Fairfield - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Fairfield and West
NSW · SA2 127021516 · Fairfield (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,337
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,247
- Per 1,000 residents
- 60.1
- Business growth YoY
- 4.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,274
- Change vs prior year
- +63
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 11,588
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes fairfield and west), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,164.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 829 | 62.0% |
| 1–4 | 463 | 34.6% |
| 5–19 | 43 | 3.2% |
| 20–199 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (11,588). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 6,462 | 55.8% |
| Private company | 3,395 | 29.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 473 | 4.1% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 207 | 1.8% |
| Strata title | 185 | 1.6% |
| Family partnership | 182 | 1.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 159 | 1.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 119 | 1.0% |
| Other | 406 | 3.5% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 335 | 25.1% | 9.8% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 270 | 20.2% | -4.3% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 120 | 9.0% | 16.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 89 | 6.7% | 8.5% |
| Retail Trade | 80 | 6.0% | -7.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 79 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 77 | 5.8% | -6.1% |
| Other Services | 73 | 5.5% | 10.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 53 | 4.0% | -3.6% |
| Manufacturing | 47 | 3.5% | -4.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 45 | 3.4% | 45.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | 1.7% | 27.8% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 11 | 0.8% | 57.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 7 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.2% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services45.2%
- Wholesale Trade27.8%
- Health Care and Social Assistance16.5%
- Other Services10.6%
- Construction9.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.5 | 0.31× | 77 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.5 | 0.36× | 11 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.6 | 0.38× | 79 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.0 | 0.39× | 23 |
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.41× | 15 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.0 | 0.62× | 45 |