Burwood (NSW) Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 120031678 · Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,010
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,684
- Per 1,000 residents
- 161.1
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,974
- Change vs prior year
- +36
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,058
≠ 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): 1,678.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,968 | 65.4% |
| 1–4 | 764 | 25.4% |
| 5–19 | 226 | 7.5% |
| 20–199 | 51 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,058). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,892 | 48.6% |
| Private company | 3,416 | 34.0% |
| Self-managed super fund | 404 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 322 | 3.2% |
| Fixed unit trust | 213 | 2.1% |
| Strata title | 193 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 131 | 1.3% |
| Partnership | 100 | 1.0% |
| Other | 387 | 3.8% |
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 | 507 | 16.8% | 1.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 450 | 15.0% | 5.4% |
| Construction | 417 | 13.9% | 7.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 308 | 10.2% | -0.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 217 | 7.2% | 4.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 208 | 6.9% | 10.6% |
| Retail Trade | 189 | 6.3% | -6.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 175 | 5.8% | -5.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 135 | 4.5% | -14.6% |
| Other Services | 120 | 4.0% | 3.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 117 | 3.9% | -1.7% |
| Education and Training | 76 | 2.5% | 7.0% |
| Manufacturing | 38 | 1.3% | -7.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 27 | 0.9% | 3.8% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 13 | 0.4% | -31.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.2% | -12.5% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services10.6%
- Construction7.2%
- Education and Training7.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.4%
- Financial and Insurance Services4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.7 | 0.71× | 13 |