Mount Druitt - Whalan
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mount Druitt and Whalan
NSW · SA2 116031317 · Mount Druitt (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,619
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,378
- Per 1,000 residents
- 66.4
- Business growth YoY
- 0.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,609
- Change vs prior year
- +10
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,674
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mount druitt and whalan), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,852.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,089 | 67.3% |
| 1–4 | 403 | 24.9% |
| 5–19 | 102 | 6.3% |
| 20–199 | 25 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,674). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 8,314 | 65.6% |
| Private company | 2,424 | 19.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 741 | 5.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 259 | 2.0% |
| Strata title | 177 | 1.4% |
| Family partnership | 170 | 1.3% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 131 | 1.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 104 | 0.8% |
| Other | 354 | 2.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 447 | 27.6% | 1.6% |
| Construction | 286 | 17.7% | -1.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 126 | 7.8% | 9.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 120 | 7.4% | 10.1% |
| Other Services | 119 | 7.4% | 12.3% |
| Retail Trade | 111 | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 104 | 6.4% | -9.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 75 | 4.6% | -3.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 57 | 3.5% | -14.9% |
| Manufacturing | 50 | 3.1% | -3.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 36 | 2.2% | -7.7% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 1.1% | 5.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 17 | 1.1% | 13.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 16 | 1.0% | 23.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 0.9% | 7.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.7% | -15.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.5% | -11.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services12.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.1%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.6%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing1.6%
- Retail Trade0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Insurance Services | 0.7 | 0.20× | 17 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.3 | 0.36× | 104 |
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.44× | 18 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.5 | 0.44× | 11 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.6 | 0.44× | 15 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.9 | 0.49× | 120 |