North Ryde - East Ryde Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes North Ryde and East Ryde
NSW · SA2 126021501 · Ryde - Hunters Hill (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,847
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 16,577
- Per 1,000 residents
- 111.4
- Business growth YoY
- 1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,821
- Change vs prior year
- +26
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 12,991
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes north ryde and east ryde), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 2,112.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,118 | 60.5% |
| 1–4 | 517 | 28.0% |
| 5–19 | 146 | 7.9% |
| 20–199 | 56 | 3.0% |
| 200+ | 4 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (12,991). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,688 | 43.8% |
| Private company | 4,791 | 36.9% |
| Self-managed super fund | 730 | 5.6% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 503 | 3.9% |
| Fixed unit trust | 250 | 1.9% |
| Public company | 164 | 1.3% |
| Strata title | 159 | 1.2% |
| Other incorporated entity | 147 | 1.1% |
| Other | 559 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 406 | 22.0% | 2.3% |
| Construction | 257 | 13.9% | 2.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 178 | 9.6% | 7.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 176 | 9.5% | 4.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 127 | 6.9% | 4.1% |
| Other Services | 106 | 5.7% | 9.3% |
| Retail Trade | 104 | 5.6% | -1.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 103 | 5.6% | -14.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 88 | 4.8% | -8.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 80 | 4.3% | 6.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 72 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Manufacturing | 51 | 2.8% | -5.6% |
| Education and Training | 37 | 2.0% | -7.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 25 | 1.4% | 4.2% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 25 | 1.4% | 13.6% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6 | 0.3% | -14.3% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Arts and Recreation Services13.6%
- Other Services9.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.9%
- Wholesale Trade6.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.8%