Guildford - South Granville
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Guildford and South Granville
NSW · SA2 125031483 · Merrylands - Guildford (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,869
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,112
- Per 1,000 residents
- 119.0
- Business growth YoY
- 6.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,705
- Change vs prior year
- +164
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,942
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes guildford and south granville), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,303.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,858 | 64.8% |
| 1–4 | 851 | 29.7% |
| 5–19 | 117 | 4.1% |
| 20–199 | 29 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,942). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 7,567 | 58.5% |
| Private company | 3,904 | 30.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 353 | 2.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 217 | 1.7% |
| Family partnership | 187 | 1.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 153 | 1.2% |
| Strata title | 135 | 1.0% |
| Other incorporated entity | 118 | 0.9% |
| Other | 308 | 2.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 983 | 34.3% | 4.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 540 | 18.8% | 10.4% |
| Retail Trade | 186 | 6.5% | 11.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 167 | 5.8% | 1.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 147 | 5.1% | 4.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 146 | 5.1% | 15.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 121 | 4.2% | 1.7% |
| Manufacturing | 120 | 4.2% | -3.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 107 | 3.7% | 13.8% |
| Other Services | 105 | 3.7% | -0.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 101 | 3.5% | -1.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 59 | 2.1% | 34.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 22 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 15 | 0.5% | 7.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.3% | 60.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.2% | 16.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services34.1%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services15.0%
- Wholesale Trade13.8%
- Retail Trade11.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing10.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.44× | 17 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.6 | 0.48× | 15 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 6.9 | 0.61× | 167 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.1 | 0.66× | 146 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.4 | 0.74× | 59 |