Silverwater - Newington
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Silverwater and Newington
NSW · SA2 125011709 · Auburn (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,076
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,305
- Per 1,000 residents
- 223.1
- Business growth YoY
- 0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,073
- Change vs prior year
- +3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,056
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes silverwater and newington), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 299.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,146 | 55.2% |
| 1–4 | 550 | 26.5% |
| 5–19 | 258 | 12.4% |
| 20–199 | 122 | 5.9% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,056). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 1,764 | 57.7% |
| Individual / sole trader | 630 | 20.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 132 | 4.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 123 | 4.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 122 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 64 | 2.1% |
| Partnership | 55 | 1.8% |
| Family partnership | 42 | 1.4% |
| Other | 124 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 350 | 16.9% | 0.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 271 | 13.1% | 2.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 266 | 12.8% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 211 | 10.2% | -2.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 158 | 7.6% | 3.9% |
| Manufacturing | 155 | 7.5% | 1.3% |
| Retail Trade | 138 | 6.6% | -9.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 103 | 5.0% | 6.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 95 | 4.6% | 8.0% |
| Other Services | 86 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 85 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 68 | 3.3% | -16.0% |
| Education and Training | 29 | 1.4% | -6.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 22 | 1.1% | 15.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20 | 1.0% | 25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.2% | 25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications25.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services15.8%
- Administrative and Support Services8.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.2%
- Other Services6.2%