Pyrmont Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 117031641 · Sydney Inner City (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 2,412
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,933
- Per 1,000 residents
- 173.1
- Business growth YoY
- -1.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 2,445
- Change vs prior year
- -33
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,516
≠ 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): 1,562.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,456 | 60.4% |
| 1–4 | 647 | 26.8% |
| 5–19 | 212 | 8.8% |
| 20–199 | 94 | 3.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.1% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,516). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 4,299 | 45.2% |
| Private company | 3,249 | 34.1% |
| Self-managed super fund | 712 | 7.5% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 435 | 4.6% |
| Fixed unit trust | 183 | 1.9% |
| Discretionary services trust | 152 | 1.6% |
| Other incorporated entity | 95 | 1.0% |
| Partnership | 76 | 0.8% |
| Other | 315 | 3.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 635 | 26.3% | -0.5% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 324 | 13.4% | 3.5% |
| Construction | 197 | 8.2% | -7.9% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 192 | 8.0% | -4.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 156 | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 144 | 6.0% | -4.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 140 | 5.8% | 8.5% |
| Retail Trade | 128 | 5.3% | -6.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 120 | 5.0% | 3.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 89 | 3.7% | -1.1% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 57 | 2.4% | -8.1% |
| Education and Training | 57 | 2.4% | -9.5% |
| Other Services | 55 | 2.3% | -19.1% |
| Manufacturing | 51 | 2.1% | 6.3% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 40 | 1.7% | -9.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| Mining | 7 | 0.3% | -12.5% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.3% | 16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Administrative and Support Services8.5%
- Health Care and Social Assistance8.3%
- Manufacturing6.3%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing3.4%