Freshwater - Brookvale
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Freshwater and Brookvale
NSW · SA2 122031429 · Warringah (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 4,391
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,383
- Per 1,000 residents
- 187.8
- Business growth YoY
- 0.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 4,389
- Change vs prior year
- +2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,790
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes freshwater and brookvale), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 957.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,424 | 55.2% |
| 1–4 | 1,320 | 30.1% |
| 5–19 | 502 | 11.4% |
| 20–199 | 138 | 3.1% |
| 200+ | 12 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,790). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,095 | 45.6% |
| Private company | 1,769 | 26.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 797 | 11.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 469 | 6.9% |
| Strata title | 149 | 2.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 115 | 1.7% |
| Partnership | 91 | 1.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 81 | 1.2% |
| Other | 224 | 3.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 848 | 19.3% | -0.2% |
| Construction | 648 | 14.8% | -1.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 606 | 13.8% | 0.7% |
| Other Services | 285 | 6.5% | 6.7% |
| Retail Trade | 281 | 6.4% | -2.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 241 | 5.5% | 3.0% |
| Manufacturing | 236 | 5.4% | -2.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 231 | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 220 | 5.0% | -3.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 192 | 4.4% | -3.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 148 | 3.4% | -3.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 129 | 2.9% | 1.6% |
| Education and Training | 124 | 2.8% | 0.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 79 | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 76 | 1.7% | -10.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 27 | 0.6% | 3.8% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 11 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.2% | 12.5% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.9%
- Other Services6.7%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing3.8%
- Financial and Insurance Services3.0%
- Information Media and Telecommunications2.6%