Box Hill - Nelson Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Box Hill and Nelson
NSW · SA2 115041623 · Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,778
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 26,348
- Per 1,000 residents
- 67.5
- Business growth YoY
- 27.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,392
- Change vs prior year
- +386
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes box hill and nelson), 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 | 1,024 | 57.6% |
| 1–4 | 649 | 36.5% |
| 5–19 | 90 | 5.1% |
| 20–199 | 17 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 349 | 19.6% | 11.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 340 | 19.1% | 34.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 244 | 13.7% | 42.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 171 | 9.6% | 14.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 124 | 7.0% | 57.0% |
| Retail Trade | 109 | 6.1% | 49.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 85 | 4.8% | 32.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 75 | 4.2% | 17.2% |
| Other Services | 66 | 3.7% | 17.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 59 | 3.3% | 51.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 48 | 2.7% | 26.3% |
| Manufacturing | 35 | 2.0% | 20.7% |
| Education and Training | 30 | 1.7% | 15.4% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 15 | 0.8% | 7.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 11 | 0.6% | -21.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 0.5% | 80.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.3% | 66.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance57.0%
- Accommodation and Food Services51.3%
- Retail Trade49.3%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing42.7%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services34.9%
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 | 0.4 | 0.21× | 11 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 0.49× | 35 |
| Other Services | 2.5 | 0.55× | 66 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.6 | 0.57× | 15 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.2 | 0.57× | 59 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.8 | 0.62× | 48 |