Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Sydenham, Tempe and St Peters
NSW · SA2 117021328 · Marrickville - Sydenham - Petersham (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,194
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,976
- Per 1,000 residents
- 133.0
- Business growth YoY
- -0.5%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,200
- Change vs prior year
- -6
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 4,111
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes sydenham, tempe and st peters), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 694.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 675 | 56.5% |
| 1–4 | 320 | 26.8% |
| 5–19 | 147 | 12.3% |
| 20–199 | 49 | 4.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (4,111). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 2,133 | 51.9% |
| Private company | 1,245 | 30.3% |
| Self-managed super fund | 197 | 4.8% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 131 | 3.2% |
| Partnership | 64 | 1.6% |
| Discretionary services trust | 61 | 1.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 55 | 1.3% |
| Other incorporated entity | 49 | 1.2% |
| Other | 176 | 4.3% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 194 | 16.2% | 1.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 167 | 14.0% | 7.7% |
| Construction | 155 | 13.0% | -8.3% |
| Retail Trade | 102 | 8.5% | -5.6% |
| Manufacturing | 77 | 6.4% | -10.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 71 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 69 | 5.8% | -8.0% |
| Other Services | 57 | 4.8% | 3.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 53 | 4.4% | -1.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 52 | 4.4% | 26.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 49 | 4.1% | -10.9% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 42 | 3.5% | 10.5% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 36 | 3.0% | 12.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 36 | 3.0% | -2.7% |
| Education and Training | 22 | 1.8% | 4.8% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 5 | 0.4% | 66.7% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 3 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance26.8%
- Information Media and Telecommunications12.5%
- Arts and Recreation Services10.5%
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7.7%
- Education and Training4.8%