Waterloo
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 117031647 · Sydney Inner City (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,700
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,631
- Per 1,000 residents
- 91.2
- Business growth YoY
- -2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,751
- Change vs prior year
- -51
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,818
≠ 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): 3,259.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,133 | 66.6% |
| 1–4 | 386 | 22.7% |
| 5–19 | 141 | 8.3% |
| 20–199 | 31 | 1.8% |
| 200+ | 9 | 0.5% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,818). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 9,048 | 65.5% |
| Private company | 3,191 | 23.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 461 | 3.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 364 | 2.6% |
| Strata title | 166 | 1.2% |
| Partnership | 109 | 0.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 103 | 0.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 99 | 0.7% |
| Other | 277 | 2.0% |
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 | 290 | 17.1% | -5.2% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 281 | 16.5% | -4.7% |
| Construction | 184 | 10.8% | -2.1% |
| Retail Trade | 146 | 8.6% | -8.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 116 | 6.8% | 12.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 112 | 6.6% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 100 | 5.9% | 6.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 85 | 5.0% | -9.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 83 | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 72 | 4.2% | -6.5% |
| Other Services | 70 | 4.1% | -10.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 47 | 2.8% | 4.4% |
| Manufacturing | 43 | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 37 | 2.2% | 5.7% |
| Education and Training | 28 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services12.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.4%
- Information Media and Telecommunications5.7%
- Arts and Recreation Services4.4%
- Manufacturing2.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 9.9 | 0.60× | 184 |