Homebush Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 120031396 · Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 3,078
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 23,511
- Per 1,000 residents
- 130.9
- Business growth YoY
- 6.0%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,903
- Change vs prior year
- +175
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,575
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,737.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 2,060 | 66.9% |
| 1–4 | 704 | 22.9% |
| 5–19 | 223 | 7.2% |
| 20–199 | 80 | 2.6% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,575). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,508 | 52.1% |
| Private company | 3,473 | 32.8% |
| Fixed unit trust | 336 | 3.2% |
| Self-managed super fund | 308 | 2.9% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 226 | 2.1% |
| Strata title | 171 | 1.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 141 | 1.3% |
| Partnership | 99 | 0.9% |
| Other | 313 | 3.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 578 | 18.8% | 9.7% |
| Construction | 436 | 14.2% | 4.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 350 | 11.4% | 0.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 310 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 260 | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Retail Trade | 227 | 7.4% | 11.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 175 | 5.7% | -7.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 155 | 5.0% | 1.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 148 | 4.8% | 14.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 148 | 4.8% | 25.4% |
| Other Services | 96 | 3.1% | 14.3% |
| Manufacturing | 75 | 2.4% | -2.6% |
| Education and Training | 51 | 1.7% | 21.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 23 | 0.7% | 35.3% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 18 | 0.6% | 20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.2% | -30.0% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services35.3%
- Financial and Insurance Services25.4%
- Education and Training21.4%
- Accommodation and Food Services14.7%
- Other Services14.3%
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 | 0.43× | 14 |