Hornsby - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Hornsby and West
NSW · SA2 121021578 · Hornsby (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 833
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 10,830
- Per 1,000 residents
- 76.9
- Business growth YoY
- 0.8%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 826
- Change vs prior year
- +7
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes hornsby and west), 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 | 500 | 60.0% |
| 1–4 | 274 | 32.9% |
| 5–19 | 45 | 5.4% |
| 20–199 | 12 | 1.4% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 182 | 21.8% | -4.2% |
| Construction | 135 | 16.2% | -2.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 70 | 8.4% | 14.8% |
| Retail Trade | 60 | 7.2% | -7.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 58 | 7.0% | 9.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 55 | 6.6% | -6.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 54 | 6.5% | 5.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 39 | 4.7% | -2.5% |
| Other Services | 39 | 4.7% | 8.3% |
| Education and Training | 33 | 4.0% | 13.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 29 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | 3.1% | 23.8% |
| Manufacturing | 24 | 2.9% | 20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 1.4% | -20.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 1.3% | 10.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Wholesale Trade23.8%
- Manufacturing20.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance14.8%
- Education and Training13.8%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing9.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 5.1 | 0.56× | 55 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 1.0 | 0.60× | 11 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.1 | 0.69× | 12 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.7 | 0.72× | 29 |
| Construction | 12.5 | 0.75× | 135 |