Mosman - South
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mosman and South
NSW · SA2 121041689 · North Sydney - Mosman (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,229
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 14,965
- Per 1,000 residents
- 148.9
- Business growth YoY
- -0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,239
- Change vs prior year
- -10
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 16,257
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mosman and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,409.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,540 | 69.1% |
| 1–4 | 531 | 23.8% |
| 5–19 | 117 | 5.2% |
| 20–199 | 33 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (16,257). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 5,240 | 32.2% |
| Individual / sole trader | 4,474 | 27.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 2,567 | 15.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 1,423 | 8.8% |
| Strata title | 990 | 6.1% |
| Fixed unit trust | 363 | 2.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 313 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 157 | 1.0% |
| Other | 730 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 547 | 24.5% | 7.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 534 | 24.0% | -2.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 257 | 11.5% | -5.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 215 | 9.6% | -0.9% |
| Construction | 111 | 5.0% | 0.9% |
| Retail Trade | 76 | 3.4% | -18.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 74 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 61 | 2.7% | 1.7% |
| Other Services | 57 | 2.6% | -5.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 48 | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 47 | 2.1% | -9.6% |
| Education and Training | 46 | 2.1% | 17.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 44 | 2.0% | -2.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 42 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 41 | 1.8% | 5.1% |
| Manufacturing | 22 | 1.0% | 22.2% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing22.2%
- Education and Training17.9%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.0%
- Information Media and Telecommunications5.1%
- Administrative and Support Services4.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 7.4 | 0.45× | 111 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.2 | 0.54× | 48 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.56× | 22 |