Manly - Fairlight
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Manly and Fairlight
NSW · SA2 122011419 · Manly (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,380
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,569
- Per 1,000 residents
- 137.6
- Business growth YoY
- 2.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,310
- Change vs prior year
- +70
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,936
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes manly and fairlight), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,663.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,112 | 62.5% |
| 1–4 | 954 | 28.2% |
| 5–19 | 251 | 7.4% |
| 20–199 | 66 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,936). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,249 | 40.6% |
| Private company | 3,711 | 28.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,575 | 12.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 802 | 6.2% |
| Strata title | 441 | 3.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 273 | 2.1% |
| Discretionary services trust | 240 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 143 | 1.1% |
| Other | 502 | 3.9% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 950 | 28.1% | 3.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 446 | 13.2% | 1.6% |
| Construction | 297 | 8.8% | 5.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 284 | 8.4% | -1.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 247 | 7.3% | 2.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 172 | 5.1% | 0.6% |
| Retail Trade | 157 | 4.6% | -3.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 136 | 4.0% | 3.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 106 | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 99 | 2.9% | -13.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 95 | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| Education and Training | 88 | 2.6% | 1.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 79 | 2.3% | -4.8% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 61 | 1.8% | 90.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 61 | 1.8% | -6.2% |
| Manufacturing | 59 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 35 | 1.0% | 12.9% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services90.6%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing12.9%
- Construction5.7%
- Administrative and Support Services3.8%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.5 | 0.38× | 61 |