Sydney (South) - Haymarket
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Sydney (South) and Haymarket
NSW · SA2 117031645 · Sydney Inner City (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 9,009
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 24,758
- Per 1,000 residents
- 363.9
- Business growth YoY
- 2.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 8,786
- Change vs prior year
- +223
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 129,358
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes sydney (south) and haymarket), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 13,310.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 5,847 | 64.9% |
| 1–4 | 2,055 | 22.8% |
| 5–19 | 768 | 8.5% |
| 20–199 | 319 | 3.5% |
| 200+ | 20 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (129,358). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 57,088 | 44.1% |
| Individual / sole trader | 21,001 | 16.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 15,725 | 12.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 8,842 | 6.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 6,670 | 5.2% |
| Strata title | 5,093 | 3.9% |
| Public company | 2,355 | 1.8% |
| PQT | 2,300 | 1.8% |
| Other | 10,284 | 8.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2,575 | 28.6% | -0.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 1,641 | 18.2% | 3.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 729 | 8.1% | 6.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 698 | 7.7% | 4.8% |
| Construction | 528 | 5.9% | 6.0% |
| Retail Trade | 510 | 5.7% | 6.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 404 | 4.5% | 2.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 353 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Other Services | 318 | 3.5% | -1.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 310 | 3.4% | 6.9% |
| Education and Training | 290 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 244 | 2.7% | 8.4% |
| Manufacturing | 117 | 1.3% | 15.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 109 | 1.2% | -9.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 87 | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 30 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 23 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 21 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 11 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 11 | 0.1% | 10.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Manufacturing15.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.4%
- Wholesale Trade6.9%
- Accommodation and Food Services6.7%
- Retail Trade6.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently Unknown | 0.4 | 0.13× | 11 |
| Public Administration and Safety | 0.4 | 0.73× | 11 |