Dee Why - North Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Dee Why and North
NSW · SA2 122031695 · Warringah (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,762
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,332
- Per 1,000 residents
- 91.1
- Business growth YoY
- -1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,793
- Change vs prior year
- -31
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 15,710
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes dee why and north), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,253.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,076 | 61.1% |
| 1–4 | 524 | 29.7% |
| 5–19 | 132 | 7.5% |
| 20–199 | 28 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (15,710). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 8,250 | 52.5% |
| Private company | 3,862 | 24.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,480 | 9.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 660 | 4.2% |
| Strata title | 274 | 1.7% |
| Discretionary services trust | 260 | 1.7% |
| Family partnership | 210 | 1.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 178 | 1.1% |
| Other | 536 | 3.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 303 | 17.2% | 4.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 277 | 15.7% | -8.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 189 | 10.7% | 1.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 177 | 10.0% | -1.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 175 | 9.9% | 10.1% |
| Retail Trade | 108 | 6.1% | 3.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 105 | 6.0% | -2.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 93 | 5.3% | -17.0% |
| Other Services | 82 | 4.7% | -5.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 64 | 3.6% | -7.2% |
| Education and Training | 42 | 2.4% | 16.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 39 | 2.2% | -4.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 36 | 2.0% | -10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 30 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 25 | 1.4% | -16.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.6% | 11.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training16.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance10.1%
- Construction4.8%
- Retail Trade3.8%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.5 | 0.27× | 10 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 0.49× | 25 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.9 | 0.66× | 36 |