Southern Highlands
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 114021289 · Southern Highlands (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,097
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 7,453
- Per 1,000 residents
- 147.2
- Business growth YoY
- 6.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,034
- Change vs prior year
- +63
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 888
≠ 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): 104.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 695 | 63.4% |
| 1–4 | 305 | 27.8% |
| 5–19 | 90 | 8.2% |
| 20–199 | 10 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (888). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 419 | 47.2% |
| Private company | 199 | 22.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 104 | 11.7% |
| Family partnership | 46 | 5.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 31 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 25 | 2.8% |
| Partnership | 17 | 1.9% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 14 | 1.6% |
| Other | 33 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 221 | 20.1% | 6.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 209 | 19.1% | 3.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 167 | 15.2% | 16.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 89 | 8.1% | 7.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 4.6% | 6.4% |
| Retail Trade | 49 | 4.5% | -2.0% |
| Manufacturing | 42 | 3.8% | 16.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 42 | 3.8% | 10.5% |
| Other Services | 40 | 3.6% | 8.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 37 | 3.4% | -5.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 36 | 3.3% | 16.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 32 | 2.9% | -11.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 2.3% | 8.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 2.1% | 9.5% |
| Education and Training | 12 | 1.1% | -14.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| Mining | 8 | 0.7% | -11.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.4% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing16.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance16.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services16.0%
- Financial and Insurance Services10.5%
- Wholesale Trade9.5%