Bondi Junction - Waverly Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Bondi Junction and Waverly
NSW · SA2 118011341 · Eastern Suburbs - North (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 4,301
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,148
- Per 1,000 residents
- 224.6
- Business growth YoY
- -3.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 4,437
- Change vs prior year
- -136
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes bondi junction and waverly), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,719 | 63.2% |
| 1–4 | 1,113 | 25.9% |
| 5–19 | 360 | 8.4% |
| 20–199 | 99 | 2.3% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 823 | 19.1% | 2.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 632 | 14.7% | 1.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 627 | 14.6% | -19.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 532 | 12.4% | 2.3% |
| Construction | 308 | 7.2% | 1.0% |
| Retail Trade | 233 | 5.4% | 4.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 219 | 5.1% | 1.9% |
| Other Services | 179 | 4.2% | -1.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 152 | 3.5% | -4.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 132 | 3.1% | -6.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 107 | 2.5% | 1.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 88 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| Education and Training | 80 | 1.9% | -7.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 71 | 1.7% | -7.8% |
| Manufacturing | 70 | 1.6% | -2.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 17 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 10 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 10 | 0.2% | -9.1% |
| Currently Unknown | 6 | 0.1% | 20.0% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.1% | 25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade4.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance2.3%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2.0%
- Arts and Recreation Services1.9%
- Administrative and Support Services1.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.9 | 0.58× | 17 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.7 | 0.59× | 71 |