Canterbury - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Canterbury and South
NSW · SA2 119021661 · Canterbury (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,244
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,386
- Per 1,000 residents
- 92.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,235
- Change vs prior year
- +9
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes canterbury and south), 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 | 835 | 67.1% |
| 1–4 | 332 | 26.7% |
| 5–19 | 65 | 5.2% |
| 20–199 | 13 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 311 | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 210 | 16.9% | 3.4% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 130 | 10.5% | 0.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 124 | 10.0% | -9.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 72 | 5.8% | 14.3% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 66 | 5.3% | -1.5% |
| Other Services | 64 | 5.1% | -4.5% |
| Retail Trade | 51 | 4.1% | -13.6% |
| Manufacturing | 50 | 4.0% | 6.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 49 | 3.9% | 14.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 41 | 3.3% | 2.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 38 | 3.1% | 11.8% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.2% | 66.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 0.9% | -31.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.3%
- Accommodation and Food Services14.0%
- Wholesale Trade11.8%
- Manufacturing6.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.58× | 11 |
| Education and Training | 1.1 | 0.71× | 15 |