St Marys - North St Marys
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes St Marys and North St Marys
NSW · SA2 124051581 · St Marys (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,586
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,757
- Per 1,000 residents
- 84.6
- Business growth YoY
- 0.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,584
- Change vs prior year
- +2
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,370
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes st marys and north st marys), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,983.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 902 | 56.9% |
| 1–4 | 431 | 27.2% |
| 5–19 | 181 | 11.4% |
| 20–199 | 67 | 4.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,370). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,450 | 58.2% |
| Private company | 2,107 | 22.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 611 | 6.5% |
| Strata title | 368 | 3.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 136 | 1.5% |
| Family partnership | 133 | 1.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 126 | 1.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 99 | 1.1% |
| Other | 340 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 271 | 17.1% | -6.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 209 | 13.2% | -0.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 201 | 12.7% | 9.2% |
| Manufacturing | 171 | 10.8% | -7.1% |
| Retail Trade | 125 | 7.9% | 4.2% |
| Other Services | 116 | 7.3% | 8.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 103 | 6.5% | 3.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 84 | 5.3% | 12.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 83 | 5.2% | -1.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 70 | 4.4% | -4.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 49 | 3.1% | -3.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 35 | 2.2% | -12.5% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 1.1% | 13.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 13 | 0.8% | -13.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 11 | 0.7% | 22.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.3% | -37.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade12.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.2%
- Other Services8.4%
- Retail Trade4.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.5 | 0.48× | 103 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.9 | 0.56× | 35 |
| Education and Training | 1.0 | 0.57× | 18 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.65× | 17 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.4 | 0.65× | 83 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.6 | 0.72× | 49 |