Heathcote - Waterfall Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Heathcote and Waterfall
NSW · SA2 128021533 · Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 401
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 6,720
- Per 1,000 residents
- 59.7
- Business growth YoY
- -3.1%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 414
- Change vs prior year
- -13
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes heathcote and waterfall), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 235 | 58.6% |
| 1–4 | 131 | 32.7% |
| 5–19 | 33 | 8.2% |
| 20–199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 118 | 29.4% | -2.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 53 | 13.2% | -17.2% |
| Other Services | 34 | 8.5% | -5.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 33 | 8.2% | 10.0% |
| Retail Trade | 25 | 6.2% | 13.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 24 | 6.0% | 20.0% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 4.7% | -17.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 18 | 4.5% | -10.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 18 | 4.5% | -14.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 15 | 3.7% | -6.3% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 12 | 3.0% | 9.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 11 | 2.7% | 22.2% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3 | 0.7% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance20.0%
- Retail Trade13.6%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services10.0%
- Construction-2.5%
- Other Services-5.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.8 | 0.42× | 12 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2.2 | 0.43× | 15 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 4.9 | 0.59× | 33 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.6 | 0.61× | 11 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.7 | 0.71× | 18 |