Croydon Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 120031679 · Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,097
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 11,360
- Per 1,000 residents
- 96.6
- Business growth YoY
- 0.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,087
- Change vs prior year
- +10
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 3,646
≠ 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): 510.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 748 | 68.2% |
| 1–4 | 275 | 25.1% |
| 5–19 | 56 | 5.1% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (3,646). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,808 | 49.6% |
| Private company | 1,003 | 27.5% |
| Self-managed super fund | 261 | 7.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 166 | 4.6% |
| Family partnership | 69 | 1.9% |
| Strata title | 60 | 1.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 60 | 1.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 54 | 1.5% |
| Other | 165 | 4.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 193 | 17.6% | 7.8% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 182 | 16.6% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 179 | 16.3% | 8.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 85 | 7.7% | -6.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 80 | 7.3% | -4.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 72 | 6.6% | 20.0% |
| Retail Trade | 59 | 5.4% | -6.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 50 | 4.6% | -2.0% |
| Other Services | 43 | 3.9% | 16.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 36 | 3.3% | -18.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 32 | 2.9% | -22.0% |
| Education and Training | 28 | 2.6% | 7.7% |
| Manufacturing | 21 | 1.9% | 5.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 17 | 1.5% | 13.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 8 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services20.0%
- Other Services16.2%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services8.5%
- Construction7.8%
- Education and Training7.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 0.70× | 21 |