Matraville - Chifley
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Matraville and Chifley
NSW · SA2 118021653 · Eastern Suburbs - South (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,345
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,280
- Per 1,000 residents
- 94.2
- Business growth YoY
- 3.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,301
- Change vs prior year
- +44
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,578
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes matraville and chifley), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,280.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 790 | 58.7% |
| 1–4 | 442 | 32.9% |
| 5–19 | 94 | 7.0% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,578). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,787 | 54.0% |
| Private company | 3,367 | 26.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 860 | 6.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 420 | 3.3% |
| Strata title | 217 | 1.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 196 | 1.6% |
| Family partnership | 164 | 1.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 143 | 1.1% |
| Other | 424 | 3.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 310 | 23.0% | -5.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 195 | 14.5% | 10.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 144 | 10.7% | 4.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 112 | 8.3% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 95 | 7.1% | 2.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 67 | 5.0% | 15.5% |
| Retail Trade | 66 | 4.9% | 1.5% |
| Other Services | 62 | 4.6% | 3.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 57 | 4.2% | 14.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 52 | 3.9% | 6.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 47 | 3.5% | 14.6% |
| Manufacturing | 41 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 2.2% | 7.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 1.9% | 13.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 18 | 1.3% | 20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 0.7% | 12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 9 | 0.7% | 28.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services15.5%
- Accommodation and Food Services14.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services14.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services13.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services10.2%