Marsden Park - Shanes Park
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Marsden Park and Shanes Park
NSW · SA2 116021629 · Blacktown - North (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,277
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 30,461
- Per 1,000 residents
- 74.8
- Business growth YoY
- 22.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,867
- Change vs prior year
- +410
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 23,538
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes marsden park and shanes park), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 5,725.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,367 | 60.0% |
| 1–4 | 774 | 34.0% |
| 5–19 | 107 | 4.7% |
| 20–199 | 24 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (23,538). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 10,817 | 46.0% |
| Private company | 7,383 | 31.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 2,939 | 12.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 796 | 3.4% |
| Family partnership | 378 | 1.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 332 | 1.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 287 | 1.2% |
| Partnership | 174 | 0.7% |
| Other | 432 | 1.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 559 | 24.5% | 21.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 353 | 15.5% | 17.3% |
| Construction | 347 | 15.2% | 19.7% |
| Retail Trade | 132 | 5.8% | 24.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 128 | 5.6% | 26.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 126 | 5.5% | 37.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 126 | 5.5% | 37.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 123 | 5.4% | 13.9% |
| Other Services | 97 | 4.3% | 18.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 83 | 3.6% | 29.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 58 | 2.5% | 20.8% |
| Manufacturing | 48 | 2.1% | 54.8% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 1.2% | -6.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 23 | 1.0% | 21.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 22 | 1.0% | 29.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 0.7% | -15.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing54.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services37.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance37.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services29.7%
- Arts and Recreation Services29.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.1 | 0.37× | 126 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.6 | 0.39× | 17 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.50× | 27 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.1 | 0.53× | 126 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.53× | 22 |
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 0.58× | 48 |