Chester Hill - Sefton Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Chester Hill and Sefton
NSW · SA2 125031479 · Merrylands - Guildford (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,451
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,806
- Per 1,000 residents
- 112.4
- Business growth YoY
- 3.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,373
- Change vs prior year
- +78
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,742
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes chester hill and sefton), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,263.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,484 | 60.5% |
| 1–4 | 771 | 31.5% |
| 5–19 | 147 | 6.0% |
| 20–199 | 47 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,742). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,692 | 54.8% |
| Private company | 2,138 | 31.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 272 | 4.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 115 | 1.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 105 | 1.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 89 | 1.3% |
| Family partnership | 82 | 1.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 77 | 1.1% |
| Other | 172 | 2.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 645 | 26.3% | 3.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 395 | 16.1% | 6.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 188 | 7.7% | 5.0% |
| Retail Trade | 171 | 7.0% | -4.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 158 | 6.4% | 3.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 156 | 6.4% | 4.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 132 | 5.4% | 10.0% |
| Manufacturing | 130 | 5.3% | -3.7% |
| Other Services | 112 | 4.6% | -5.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 107 | 4.4% | 11.5% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 97 | 4.0% | 4.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 56 | 2.3% | 3.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 29 | 1.2% | 11.5% |
| Education and Training | 27 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 0.7% | 23.1% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 13 | 0.5% | 18.2% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.4% | -40.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Public Administration and Safety11.5%
- Administrative and Support Services11.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.0%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing6.2%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.0%
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 | 0.7 | 0.57× | 16 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 7.2 | 0.62× | 156 |