Smithfield - Wetherill Park Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Smithfield and Wetherill Park
NSW · SA2 127021519 · Fairfield (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,809
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,410
- Per 1,000 residents
- 88.6
- Business growth YoY
- 1.4%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,784
- Change vs prior year
- +25
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 10,844
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes smithfield and wetherill park), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,315.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 1,036 | 57.3% |
| 1–4 | 615 | 34.0% |
| 5–19 | 132 | 7.3% |
| 20–199 | 30 | 1.7% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (10,844). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private company | 5,315 | 49.0% |
| Individual / sole trader | 3,452 | 31.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 480 | 4.4% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 358 | 3.3% |
| Fixed unit trust | 327 | 3.0% |
| Family partnership | 242 | 2.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 203 | 1.9% |
| Partnership | 140 | 1.3% |
| Other | 327 | 3.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 438 | 24.2% | -0.2% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 281 | 15.5% | 4.9% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 154 | 8.5% | -1.3% |
| Other Services | 134 | 7.4% | 3.1% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 117 | 6.5% | 0.9% |
| Retail Trade | 116 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 112 | 6.2% | 4.7% |
| Manufacturing | 106 | 5.9% | -2.8% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 93 | 5.1% | 9.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 82 | 4.5% | -8.9% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 68 | 3.8% | 9.7% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 42 | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 15 | 0.8% | 7.1% |
| Education and Training | 14 | 0.8% | 7.7% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 12 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 11 | 0.6% | -15.4% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 9 | 0.5% | 12.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 5 | 0.3% | 66.7% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Accommodation and Food Services9.7%
- Administrative and Support Services9.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance4.7%
- Other Services3.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.42× | 14 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.7 | 0.49× | 117 |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 0.5 | 0.53× | 11 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.7 | 0.54× | 15 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.1 | 0.62× | 42 |