Camperdown - Darlington Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Camperdown and Darlington
NSW · SA2 117031638 · Sydney Inner City (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 873
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 9,776
- Per 1,000 residents
- 89.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 860
- Change vs prior year
- +13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,144
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes camperdown and darlington), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 776.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 592 | 67.8% |
| 1–4 | 205 | 23.5% |
| 5–19 | 57 | 6.5% |
| 20–199 | 22 | 2.5% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,144). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,354 | 56.8% |
| Private company | 970 | 23.4% |
| Self-managed super fund | 218 | 5.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 147 | 3.5% |
| Other unincorporated entity | 86 | 2.1% |
| Partnership | 62 | 1.5% |
| Other incorporated entity | 59 | 1.4% |
| Strata title | 57 | 1.4% |
| Other | 191 | 4.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 197 | 22.6% | -2.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 185 | 21.2% | 12.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 77 | 8.8% | 1.3% |
| Construction | 59 | 6.8% | -1.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 52 | 6.0% | 10.6% |
| Retail Trade | 42 | 4.8% | -12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 38 | 4.4% | -5.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 36 | 4.1% | -7.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 33 | 3.8% | 22.2% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 31 | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 3.1% | 3.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 26 | 3.0% | -10.3% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 2.6% | -8.0% |
| Other Services | 22 | 2.5% | 10.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21 | 2.4% | -4.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services22.2%
- Health Care and Social Assistance12.1%
- Information Media and Telecommunications10.6%
- Other Services10.0%
- Education and Training3.8%
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 | 6.0 | 0.36× | 59 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.7 | 0.49× | 26 |
| Other Services | 2.3 | 0.51× | 22 |