Bellevue Hill Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 118011649 · Eastern Suburbs - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,258
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,094
- Per 1,000 residents
- 149.6
- Business growth YoY
- 0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,248
- Change vs prior year
- +10
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,960
≠ 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): 734.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,639 | 72.6% |
| 1–4 | 526 | 23.3% |
| 5–19 | 73 | 3.2% |
| 20–199 | 14 | 0.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,960). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,323 | 33.4% |
| Private company | 2,089 | 30.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 996 | 14.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 682 | 9.8% |
| Strata title | 220 | 3.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 151 | 2.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 112 | 1.6% |
| Partnership | 84 | 1.2% |
| Other | 303 | 4.4% |
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 | 495 | 21.9% | 5.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 490 | 21.7% | 0.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 255 | 11.3% | 5.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 240 | 10.6% | -1.2% |
| Construction | 146 | 6.5% | -3.9% |
| Retail Trade | 101 | 4.5% | -12.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 97 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 66 | 2.9% | 11.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 63 | 2.8% | 18.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 55 | 2.4% | 1.9% |
| Other Services | 53 | 2.3% | -13.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 47 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 43 | 1.9% | -20.4% |
| Education and Training | 42 | 1.9% | 13.5% |
| Manufacturing | 30 | 1.3% | -14.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 29 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade18.9%
- Education and Training13.5%
- Arts and Recreation Services11.9%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.4%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.3%
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 | 9.7 | 0.59× | 146 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.6 | 0.61× | 55 |