Strathfield - West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Strathfield and West
NSW · SA2 120031681 · Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,542
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,936
- Per 1,000 residents
- 172.6
- Business growth YoY
- 1.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,516
- Change vs prior year
- +26
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes strathfield and west), 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 | 1,067 | 69.2% |
| 1–4 | 394 | 25.6% |
| 5–19 | 62 | 4.0% |
| 20–199 | 14 | 0.9% |
| 200+ | 3 | 0.2% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 349 | 22.6% | 1.7% |
| Construction | 272 | 17.6% | 0.4% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 260 | 16.9% | -1.5% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 167 | 10.8% | 5.0% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 132 | 8.6% | 5.6% |
| Retail Trade | 89 | 5.8% | 25.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 53 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 47 | 3.0% | -9.6% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 45 | 2.9% | 4.7% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 35 | 2.3% | -22.2% |
| Manufacturing | 29 | 1.9% | 20.8% |
| Other Services | 21 | 1.4% | 5.0% |
| Education and Training | 13 | 0.8% | -7.1% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 9 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 6 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Retail Trade25.4%
- Manufacturing20.8%
- Financial and Insurance Services5.6%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.0%
- Other Services5.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Services | 2.4 | 0.53× | 21 |