Punchbowl
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 119021366 · Canterbury (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,076
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,463
- Per 1,000 residents
- 136.9
- Business growth YoY
- 3.6%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,968
- Change vs prior year
- +108
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,318
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,238.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,093 | 68.0% |
| 1–4 | 783 | 25.5% |
| 5–19 | 157 | 5.1% |
| 20–199 | 44 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,318). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 8,048 | 60.4% |
| Private company | 3,464 | 26.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 467 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 300 | 2.3% |
| Strata title | 216 | 1.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 190 | 1.4% |
| Family partnership | 161 | 1.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 120 | 0.9% |
| Other | 352 | 2.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 826 | 26.9% | 10.3% |
| Construction | 742 | 24.1% | 2.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 220 | 7.2% | 2.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 216 | 7.0% | 10.8% |
| Retail Trade | 182 | 5.9% | -5.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 133 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 128 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 123 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| Manufacturing | 121 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Other Services | 118 | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 109 | 3.5% | 13.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 64 | 2.1% | -8.6% |
| Education and Training | 34 | 1.1% | -8.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 24 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.3% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.2% | -12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.2% | -37.5% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services13.5%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services10.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing10.3%
- Manufacturing4.3%
- Other Services3.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.4 | 0.32× | 10 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.5 | 0.38× | 11 |