Lane Cove Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 121011686 · Chatswood - Lane Cove (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,208
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,705
- Per 1,000 residents
- 132.2
- Business growth YoY
- 1.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,182
- Change vs prior year
- +26
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 13,933
≠ 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 | 1,301 | 58.9% |
| 1–4 | 603 | 27.3% |
| 5–19 | 222 | 10.1% |
| 20–199 | 74 | 3.4% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.3% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (13,933). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,260 | 37.8% |
| Private company | 4,507 | 32.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,753 | 12.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 925 | 6.6% |
| Strata title | 283 | 2.0% |
| Fixed unit trust | 248 | 1.8% |
| Discretionary services trust | 235 | 1.7% |
| Partnership | 145 | 1.0% |
| Other | 577 | 4.1% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 478 | 21.6% | -1.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 325 | 14.7% | 2.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 217 | 9.8% | 9.6% |
| Construction | 204 | 9.2% | 4.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 162 | 7.3% | -2.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 131 | 5.9% | 3.1% |
| Retail Trade | 123 | 5.6% | 2.5% |
| Other Services | 110 | 5.0% | 5.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 88 | 4.0% | -5.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 77 | 3.5% | -1.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 76 | 3.4% | -8.4% |
| Manufacturing | 67 | 3.0% | -9.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 55 | 2.5% | 14.6% |
| Education and Training | 43 | 1.9% | 7.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 28 | 1.3% | -15.2% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 12 | 0.5% | 9.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5 | 0.2% | 25.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services14.6%
- Health Care and Social Assistance9.6%
- Education and Training7.5%
- Other Services5.8%
- Construction4.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.7 | 0.38× | 12 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.5 | 0.74× | 76 |
| Construction | 12.2 | 0.75× | 204 |