Sylvania - Taren Point
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Sylvania and Taren Point
NSW · SA2 128011531 · Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,397
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,620
- Per 1,000 residents
- 144.2
- Business growth YoY
- 1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,364
- Change vs prior year
- +33
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,619
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes sylvania and taren point), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 647.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,448 | 60.4% |
| 1–4 | 682 | 28.5% |
| 5–19 | 188 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 71 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 9 | 0.4% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,619). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,026 | 36.1% |
| Private company | 1,800 | 32.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 714 | 12.7% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 320 | 5.7% |
| Family partnership | 197 | 3.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 153 | 2.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 112 | 2.0% |
| Strata title | 87 | 1.5% |
| Other | 210 | 3.7% |
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 | 468 | 19.5% | 2.6% |
| Construction | 453 | 18.9% | 0.7% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 302 | 12.6% | -0.7% |
| Retail Trade | 168 | 7.0% | -0.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 154 | 6.4% | 2.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 130 | 5.4% | -5.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 117 | 4.9% | -3.3% |
| Other Services | 114 | 4.8% | 9.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 103 | 4.3% | 5.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 96 | 4.0% | 7.9% |
| Manufacturing | 91 | 3.8% | 7.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 80 | 3.3% | -4.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 41 | 1.7% | 10.8% |
| Education and Training | 32 | 1.3% | -5.9% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 0.6% | 7.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 0.5% | -13.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 0.4% | 12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | 20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services10.8%
- Other Services9.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services7.9%
- Manufacturing7.1%
- Wholesale Trade5.1%
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 | 0.8 | 0.44× | 14 |