Ryde - South Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Ryde and South
NSW · SA2 126021725 · Ryde - Hunters Hill (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,163
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 13,318
- Per 1,000 residents
- 87.3
- Business growth YoY
- 0.3%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,160
- Change vs prior year
- +3
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes ryde and south), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 841 | 72.3% |
| 1–4 | 281 | 24.2% |
| 5–19 | 27 | 2.3% |
| 20–199 | 9 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 190 | 16.3% | -3.1% |
| Construction | 181 | 15.6% | -4.2% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 143 | 12.3% | 5.9% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 131 | 11.3% | 0.0% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 111 | 9.5% | 6.7% |
| Retail Trade | 77 | 6.6% | 18.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 72 | 6.2% | 14.3% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 64 | 5.5% | -3.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 41 | 3.5% | -21.2% |
| Other Services | 41 | 3.5% | 5.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 40 | 3.4% | -9.1% |
| Education and Training | 20 | 1.7% | 5.3% |
| Manufacturing | 19 | 1.6% | -13.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 12 | 1.0% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 10 | 0.9% | -23.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 8 | 0.7% | 33.3% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.3% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade18.5%
- Administrative and Support Services14.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance6.7%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5.9%
- Education and Training5.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.53× | 19 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.8 | 0.57× | 10 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.9 | 0.62× | 12 |
| Other Services | 3.1 | 0.69× | 41 |