Balmain Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 120021387 · Leichhardt (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,269
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,124
- Per 1,000 residents
- 140.7
- Business growth YoY
- -2.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,323
- Change vs prior year
- -54
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,777
≠ 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): 834.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,397 | 61.6% |
| 1–4 | 660 | 29.1% |
| 5–19 | 165 | 7.3% |
| 20–199 | 46 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,777). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,780 | 35.7% |
| Private company | 2,610 | 33.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,014 | 13.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 522 | 6.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 154 | 2.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 151 | 1.9% |
| Strata title | 109 | 1.4% |
| Partnership | 98 | 1.3% |
| Other | 339 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 668 | 29.4% | -1.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 274 | 12.1% | -7.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 249 | 11.0% | -1.6% |
| Construction | 199 | 8.8% | -3.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 164 | 7.2% | -5.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 94 | 4.1% | -6.0% |
| Retail Trade | 93 | 4.1% | -6.1% |
| Other Services | 85 | 3.7% | 14.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 81 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 76 | 3.3% | -5.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 75 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| Manufacturing | 47 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 46 | 2.0% | 4.5% |
| Education and Training | 44 | 1.9% | 10.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 37 | 1.6% | -5.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 29 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services14.9%
- Education and Training10.0%
- Wholesale Trade4.5%
- Arts and Recreation Services4.2%
- Administrative and Support Services3.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.3 | 0.38× | 37 |