Kogarah
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 119041378 · Kogarah - Rockdale (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,883
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,387
- Per 1,000 residents
- 122.4
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,861
- Change vs prior year
- +22
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,466
≠ 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): 1,869.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,207 | 64.1% |
| 1–4 | 465 | 24.7% |
| 5–19 | 169 | 9.0% |
| 20–199 | 43 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,466). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,417 | 51.5% |
| Private company | 3,282 | 26.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 800 | 6.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 442 | 3.5% |
| Strata title | 368 | 3.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 254 | 2.0% |
| Family partnership | 217 | 1.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 197 | 1.6% |
| Other | 489 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 315 | 16.7% | -3.7% |
| Construction | 244 | 13.0% | 5.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 239 | 12.7% | 6.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 225 | 11.9% | 3.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 211 | 11.2% | -8.3% |
| Retail Trade | 110 | 5.8% | 2.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 108 | 5.7% | 1.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 91 | 4.8% | 3.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 88 | 4.7% | 2.3% |
| Other Services | 87 | 4.6% | 4.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 48 | 2.5% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing | 41 | 2.2% | -4.7% |
| Education and Training | 23 | 1.2% | 27.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 18 | 1.0% | -5.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 0.7% | 27.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 0.5% | 12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.4% | 14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training27.8%
- Wholesale Trade6.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.2%
- Construction5.2%
- Other Services4.8%