West Pennant Hills
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 115011296 · Baulkham Hills (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,440
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,534
- Per 1,000 residents
- 114.9
- Business growth YoY
- -0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,444
- Change vs prior year
- -4
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,358
≠ 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): 723.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 938 | 65.1% |
| 1–4 | 412 | 28.6% |
| 5–19 | 79 | 5.5% |
| 20–199 | 17 | 1.2% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,358). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,242 | 35.3% |
| Private company | 2,069 | 32.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 974 | 15.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 403 | 6.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 138 | 2.2% |
| Family partnership | 112 | 1.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 108 | 1.7% |
| Other incorporated entity | 78 | 1.2% |
| Other | 234 | 3.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 336 | 23.3% | 0.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 204 | 14.2% | 5.2% |
| Construction | 199 | 13.8% | 2.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 161 | 11.2% | -2.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 111 | 7.7% | 6.7% |
| Retail Trade | 81 | 5.6% | -1.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 68 | 4.7% | -2.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 59 | 4.1% | 7.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 54 | 3.8% | -8.5% |
| Other Services | 38 | 2.6% | -11.6% |
| Education and Training | 33 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 31 | 2.2% | -16.2% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 1.7% | -10.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 1.0% | 25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 12 | 0.8% | -25.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.6% | 12.5% |
| Currently Unknown | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services7.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services6.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.2%
- Construction2.1%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services0.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 3.0 | 0.69× | 38 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.5 | 0.73× | 31 |