prior year
- +16
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,048
≠ 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): 730.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 581 | 55.8% |
| 1–4 | 298 | 28.6% |
| 5–19 | 129 | 12.4% |
| 20–199 | 32 | 3.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,048). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,944 | 48.7% |
| Private company | 1,209 | 20.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 556 | 9.2% |
| Family partnership | 296 | 4.9% |
| Strata title | 229 | 3.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 169 | 2.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 147 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 145 | 2.4% |
| Other | 353 | 5.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 224 | 21.5% | -3.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 127 | 12.2% | 8.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 114 | 10.9% | -4.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 96 | 9.2% | 5.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 77 | 7.4% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 75 | 7.2% | -3.8% |
| Other Services | 65 | 6.2% | -1.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 56 | 5.4% | 7.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 44 | 4.2% | 2.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 39 | 3.7% | 8.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 32 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Manufacturing | 26 | 2.5% | -3.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 2.1% | 29.4% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 14 | 1.3% | 7.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.7% | 16.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade29.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.5%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing8.3%
- Administrative and Support Services7.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.5%
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 | 2.9 | 0.51× | 44 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2.6 | 0.54× | 39 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.5 | 0.57× | 22 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.63× | 26 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.64× | 14 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.4 | 0.65× | 96 |