Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Normanhurst, Thornleigh and Westleigh
NSW · SA2 121021406 · Hornsby (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,754
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 19,875
- Per 1,000 residents
- 88.3
- Business growth YoY
- 1.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,732
- Change vs prior year
- +22
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 6,911
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes normanhurst, thornleigh and westleigh), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 835.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,007 | 57.4% |
| 1–4 | 577 | 32.9% |
| 5–19 | 136 | 7.8% |
| 20–199 | 35 | 2.0% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (6,911). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,927 | 42.4% |
| Private company | 2,117 | 30.6% |
| Self-managed super fund | 826 | 12.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 296 | 4.3% |
| Discretionary services trust | 127 | 1.8% |
| Other incorporated entity | 118 | 1.7% |
| Fixed unit trust | 107 | 1.5% |
| Family partnership | 104 | 1.5% |
| Other | 289 | 4.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 454 | 25.9% | -0.7% |
| Construction | 252 | 14.4% | 0.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 166 | 9.5% | 5.1% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 149 | 8.5% | -2.0% |
| Retail Trade | 110 | 6.3% | 13.4% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 97 | 5.5% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 91 | 5.2% | 12.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 89 | 5.1% | -2.2% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 83 | 4.7% | 10.7% |
| Other Services | 59 | 3.4% | -9.2% |
| Manufacturing | 48 | 2.7% | 4.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 48 | 2.7% | 4.3% |
| Education and Training | 45 | 2.6% | -8.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 27 | 1.5% | 8.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 20 | 1.1% | -20.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 7 | 0.4% | -41.7% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Currently Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade13.4%
- Wholesale Trade12.3%
- Administrative and Support Services10.7%
- Arts and Recreation Services8.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance5.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2.4 | 0.65× | 48 |
| Other Services | 3.0 | 0.66× | 59 |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 4.5 | 0.73× | 89 |