North Narrabeen - Warriewood (South)
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes North Narrabeen and Warriewood (South)
NSW · SA2 122021691 · Pittwater (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,231
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,191
- Per 1,000 residents
- 110.0
- Business growth YoY
- 2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,196
- Change vs prior year
- +35
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,605
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes north narrabeen and warriewood (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): 400.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 676 | 54.9% |
| 1–4 | 431 | 35.0% |
| 5–19 | 99 | 8.0% |
| 20–199 | 19 | 1.5% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,605). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 1,337 | 37.1% |
| Individual / sole trader | 1,317 | 36.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 363 | 10.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 157 | 4.4% |
| Strata title | 88 | 2.4% |
| Discretionary services trust | 85 | 2.4% |
| Family partnership | 65 | 1.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 59 | 1.6% |
| Other | 134 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 307 | 24.9% | 5.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 215 | 17.5% | 5.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 126 | 10.2% | 5.9% |
| Other Services | 80 | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 68 | 5.5% | 0.0% |
| Retail Trade | 64 | 5.2% | -5.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 62 | 5.0% | -6.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 53 | 4.3% | -3.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 42 | 3.4% | 2.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 40 | 3.2% | -4.8% |
| Manufacturing | 38 | 3.1% | -5.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 34 | 2.8% | 17.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 32 | 2.6% | 3.2% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 2.2% | -3.6% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 26 | 2.1% | 30.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.7% | -10.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications30.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services17.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.9%
- Construction5.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.4%
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 | 3.8 | 0.69× | 42 |
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