Forestville - Killarney Heights Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Forestville and Killarney Heights
NSW · SA2 122031427 · Warringah (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,275
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,533
- Per 1,000 residents
- 94.2
- Business growth YoY
- 0.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,270
- Change vs prior year
- +5
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,508
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes forestville and killarney heights), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 605.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 788 | 61.8% |
| 1–4 | 399 | 31.3% |
| 5–19 | 77 | 6.0% |
| 20–199 | 16 | 1.3% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,508). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 1,909 | 42.3% |
| Private company | 1,294 | 28.7% |
| Self-managed super fund | 598 | 13.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 281 | 6.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 101 | 2.2% |
| Family partnership | 83 | 1.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 51 | 1.1% |
| Other incorporated entity | 44 | 1.0% |
| Other | 147 | 3.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 344 | 27.0% | -2.5% |
| Construction | 173 | 13.6% | 5.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 141 | 11.1% | -1.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 111 | 8.7% | 4.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 77 | 6.0% | -4.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 69 | 5.4% | 7.8% |
| Retail Trade | 63 | 4.9% | -12.5% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 51 | 4.0% | 2.0% |
| Other Services | 46 | 3.6% | -6.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 39 | 3.1% | 5.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 37 | 2.9% | 5.7% |
| Education and Training | 33 | 2.6% | 10.0% |
| Manufacturing | 31 | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 28 | 2.2% | 21.7% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 17 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.7% | 28.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services21.7%
- Education and Training10.0%
- Administrative and Support Services7.8%
- Wholesale Trade5.7%
- Construction5.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.8 | 0.67× | 51 |