Gordon - Killara Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Gordon and Killara
NSW · SA2 121031407 · Ku-ring-gai (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,217
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,799
- Per 1,000 residents
- 135.2
- Business growth YoY
- 1.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 3,161
- Change vs prior year
- +56
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,349
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes gordon and killara), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,056.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,135 | 66.4% |
| 1–4 | 875 | 27.2% |
| 5–19 | 150 | 4.7% |
| 20–199 | 50 | 1.6% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,349). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 3,660 | 35.4% |
| Individual / sole trader | 3,408 | 32.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,375 | 13.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 811 | 7.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 204 | 2.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 196 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 122 | 1.2% |
| Strata title | 121 | 1.2% |
| Other | 452 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 692 | 21.5% | 1.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 581 | 18.1% | 4.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 380 | 11.8% | -1.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 304 | 9.4% | -0.7% |
| Construction | 238 | 7.4% | 6.3% |
| Retail Trade | 192 | 6.0% | 3.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 178 | 5.5% | 4.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 125 | 3.9% | 8.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 107 | 3.3% | 3.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 101 | 3.1% | -12.9% |
| Other Services | 71 | 2.2% | 4.4% |
| Education and Training | 69 | 2.1% | 4.5% |
| Manufacturing | 64 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 37 | 1.2% | -5.1% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 36 | 1.1% | 9.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 34 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 5 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services9.1%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing8.7%
- Construction6.3%
- Education and Training4.5%
- Other Services4.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 10.0 | 0.63× | 238 |
| Other Services | 3.0 | 0.68× | 71 |