Glebe - Forest Lodge Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Glebe and Forest Lodge
NSW · SA2 117031331 · Sydney Inner City (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,154
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 21,805
- Per 1,000 residents
- 98.8
- Business growth YoY
- -3.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,233
- Change vs prior year
- -79
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 7,708
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes glebe and forest lodge), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,368.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,445 | 67.1% |
| 1–4 | 512 | 23.8% |
| 5–19 | 149 | 6.9% |
| 20–199 | 35 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (7,708). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,371 | 56.7% |
| Private company | 1,739 | 22.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 537 | 7.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 277 | 3.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 113 | 1.5% |
| Discretionary services trust | 106 | 1.4% |
| Fixed unit trust | 102 | 1.3% |
| Strata title | 99 | 1.3% |
| Other | 364 | 4.7% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 498 | 23.1% | -3.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 270 | 12.5% | -1.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 268 | 12.4% | 1.5% |
| Construction | 185 | 8.6% | -4.1% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 137 | 6.4% | -4.2% |
| Retail Trade | 134 | 6.2% | -9.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 105 | 4.9% | 2.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 93 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 83 | 3.9% | -4.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 82 | 3.8% | -7.9% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 68 | 3.2% | -2.9% |
| Other Services | 67 | 3.1% | -10.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 58 | 2.7% | -3.3% |
| Education and Training | 51 | 2.4% | -16.4% |
| Manufacturing | 36 | 1.7% | -5.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Financial and Insurance Services2.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance1.5%
- Administrative and Support Services0.0%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services-1.8%
- Information Media and Telecommunications-2.9%
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 | 0.6 | 0.34× | 12 |
| Construction | 8.5 | 0.53× | 185 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.8 | 0.60× | 82 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 0.62× | 36 |
| Other Services | 3.1 | 0.69× | 67 |