Kingsford
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 118021565 · Eastern Suburbs - South (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,211
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,013
- Per 1,000 residents
- 71.2
- Business growth YoY
- 0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,205
- Change vs prior year
- +6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,158
≠ 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): 1,305.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 819 | 67.6% |
| 1–4 | 309 | 25.5% |
| 5–19 | 73 | 6.0% |
| 20–199 | 10 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,158). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,123 | 67.0% |
| Private company | 1,016 | 16.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 320 | 5.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 175 | 2.8% |
| Strata title | 139 | 2.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 80 | 1.3% |
| Family partnership | 73 | 1.2% |
| Partnership | 64 | 1.0% |
| Other | 168 | 2.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 195 | 16.1% | 6.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 194 | 16.0% | 3.7% |
| Construction | 161 | 13.3% | -5.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 134 | 11.1% | 5.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 125 | 10.3% | -1.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 81 | 6.7% | 1.3% |
| Retail Trade | 65 | 5.4% | -1.5% |
| Other Services | 49 | 4.0% | 11.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 48 | 4.0% | -12.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 45 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 30 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 24 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 22 | 1.8% | 22.2% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 1.6% | -20.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training22.2%
- Other Services11.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.1 | 0.41× | 19 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.49× | 10 |
| Construction | 9.5 | 0.57× | 161 |
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.64× | 49 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.8 | 0.66× | 48 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.8 | 0.67× | 30 |