Thornton - Millers Forest
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Thornton and Millers Forest
NSW · SA2 106021618 · Maitland (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,218
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,925
- Per 1,000 residents
- 61.1
- Business growth YoY
- 7.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,133
- Change vs prior year
- +85
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,225
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes thornton and millers forest), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,104.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 652 | 53.5% |
| 1–4 | 379 | 31.1% |
| 5–19 | 131 | 10.8% |
| 20–199 | 47 | 3.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,225). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,804 | 45.0% |
| Private company | 1,962 | 31.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 512 | 8.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 184 | 3.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 170 | 2.7% |
| Family partnership | 122 | 2.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 120 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 94 | 1.5% |
| Other | 257 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 269 | 22.1% | 1.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 141 | 11.6% | 11.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 126 | 10.3% | 2.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 122 | 10.0% | 18.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 100 | 8.2% | 26.6% |
| Other Services | 65 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 60 | 4.9% | 11.1% |
| Retail Trade | 56 | 4.6% | 3.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 54 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 51 | 4.2% | -3.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 49 | 4.0% | 16.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 35 | 2.9% | 20.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 2.2% | 8.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 26 | 2.1% | -7.1% |
| Education and Training | 17 | 1.4% | -10.5% |
| Mining | 8 | 0.7% | 33.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance26.6%
- Accommodation and Food Services20.7%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing18.4%
- Financial and Insurance Services16.7%
- Administrative and Support Services11.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.8 | 0.47× | 35 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.4 | 0.51× | 27 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.52× | 17 |
| Retail Trade | 2.8 | 0.52× | 56 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 7.1 | 0.66× | 141 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 6.3 | 0.68× | 126 |