St Clair Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
NSW · SA2 124051470 · St Marys (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,240
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 20,529
- Per 1,000 residents
- 60.4
- Business growth YoY
- -1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,262
- Change vs prior year
- -22
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 5,903
≠ 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): 1,138.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 746 | 60.2% |
| 1–4 | 426 | 34.4% |
| 5–19 | 64 | 5.2% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 0.6% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (5,903). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 3,351 | 56.8% |
| Private company | 1,492 | 25.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 474 | 8.0% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 135 | 2.3% |
| Family partnership | 132 | 2.2% |
| Discretionary services trust | 79 | 1.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 73 | 1.2% |
| Partnership | 60 | 1.0% |
| Other | 107 | 1.8% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 389 | 31.4% | -4.7% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 211 | 17.0% | -0.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 106 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| Other Services | 77 | 6.2% | 8.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 76 | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 72 | 5.8% | -5.3% |
| Retail Trade | 68 | 5.5% | 17.2% |
| Manufacturing | 58 | 4.7% | -3.3% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 44 | 3.5% | -15.4% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 28 | 2.3% | -12.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 28 | 2.3% | 7.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 18 | 1.5% | 20.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 16 | 1.3% | 23.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.7% | 12.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 8 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 7 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade17.2%
- Other Services8.5%
- Financial and Insurance Services7.7%
- Health Care and Social Assistance0.0%
- Wholesale Trade0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.1 | 0.23× | 44 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1.4 | 0.37× | 28 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.1 | 0.40× | 22 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.4 | 0.42× | 28 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 5.2 | 0.48× | 106 |
| Education and Training | 0.9 | 0.53× | 18 |