Lakemba
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 119021573 · Canterbury (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,659
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 17,756
- Per 1,000 residents
- 149.8
- Business growth YoY
- 3.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,577
- Change vs prior year
- +82
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 14,326
≠ 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): 2,564.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,173 | 81.7% |
| 1–4 | 408 | 15.3% |
| 5–19 | 70 | 2.6% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 0.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (14,326). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 11,047 | 77.1% |
| Private company | 2,027 | 14.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 325 | 2.3% |
| Strata title | 303 | 2.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 157 | 1.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 73 | 0.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 73 | 0.5% |
| Partnership | 71 | 0.5% |
| Other | 250 | 1.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 1,329 | 50.0% | 4.2% |
| Construction | 284 | 10.7% | 3.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 153 | 5.8% | 6.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 148 | 5.6% | -1.3% |
| Retail Trade | 140 | 5.3% | 3.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 104 | 3.9% | 13.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 103 | 3.9% | 3.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 81 | 3.0% | -12.0% |
| Other Services | 69 | 2.6% | -1.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 64 | 2.4% | -8.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 49 | 1.8% | 11.4% |
| Education and Training | 43 | 1.6% | 19.4% |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 28 | 1.1% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 0.3% | -11.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training19.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services13.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services11.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.9 | 0.65× | 104 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.73× | 13 |
| Manufacturing | 1.9 | 0.74× | 34 |