Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Berowra, Brooklyn and Cowan
NSW · SA2 121021404 · Hornsby (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 830
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,761
- Per 1,000 residents
- 70.6
- Business growth YoY
- 1.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 822
- Change vs prior year
- +8
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,257
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes berowra, brooklyn and cowan), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 410.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 494 | 59.5% |
| 1–4 | 273 | 32.9% |
| 5–19 | 50 | 6.0% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,257). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,660 | 51.0% |
| Private company | 798 | 24.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 373 | 11.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 114 | 3.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 63 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 62 | 1.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 51 | 1.6% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 37 | 1.1% |
| Other | 99 | 3.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 188 | 22.7% | -3.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 178 | 21.4% | 1.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 67 | 8.1% | 11.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 52 | 6.3% | 6.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 49 | 5.9% | -9.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 40 | 4.8% | 11.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 37 | 4.5% | 5.7% |
| Retail Trade | 36 | 4.3% | 12.5% |
| Other Services | 34 | 4.1% | -2.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 33 | 4.0% | 10.0% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 3.7% | -8.8% |
| Education and Training | 22 | 2.7% | 10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20 | 2.4% | -9.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 20 | 2.4% | -13.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11 | 1.3% | -8.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 1.1% | 12.5% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.4% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade12.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance11.7%
- Administrative and Support Services11.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services10.0%
- Education and Training10.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.36× | 11 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.4 | 0.48× | 52 |
| Retail Trade | 3.1 | 0.61× | 36 |
| Other Services | 2.9 | 0.64× | 34 |