Mortdale - Oatley Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Mortdale and Oatley
NSW · SA2 119031666 · Hurstville (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,103
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,297
- Per 1,000 residents
- 72.1
- Business growth YoY
- 0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,100
- Change vs prior year
- +3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,716
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes mortdale and oatley), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 814.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 703 | 63.7% |
| 1–4 | 319 | 28.9% |
| 5–19 | 56 | 5.1% |
| 20–199 | 11 | 1.0% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,716). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,849 | 42.4% |
| Private company | 1,932 | 28.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 724 | 10.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 333 | 5.0% |
| Strata title | 261 | 3.9% |
| Family partnership | 129 | 1.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 128 | 1.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 84 | 1.3% |
| Other | 276 | 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 | 204 | 18.5% | 5.2% |
| Construction | 182 | 16.5% | 0.6% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 123 | 11.2% | -2.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 101 | 9.2% | -4.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 98 | 8.9% | 5.4% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 65 | 5.9% | -1.5% |
| Retail Trade | 64 | 5.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 57 | 5.2% | -5.0% |
| Other Services | 54 | 4.9% | -5.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 52 | 4.7% | 20.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | 2.4% | -3.6% |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 2.1% | -20.7% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.5% | -11.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 14 | 1.3% | 7.7% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 1.2% | -13.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services20.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.4%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.2%
- Construction0.6%
- Retail Trade0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.8 | 0.51× | 13 |
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 0.56× | 23 |
| Construction | 11.9 | 0.71× | 182 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.8 | 0.71× | 27 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.9 | 0.72× | 14 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1.0 | 0.73× | 16 |