Neutral Bay - Kirribilli Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Neutral Bay and Kirribilli
NSW · SA2 121041416 · North Sydney - Mosman (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,987
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 18,384
- Per 1,000 residents
- 162.5
- Business growth YoY
- 2.9%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,902
- Change vs prior year
- +85
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,912
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes neutral bay and kirribilli), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,136.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,905 | 63.8% |
| 1–4 | 792 | 26.5% |
| 5–19 | 226 | 7.6% |
| 20–199 | 61 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 6 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,912). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 4,009 | 36.7% |
| Individual / sole trader | 3,305 | 30.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 1,341 | 12.3% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 741 | 6.8% |
| Strata title | 386 | 3.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 332 | 3.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 210 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 108 | 1.0% |
| Other | 480 | 4.4% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 734 | 24.6% | -0.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 583 | 19.5% | 0.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 275 | 9.2% | 5.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 247 | 8.3% | 4.7% |
| Construction | 222 | 7.4% | 3.7% |
| Retail Trade | 146 | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 144 | 4.8% | 0.7% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 100 | 3.3% | 16.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 96 | 3.2% | 7.9% |
| Other Services | 83 | 2.8% | 3.8% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 74 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 64 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 62 | 2.1% | 24.0% |
| Education and Training | 60 | 2.0% | 9.1% |
| Manufacturing | 44 | 1.5% | -4.3% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 43 | 1.4% | 19.4% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.2% | 16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.1% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Information Media and Telecommunications24.0%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing19.4%
- Administrative and Support Services16.3%
- Education and Training9.1%
- Wholesale Trade7.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 3.5 | 0.56× | 64 |
| Construction | 12.1 | 0.74× | 222 |