Hornsby - East Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Hornsby and East
NSW · SA2 121021577 · Hornsby (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,662
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 12,798
- Per 1,000 residents
- 129.9
- Business growth YoY
- 1.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,638
- Change vs prior year
- +24
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes hornsby and east), 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 | 932 | 56.1% |
| 1–4 | 460 | 27.7% |
| 5–19 | 206 | 12.4% |
| 20–199 | 47 | 2.8% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 240 | 14.4% | -2.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 225 | 13.5% | 6.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 176 | 10.6% | 4.1% |
| Construction | 150 | 9.0% | 11.1% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 134 | 8.1% | -1.5% |
| Other Services | 133 | 8.0% | 2.3% |
| Retail Trade | 109 | 6.6% | -9.9% |
| Manufacturing | 90 | 5.4% | 1.1% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 90 | 5.4% | 7.1% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 77 | 4.6% | 6.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 75 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 58 | 3.5% | -4.9% |
| Education and Training | 56 | 3.4% | 12.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 19 | 1.1% | -13.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 0.8% | 18.2% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.4% | 20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.3% | 66.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Education and Training12.0%
- Construction11.1%
- Financial and Insurance Services7.1%
- Administrative and Support Services6.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.1%
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 | 11.7 | 0.72× | 150 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.74× | 13 |